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Hard Hiking Trails near Danbury

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Danbury. Their average mapped distance is 19.8 km and average recorded ascent is 496 m (1,627 ft); the longest route in the set is 22.7 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 141 quality-checked routes near Danbury. Its average distance is 19.8 km, compared with 2.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 496 m (1,627 ft), versus 76 m (249 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 5 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) 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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A closer look at the first 5 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

15.9 km

Al's Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

334 m

Saugatuck Trail

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Round Hill Brook, Webb Mountain Park, Paugussett Trail, Monroe, CT.
Hard

Connecticut · United States

Distance
20.9 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
508 m
Typical duration
5 hr 17 min
  • River
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Connecticut · United States

Distance
21.5 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
712 m
Typical duration
5 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
The spillway at the dam that impounds the Saugatuck Reservoir along the Saugatuck River. as seen from Valley Forge Road.
Hard

Connecticut · United States

Distance
17.9 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
334 m
Typical duration
4 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Connecticut · United States

Distance
22.7 km
/ 14.1 mi
Elevation gain
515 m
Typical duration
5 hr 44 min
Hard

Connecticut · United States

Distance
15.9 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
413 m
Typical duration
3 hr 57 min

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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
Paugussett TrailConnecticut20.9 km508 m5 hr 17 minHardApril to October
Ives Trail GreenwayConnecticut21.5 km712 m5 hr 45 minHardApril to October
Saugatuck TrailConnecticut17.9 km334 m4 hr 20 minHardApril to October
Mission 22 TrailConnecticut22.7 km515 m5 hr 44 minHardApril to October
Al's TrailConnecticut15.9 km413 m3 hr 57 minHardApril to October

Paugussett Trail, Saugatuck Trail, Ives Trail Greenway 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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