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Purple Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. CT
  3. …Fairfield County
  4. …Ridgefield
  5. Pine Mountain
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Length

0.4 Miles 0.6 Kilometers


Elevation

145' 44 m

Ascent

-8' -2 m

Descent

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

26%

Max Grade (15°)

728' 222 m

High

591' 180 m

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“Steep start and a mellow finish on this ridgetop trail. ”

— Tom Robson
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Overview

Features: Birding — Fall Colors — Lake — River/Creek — Views — Wildflowers — Wildlife [Add/Remove]
Dogs: Leashed

Description [Suggest Changes]

Starting from White Trail - Bennett's Pond, follow the purple blazes straight up the hill to an intersection with Bennett's Pond Spur - North. From this intersection, stay right, bypassing this connector and Purple runs atop a flat ridge to its terminus at Red Trail.

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Land Manager: Connecticut DEEP

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in Pine Mountain

#119

in Connecticut

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