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Loop Trails near Waterbury

The directory currently contains 41 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Waterbury. Their average mapped distance is 2.2 km and average recorded ascent is 61 m (200 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.3 km.

This subset represents 22% of the 183 quality-checked routes near Waterbury. Its average distance is 2.2 km, compared with 5.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 61 m (200 ft), versus 125 m (410 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is classified as a loop and returns to its starting area. A loop can still reuse part of the same path. Within this set, 25 routes (61%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 41 (100%) 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

Trails

Easy

Munger Brook Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Spencers Creek Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Summit Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Zoar Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
10.2 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
341 m
Typical duration
2 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Blue Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
54 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Blue-White-Dot Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Delia Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lillinoah Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
310 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mark Schaefer Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

McCormack White Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
43 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
Moderate

Steep Rock Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
160 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 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
Moderate

Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
116 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Blue Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
The south portal of the Shepaug railroad tunnel through the "Clamshell" in the Steep Rock Preserve in Washington, Connecticut.
Moderate

Clamshell Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
54 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

FLT Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
7 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
Little Free Library at St. John's Episcopal Church, North Guilford Connecticut
Easy

North Loop

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oak Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Old Field

Connecticut · United States

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

Orange Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Red Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
29 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

Tulip Tree Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
8 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

Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Yellow Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kelly Slide Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Blue Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Green Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Gallery on the Green, Canton Connecticut
Easy

Green Trail

Connecticut · United States

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

Meadow Walk

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
8 min
  • Alpine meadow
View from Cobble Mountain summit with New York State's Catskill Mountains in background. In Connecticut's Macedonia Brook State Park.
Moderate

Macedonia Ridge Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
10.3 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
513 m
Typical duration
2 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View from Quinnipiac River Park in Fair Haven looking northeast toward the Fair Haven Heights neighborhood with the spire of Saint James Episcopal Church on East Grand Avenue visible.
Easy

River Walk

Connecticut · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • River

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
Munger Brook TrailConnecticut1.3 km19 m17 minEasyApril to October
Spencers Creek TrailConnecticut0.7 km6 m9 minEasyApril to October
Summit TrailConnecticut0.5 km23 m8 minModerateApril to October
Zoar TrailConnecticut10.2 km341 m2 hr 38 minModerateApril to October
Blue TrailConnecticut1.5 km54 m24 minModerateApril to October
Blue-White-Dot TrailConnecticut1.1 km20 m15 minModerateApril to October
Delia TrailConnecticut2.0 km75 m32 minModerateApril to October
Lillinoah TrailConnecticut9.0 km310 m2 hr 20 minModerateApril to October
Mark Schaefer TrailConnecticut4.9 km105 m1 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
McCormack White TrailConnecticut2.9 km81 m43 minModerateApril to October

Spencers Creek Trail, Munger Brook Trail, Summit 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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