CT Blue Trails
One of our current goals is to complete all of the Connecticut Blue Trails. As of the current edition of the Connecticut Walk Book (19th Edition, 2005) there are 825 Miles of Trails. Below is a list of our progress. Photo’s of each hike are linked to if I have managed to get around to putting them up. Major trail names are listed in bold, East or West refers to either the East or West Edition of the Connecticut Walk Book and the page number within, total mileage of each Trail is also listed. The sections of each Trail are read as follows: “Section: Trail Section Name (Mileage) Completed date”.
Completed Trails in blue
Multi-Section Trails
Appalachian Trail (West pg 15) 52.3 Miles
Section 1: New York Border – Route 341, Kent (11.5)
Section 2: Route 341 – Route 4 (11.1)
Section 3: Route 4 to Iron Bridge (14.1)
Section 4: Iron Bridge to Sages Ravine (15.6) (Rte 41 – Sages Completed Sept 2010)
Mattabesett Trail (East pg 1 & West pg 83) 56.9 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: Reservoir (4.9) 9/6/09 (Pics)
Section 2: Bear Hill to Seven Falls (7.1) 5/2/10 (pics)
Section 3: Eagles Beak Point (3.2) 9/19/10 (pics)
Section 4: Millers Pond-Coginchaug Cave (5.9) 9/19 (pics) & 9/26/10 (pics)
Section 5: Mt. Pisgah – Mica Ledges – Broomstick Ledges – Bluff Head – Totoket Mt. (10.5) 9/26/10 (pics), 10/10/10 (pics), 10/17/10 (pics)
Section 6: Pistapaug Mt – Trimountain – Reed Gap (6.5) (pics)
Section 7: Beseck Ridge (5.7) (pics)
Section 8: Mt. Higby – Chauncey Peak – Lamentation Mt. (13.1) 07/20/09, 10/31/10 (pics)
Mattatuck Trail (West pg 119) 36 Miles
Section 1: Buttermilk Falls (4.8)
Section 2: Mount Tobe (7.1)
Section 3: Mattatuck Forest (4.7)
Section 4: Waterbury Reservoirs (5.0)
Section 5: White Memorial Foundation (6.3)
Section 6: Prospect Mountain (1.9)
Section 7: Mohawk Mountain (5.9)
Metacomet Trail (East pg 35 & West pg 157) 61.7 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: Crooked Brook (3.2) – 04/03/2011 (pics)
Section 2: Hanging Hills (8.3) – 04/03/2011 (pics)
Section 3: Short Mt. – Ragged Mt. – 04/22/2011 (pics) – Bradley Mt. (13.0) (completed with section 4 on 05/01/2011)
Section 4: Sunset Rock State Park – Rattlesnake Mt. (6.0) 05/01/2011 (pics)
Section 5: Hill Stead – Talcott Mt (8.0) – 05/08/2011 (pics)
Section 6: Talcott Mt State Park – Heublein Tower (5.6) – 05/14/2011 (pics)
Section 7: Penwood (5.3) – 05/14/2011 (pics)
Section 8: Tariffville Gorge (4.8) – 05/22/2011 (pics)
Section 9: Peak Mt – Sheffield Mt (7.5) – 05/22/2011 (pics)
Mohawk Trail (West pg 197) 23.4 Miles
Section 1: Appalachian Trail – Cornwall Bridge (0.9)
Section 2: Cornwall Bridge – Essex Hill Road (6.5)
Section 3: Essex Hill Rd – Bunker Hill (3.1)
Section 4: Bunker Hill – Lake Rd (4.1)
Section 5: Lake Rd – Dean Ravine (6.1)
Section 6: Dean Ravine – Appalachian Trail (2.7)
Narragansett Trail (East pg 201) 18.3 Miles
Section 1: Lantern Hill to Wyassup Lake Rd (6.5)
Section 2: Wyassup Lake Rd to Rte 49 (6.4)
Section 3: Rte 49 to State Line (5.4)
Natchaug Trail (East pg 175) 19.1 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: James L. Goodwin State Forest (3.5) – 3/27/09 (Pics)
Section 2: Natchaug State Forest South (4.2) – 3/27/09
Section 3: Natchaug State Forest South (5.4) – 4/5/09
Section 4: Natchaug State Forest North (2.4) – 4/12/09 (Pics)
Section 5: Natchaug State Forest North (3.6) – 4/12/09 (Pics)
Nehantic Trail (East pg 209) 12.7 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: Green Fall Pond to Rte 49 (5.4) – 9/24/09
Section 2: Mt. Misery (2.5) – 11/27/2010 (pics)
Section 3: Hopeville Pond (4.8) – 11/27/2010 (pics)
Nipmuck Trail (East pg 147) 41.1 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: West Branch (5.1) – 10/17/08
Section 2: East Branch (6.6) – 10/26/08
Section 3: N/S Junction to Gurleyville Rd (2.5) – 11/1/08
Section 4: Gurleyville Rd to Rte 44 (2.3) – 11/1/08
Section 5: Rte 44 to Rte 74 (4.8) – 11/8/08
Section 6: Rte 74 to Eastford Rd (6.8) – 11/16/08
Section 7: Yale Forest (9.5) – 3/27/09
Section 8: Bigelow Hollow (3.5) 11/22/08
Pachaug Trail (East pg 219) 28.4 Miles
Section 1: Green Fall Pond – Beach Pond (4.5) – 9/22/09
Section 2: Beach Pond – Rte 49/Hell Hollow (12)
Section 3: Rte 49/ Hell Hollow Rd to Lowden Brook (4.7)
Section 4: Mt. Misery (4.5)
Section 5: Pachaug Pond (2.7)
Quinnipiac Trail (West pg 221) 24 Miles
Section 1: Quinnipiac River State Park (4.3)
Section 2: Sleeping Giant (5.1)
Section 3: York Mtn & Mad Mare’s Hill (7.1)
Section 4: Mt Sanford & Roaring Brook (6.7)
Shenipsit Trail (East pg 107) 35.6 Miles (COMPLETED)
Section 1: Great Hill to Route 2 (8.2) – 10/02/10 (Pics)
Section 2: Rte 2 to Hebron Ave (4.9) – 02/21/10
Section 3: Hebron Ave to Birch Mt Road (5.3) – 11/16/10
Section 4: Birch Mt Road to Bolton Notch (2.0) – 6/7/09
Section 5: Bolton Notch to Valley Falls Park (2.9) – 12/14/08
Section 6: Valley Falls Park to I-84 (3.4) 11/27/08
Section 7: Grahaber Rd to Soapstone Mt (5.9) – winter 2008
Section 8: Soapstone Mt to Old Country Rd (3.0) – 05/31/09 (Pics)
Tunxis Mainline & Regional Trails (West pg 285) 79 Miles
Southington Region
Section 1: Tunxis Mainline Trail (4.0)
Stonehouse Trail (1.3)
Woodtick Trail (1.6)
Compounce Ridge Trail (4.6)
Steep Climb Trail (0.5)
Bobcat Trail (0.7)
Compounce Cascade Trail (1.0)
Burlington Region (pg 291)
Section 2: Tunxis Mainline Trail (10.7)
Various minor colored trails & Punch Brook Trail (Varies)
White Trail (9.0)
Yellow Trail (3.6)
Nature Center Connector (2.5)
Nepaug Region (pg 302)
Section 3: Tunxis Mainline Trail, Hotchkiss – Rte 202 (4.3)
Section 4: Tunxis Mainline Trail, Rte 202 – Satan’s Kingdom (2.9)
Section 5: Tunxis Mainline Trail, Satan’s Kingdom – Rte 219 (7.7)
Section 6: Tunxis Mainline Trail, Rte 219 – MA State Line (12.6)
Short Trails
(Trail Name – (East or West Book, Page #) Total Mileage – Completed Date)
Chatfield Trail – (East pg 83) 4.3 Miles – 11/24/2010 (pics)
Cockaponset Trail – (East pg 89) 7.4 Miles – 12/11/2010 (pics), 12/19/2010 (pics)
Falls Brook Trail – (West pg 47) 1.7 Miles
Housatonic Range Trail – (West pg 51) 6.4 Miles
Lillinonah Trail – (West pg 73) 5.9 Miles – 12/05/10 (pics)
Lone Pine Trail – (East pg 13) 4.1 Miles – 10/10/10 (pics)
Naugatuck Trail – (West pg 215) 5.5 Miles
Nayantaquit Trail – (East pg 97) 3.4 Miles – 10/16/2010 (Pics)
Old Furnace Trail – (East pg 191) 2.1 Miles – 02/28/09 (Out & Back) (Pics)
Pequot Trail – (East pg 195) 7.6 Miles – 10/14/2010 (Pics)
Pine Knob Loop Trail – (West pg 24) 2.5 Miles
Quinebaug Trail – (East pg 241) 6.4 Miles
Ragged Mountain Preserve Trail – (West pg 163) 3.3 miles (pics)
Regicides Trail – (West pg 239) 7.0 Miles
Risley Pond Loop Trail – (East pg 125) 2.6 Miles
Salmon River Trail – (East pg 101) 6.9 Miles – 8/14/10 (Pics)
Saugatuck Trail – (West pg 249) 6.9 Miles
Park System Trails
American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails (West pg 1)
Henry Buck Trail (2.3) pg 2
Turkey Vulture Ledge Trail (.4) pg 4
Agnes Bowen Trail (2.7) pg 5
Elliot Bronson Trail (2.0) pg 6
Walt Landgraf Trail (.2) pg 7
Charles Pack Trail (2.1) pg 8
Robert Ross Trail (2.2) pg 9
Jessie Gerard Trail (1.9) pg 10
Falls Cut-off Trail (0.2) pg 12
Bigelow Hollow State Park (East pg 157)
Bigelow Pond Loop Trail (1.7) pg 162
Breakneck Pond View Trail (2.2) pg 159 – 11/22/08
East Ridge Trail (3.3) pg 158
Mashapaug Pond View Trail (5.2) pg 161
Ridge Trail (4.5) pg 160
Case Moutain Trails (East pg 122) 10+ Miles
Birch Mt. Trail (1.2) pg 124
Carriage Trail (3.5) pg 122
Lookout Mt. Trail (1.1) pg 123
Gay City State Park Trails (East pg 118) 9.2 Miles (COMPLETED)
Gay City Trail (1.7) – Pg 118 (Multiple Dates)
Outer Loop Trail (5.0) – pg 120 – 12/28/08
Pond Loop Trail (2.5) – Pg 119 (Multiple Dates)
Lake Zoar Area Trails (West Book pg 59)
Paugussett Trail (9.1) pg 59
Paugussett Trail, Indian Well Section (3.8) pg 60
Paugussett Trail, Webb Mt. Section (5.3) pg 61
Zoar Trail (6.5) pg 62
Kettletown State Park Trails (Various) pg 63
Miller Trail (2.2) pg 64
Brook Trail (0.9) pg 65
Pmperaug Trail (4.6) pg 65
Oxford Loop Trail (0.6) pg 67
Macedonia Brook (West pg 77) (COMPLETED)
Macedonia Ridge Trail (6.7) pg 77 – 11/13/2010, 11/29/2010 (Pics)
Green Trail (West of park road) (0.7) – 11/13/10
Orange Trail (1.6) – 11/13/10
McLean Game Refuge Trails (West pg 145)
Eastern Division
Loop Trails (various) pg 145
Barndoor Hills Summit Hike (1.8) pg 148
North Trail (2.4) pg 149
Western Division
Westledge Trail (1.7) pg 151
Eddy Loop (2.5) pg 151
Firetown Trail (1.7) pg 151
Pachaug State Forest Trails (East Book)
Laurel Loop (2.2) pgs 211 & 221 – September 2008
Nehantic Pachaug Crossover (1.2) pgs 211 & 221
Pharisee Rock Trail (1.0) pg 225
Sleeping Giant Trails (West Book pg 257)
Sleeping Giant Colored Loop Trails (Various) pg 257
White Trail (5.6) pg 257
Nature Trail (1.5) pg 259
Tower Path (1.6) pg 560 (Various dates)
Sunny Valley Preserve (West Book pg 263)
Blue Trail (4.2) pg 264
Rocky Hill Trail (1.7) pg 266
Wolf Pit Mountain Trail (1.2) pg 267
Sunny Valley Preserve Farm & Nature Trails
Yellow Loop Trail (1.3) pg 168
Red Trail (1.0) pg 269
Torrington Trails (West pg 275)
Alain & May White Nature Trails (East pg 76)
Testone Boulder Loop (1.9) pg 276
Fadoir Spring Trail (0.9) pg 277
John Muir Trail (2.1) pg 279
Burr Pond Park Trails (West pg 280)
Wolcott Trail (2.5) pg 280
Muir Wolcott Connector (0.5) pg 281
Waterbury Area Trails (West pg 329)
Hancock Brook Trail (2.8) pg 329
Whitestone Cliffs Trail (1.7) pg 330
Jericho Whitestone Connector (1.6) pg 331
Jericho Trail (3.4) pg 331
Westwoods & Stony Creek Quarry Preserve Trails (East pg 75)
Westwoods Trails (East pg 75)
12/24/2010 (pics)
03/13/2011 (pics)
Stony Creek Quarry Preserve Trails (East pg 76)
Various Colored Trails (Will be updated as completed)
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For such a tiny state Connecticut has an amazing amount of well-maintained hiking trails. We only get to do all this walking because of the men & women who are part of the CT Forest & Park Association. Please take a moment to visit their site & learn about them & our fabulous trail system. If you’re feeling so inclined maybe you should even swing by the Bookstore & pick up your own copy of the Connecticut Walk Book. 🙂
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