11.7 mi from the trailheadHop Brook Lake Recreation Area
Campground · CT
3.1 mi out & back · 521 ft gain · 305 ft high point · Moderate
CT · OpenStreetMap contributors
Birchbank Trail travels 3.1 miles out and back, climbing 521 feet along Lake Housatonic near Round Hill and waterfalls.
521 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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