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Hard Hiking Trails near West Torrington

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide near West Torrington. Their average mapped distance is 55.3 km and average recorded ascent is 1,212 m (3,976 ft); the longest route in the set is 95.1 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 177 quality-checked routes near West Torrington. Its average distance is 55.3 km, compared with 4.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,212 m (3,976 ft), versus 110 m (361 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, 7 (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 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

22.7 km

Mission 22 Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

515 m

Mission 22 Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Appalachian Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
80.6 km
/ 50.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,207 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Metacomet Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
95.1 km
/ 59.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,550 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Mattatuck Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
65.2 km
/ 40.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,162 m
Typical duration
16 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tunxis Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
72.4 km
/ 45.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,464 m
Typical duration
19 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Mohawk Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
35.8 km
/ 22.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,228 m
Typical duration
9 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Mission 22 Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Tunxis Blue-White Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
15.6 km
/ 9.7 mi
Elevation gain
358 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • 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
Appalachian TrailConnecticut80.6 km2,207 m22 hrExpertApril to October
Metacomet TrailConnecticut95.1 km1,550 m24 hrExpertApril to October
Mattatuck TrailConnecticut65.2 km1,162 m16 hrExpertApril to October
Tunxis TrailConnecticut72.4 km1,464 m19 hrExpertApril to October
Mohawk TrailConnecticut35.8 km1,228 m9 hr 55 minExpertApril to October
Mission 22 TrailConnecticut22.7 km515 m5 hr 44 minHardApril to October
Tunxis Blue-White TrailConnecticut15.6 km358 m3 hr 48 minHardApril to October

Appalachian Trail, Metacomet Trail, Mattatuck 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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