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Easy Hiking Trails near Danbury

The directory currently contains 72 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Danbury. Their average mapped distance is 1.5 km and average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft); the longest route in the set is 7.0 km.

This subset represents 51% of the 141 quality-checked routes near Danbury. Its average distance is 1.5 km, compared with 2.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft), versus 76 m (249 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 72 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 23 (32%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.1 km

Falls Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

14 m

Shinar Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Easy

Turkington Falls Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Falls Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Raptor Woods Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blue Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Shinar Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Two Ridges Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
170 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Access Way

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Brinsmade Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Cabin Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Casey Lane Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Eric L. Stone Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gneiss Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Jamice's Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mead School Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
The Steep Rock Association gate across the former right of way of the Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad in Washington, just south of Washington Depot. The Shepaug River is visible through the trees to the left of the trailhead signb
Easy

Northern Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
27 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Old Field

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Old Field Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Redwing Pond Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Saul's Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Self-Guided Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Split Rock Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Stony Loam Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Van Ingen Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White Furlough Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kelly Slide Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sargent River Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Oak Hill Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Red Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Seven Ponds Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Skilton Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
31 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Tulip Tree Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Power Line Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
17 min
Easy

White Oak Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
Easy

Blue-Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pink Trail (Off Leash Loop)

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White-Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Black Birch Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Crossover Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Green Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
108 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Paul Busch Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

The Driftway

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Meadow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Turkington Falls LoopConnecticut1.5 km22 m21 minEasyApril to October
Falls TrailConnecticut1.1 km15 m15 minEasyApril to October
Raptor Woods TrailConnecticut1.7 km36 m24 minEasyApril to October
Blue TrailConnecticut3.5 km24 m45 minEasyApril to October
Shinar TrailConnecticut1.5 km14 m20 minEasyApril to October
Two Ridges TrailConnecticut4.8 km170 m1 hr 15 minEasyApril to October
Access WayConnecticut0.5 km15 m8 minEasyApril to October
Brinsmade LoopConnecticut1.3 km34 m19 minEasyApril to October
Cabin TrailConnecticut0.6 km6 m8 minEasyApril to October
Casey Lane TrailConnecticut0.6 km14 m8 minEasyApril to October

Turkington Falls Loop, Falls Trail, Raptor Woods Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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