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2,812 ft
Distance
19 ft
Climb
-21 ft
Descent
00:05:16
Avg time
-3 ft
Altitude change
705 ft
Altitude min
719 ft
Altitude max
715 ft
Altitude start
712 ft
Altitude end
-0.1%
Grade
-7.9%
Grade max
5.3%
Grade min
889 ft
Distance climb
774 ft
Distance down
886 ft
Distance flat
00:05:16
Avg time
The Twisties Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWest Hartford Reservoirs
West Hartford, Connecticut -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 70 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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The Twisties is a 2,812 ft popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near West Hartford Connecticut. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 7 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 134 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 1,152 rides
- Last: Sep 26, 2026
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Directions to the-twisties trailhead
(41.779010, -72.798990)
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Trail Lists
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Routes with this trail
15 miles • 1,423 ft • 24 • Loop •
This is a difficult loop around the Reservoirs.
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If you hate keeping your bars straight and not pedaling this is the trail for you
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