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2.3 miles
Distance
144 ft
Climb
-429 ft
Descent
00:30:00
Avg time
-286 ft
Altitude change
852 ft
Altitude min
1,138 ft
Altitude max
1,138 ft
Altitude start
853 ft
Altitude end
-2.4%
Grade
-21.5%
Grade max
16.7%
Grade min
2,418 ft
Distance climb
5,167 ft
Distance down
4,236 ft
Distance flat
00:30:00
Avg time
Whipping Post Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPaugnut State Forest
Torrington, Connecticut -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 65 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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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerConnecticut DEEP
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Whipping Post is a 2 mile popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Torrington Connecticut. This multi-use trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.
This trail is unsanctioned.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 16.4 km average
6 Months
- 56 rides
- 13.8 km avg distance
All
- 303 rides
- Last: Oct 10, 2026
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Directions to whipping-post trailhead
(41.855290, -73.104590)
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Routes with this trail
12 miles • 1,514 ft • 12 •
Loop of all the best tech trails at Paugnut/Burr Pond, starting and ending at Sunnybrook State Park lot....
9 miles • 1,616 ft • 8 •
Sweet loop around Paugnut State Forest hitting the best trails out there! Can be confusing so follow the map.
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 1,866 ft • 10 • Loop • Race •
Reworked Funduro Course Climb the fire road, ride Paugnut loop towards Guerdat Rd, ride down Laurel, up...
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Loads of switchbacks that seem to take you way out of the way, only to find a fun sequence of small rock rolls, twisty loam, some armor and little creek crossings, all the way back down to the parking lot.
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