Mountain Bike

1,703 ft

Distance

81 ft

Climb

-54 ft

Descent

00:06:04

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Old Furnace / Orange Trail

Connecticut Forest and Park Association
Maintainer

Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Old Furnace State Park
Killingly, Connecticut
Ref Number

Blue/Orange
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Global Ranking
#64181 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #303 in Hiking
Local Popularity
55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking
Land Manager

Connecticut DEEP

Multi-use portion of the Old Furnace Trail (Blue Blazes) combined with Orange Trail. Sections of the Old Furnace Trail that are Blue Blaze only are designated for foot traffic only

source: Old Furnace Park Map

Local Trail Association

Connecticut Forest and Park Association (www.ctwoodlands.org)
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trail development & maintenance.
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More Stats for Old Furnace Trail / Orange Trail bike trail trail

Altitude change

25 ft
Altitude min

451 ft
Altitude max

531 ft
Altitude start

451 ft
Altitude end

476 ft
Grade

1.4%
Grade max

-21.2%
Grade min

17.1%
Distance climb

1,076 ft
Distance down

627 ft
Avg time

00:06:04
Avg reverse time

00:06:10
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Status:

on Jan 11, 2021

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

6 Months

20 rides
6 miles avg distance

Photos

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Old Furnace Short Loop		6 miles
Old Furnace Long Loop		9 miles
Old Furnace Tour		8 miles
Old Furnace Tour		7 miles

1 Review & Comments

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woodsguy (Sep 3, 2018 at 14:39)

Fun, techy trail. There are a couple really steep parts that would require trial skills to get up. Going down looks fun tho!

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status	date	description
	Jan 11, 2021 @ 8:10am Jan 11, 2021	Tree down across trail on lower part of roots and ladders
	Dec 3, 2020 @ 12:29pm Dec 3, 2020
	Nov 22, 2020 @ 1:40pm Nov 22, 2020
	Nov 19, 2020 @ 1:42pm Nov 19, 2020
	Nov 17, 2020 @ 12:19pm Nov 17, 2020

Old Furnace Trail / Orange Trail Blue/Orange