The Best Hiking Trails in Connecticut (United States)

Mattabesett Trail – Route 77 to Route 17

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CTTrail

Distance

4.42mi

Elevation +

1168f

TrailRank

36

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After a brief, steep ascent from the parking lot by Route 77, the trail hugs the edge of the ridge, offering fine views of the Micah and Broomstick Ledges to the East. In a couple of places you are disconcertingly close ...

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Shade Swamp Nature Trail

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EclecticSavant

Distance

1.16mi

Elevation +

144f

TrailRank

31| 5.0

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Great trail for a quick walk with the pets or children, my 5 year old loves it. Also great for beginning hikers. The trail is sometimes hard to find - its marked by blue paint on trees, but its hard to get lost in the ar...

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Nipmuck Trail to Pixie Falls, Ashford

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Bill Löhr

Distance

3.77mi

Elevation +

272f

TrailRank

30

Nipmuck Trail from Eastford Rd to Pixie Falls (along the Hope River) and back again. The falls are worth the trip. Also some nice small brooklets along the way, a camping area with beautiful tall pines and needle covered...

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Bigelow following blue

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woodtrusses

Distance

5.65mi

Elevation +

525f

TrailRank

27

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Great Hike this am. Went counter-clockwise which avoids the killer climb in the beginning. Lots of rocks, roots, and mud. This is a nice trail with great scenery.

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West Rock Ridge New Haven CT

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hiker86

Distance

12.84mi

Elevation +

1102f

TrailRank

27

Great place to hike with highly varied terrain. The southern trail is very easy and flat - good for fast walking or trail running. The northern trail is much more rugged and difficult, of course, that means more fun! ...

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Hubbard park Blue trail loop

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psychonaut7

Distance

7.02mi

Elevation +

1302f

TrailRank

26

This loop mostly apart of the blue-blazed trail system that in its entirety spans the entire state of CT from north to south. Towards the end the blue trail is left and you must travel on a paved road for a short time, t...

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Goodwin State Forest - Pine Acres Lake Trails (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

5.50mi

Elevation +

203f

TrailRank

25

This hike will take you to a very nice area of the Goodwin State Forest, Pine Acres Lake. We parked at and visited the Goodwin Conservation and Education Center - do that first! We also toured the beautiful Richard D. Ha...

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Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race 2018

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jmmdds

Distance

13.26mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

24

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Light winds (< 8 knots) and seas about a foot, temps in the low 80's made for a fast race. I lead from te start and finished about 4 minutes ahead of second.

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121 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - CONNECTICUT - Sección 4.2 y 5.1 - De River Road a Schaghticoke Mountain Campsite

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Pablo de Gárate

Distance

8.34mi

Elevation +

2644f

TrailRank

87| 5.0

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Etapa 121 ⇐ Enlace a la etapa anterior: 120 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - CONNECTICUT - Sección 5.2 - De Schaghticoke Mountain Campsite al cruce con CT-55 ⇒ Enlace a la etapa siguiente: 122 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - CONNECTICUT ...

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Fenton-Ruby Park and Wildlife Preserve (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

4.63mi

Elevation +

1368f

TrailRank

23

This park and wildlife preserve is a very large piece of property with over 4 miles of hiking trails, as well as a beautiful picnic area overlooking a pond lily covered pond. All the trails are well named and blazed. Som...

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Hop River Trail and Rose Trail (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.59mi

Elevation +

876f

TrailRank

23

This hike will take you on a section of the Hop River Trail towards Bolton. There also is a trail off of that called the Rose Trail. The Hop River Trail is an old railroad bed converted to a bike & walking trail. It is a...

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Nathan Hale State Forest (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.17mi

Elevation +

1988f

TrailRank

23

This trail is part of the vast Nathan Hale State Forest in Coventry, CT. You will enter this section of the state forest from a parking area in front of the Nathan Hale Homestead. If you are lucky it will be open for you...

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Hurd State Park - White Mountain - Trails - Road (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.42mi

Elevation +

879f

TrailRank

22

This hike will take you from the pavilion/picnic area through the youth camp and then across the road and up the white mountain trail. The trail up the mountain can be a little steep, but it is worth it. Once up on mount...

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Somers-Stafford Loop Trail 2017-04-19

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morrisjd1

Distance

7.14mi

Elevation +

1237f

TrailRank

22

This loop trail starts at Culver Pond Nature Preserve on Gilbert Road, Stafford CT. It heads southwest and eventually reaches an old segment of the Shenipsit Trail. It follows the Shenipsit northward over "The Pinnacle" ...

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Hop River State Park Trail (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.46mi

Elevation +

909f

TrailRank

22

This former railroad line is now a trail that winds 20.2 miles through the towns of Manchester, Vernon, Bolton, Coventry, Andover, and Columbia. This WIKILOC is just part of the 20 miles. We GEOCached along the old railr...

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Gay City State Park - Misc Trails - Wandering (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.52mi

Elevation +

1027f

TrailRank

22

This hike took place mainly on blazed trails, but at times we did do some "wilderness wandering"! If you attempt to follow our tracks, you might find yourself in the woods at times, jumping from trail to trail. If your j...

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Schoolhouse Brook Park (Conn)

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Tom Choma

Distance

4.03mi

Elevation +

1066f

TrailRank

22

This hike will take you on some beautiful trails in this very nice park. The trails are very well marked and blazed. I found the trails to be very family friendly. I did just some main trails during a GEOCaching visit (m...

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Bigelow Hollow CT - Mashapauq Pond View Trail

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Tom Choma

Distance

6.68mi

Elevation +

4442f

TrailRank

22

This trail will provide you with a view of Mashapauq Pond and then on through the woods of Bigelow Hollow State Forest. The trail is well blazed with blue/white bars. There are some hills and slopes along the trail, but ...

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Bitner Park 1st, Guilford, CT

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RelMT

Distance

1.70mi

Elevation +

69f

TrailRank

21

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The white trail is a nice a small river. The orange trail is a loop that goes up to and by Baldwin school

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Blackledge Falls and Local Trails (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

2.54mi

Elevation +

781f

TrailRank

21

This hike will take you to the trails around Blackledge Falls and Blackledge Ponds. We first went out the blue/white blazed trail for a while, then cutting across under the powerlines we came back to the road on an unbla...

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Crater/ Yellow/ Green /Spa/ Cowgirl

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Guy Vecchitto

Distance

2.07mi

Elevation +

108f

TrailRank

20

From back of burners to green Short Cut To yellow overwatch the bridge to green to trail to spa to short cut by way of old house foundation to cowgirl to our property

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Friedman Forest - Friedman Trail and Pinkham Trail (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.32mi

Elevation +

1138f

TrailRank

19

The Friedman Forest consists of 143 acres of land which has one main loop trail called the "Friedman Trail". It is very well blazed and easy to get around. The trail is 1.6 miles in length. One section takes you to a bea...

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Pachaug State Forest - Trail From Road And Back (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.17mi

Elevation +

817f

TrailRank

19

This hike will take you on a non-blazed trail down to a logging road and then on to the blue blazed trail and back on a different tail to the road. You can then work your way back to the dirt road and out. Best parking a...

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Nipmuck State Forest - Paine Hill-Bear Den Section (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.67mi

Elevation +

1207f

TrailRank

19

This hike will start at the entrance to this section of the Nipmuck State Forest. You can start hiking right from the entrance or drive to the parking area we used a few times. The hike will take you on dirt roads, as we...

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Belding Wildlife Management Area (CT)

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Tom Choma

Distance

3.87mi

Elevation +

2083f

TrailRank

19

The Belding Wildlife Management Area is a beautiful place to visit. Throughout the area you will encounter historical items. I came across an old cemetery, beautiful pond with a dam, manmade waterfalls, chimney from old ...

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