The Aspetuck Trail Guide

The Aspetuck Trail Guide

The Aspetuck Trail is a 6.9 mile CFPA Blue Blaze Trail near Redding in CT. It travels through Centennial Watershed State Forest and Collis P Huntington State Park. The trails has river views and connects to the Saugatuck Trail at one trail head. It has some of the most manicured forest and paths I’ve seen in CT and is well worth a visit.

Aspetuck Trail at a Glance …

6.9 mile CFPA Blue Blazed Trail

Beautiful Manicured Woodland

Easy Smooth Path perfect for beginners

Mainly follows the river

The Aspetuck Trail Guide

In Depth Guide

The Aspetuck Trail is one of the most ‘manicured’ and path perfect trails I’ve been on in CT. It follows the Aspetuck River and Aspetuck can be translated to mean “river originating at the high place.” in the Algonquin language of many Indians native to Connecticut. You may also be interested in my ‘Best Trails of CT guide’ here.

The Aspetuck Trail Guide
The Aspetuck Trail Guide

Centennial Watershed State Forest

The Centennial Watershed State Forest is made up of 15,000 acres of land parcels that are managed by ‘Aquarions’ named after the company that the land was bought from.

The Aspetuck Trail Guide
The Aspetuck Trail Guide

Collis P Huntington State Park

The Aspetuck Trail starts in the Collis Huntington State Park and you actually have to hike about a mile north of the the nearest trail head car park to find the actual start of the trail. The forest in that area meanders around and is still well worth the out and back.

The Aspetuck Trail Guide
The Aspetuck Trail Guide

A Trail of two parts

The first half of the trail is spent on about 3.5 miles of stunning very quiet peaceful woodland with a trail with hardly any rocks on it making it perfect for beginners.

The Aspetuck Trail Guide
The Aspetuck Trail Guide

The second half of the trail moves on to a wide gravel lane with scattered houses and woodland on both sides. There is a large field crossing and you’ll get to see a christmas tree made of Tonka Trucks.

The Aspetuck Trail Guide
The Aspetuck Trail Guide

The trail head finishes at the start of the Saugatuck Trail which you can always carry on along to extend your hike.

Summary

The Aspetuck Trail is a 6.9 mile CFPA Blue Blaze Trail near Redding in CT. It travels through Centennial Watershed State Forest and Collis P Huntington State Park. The trails has river views and connects to the Saugatuck Trail at one trail head. It has some of the most manicured forest and paths I’ve seen in CT and is well worth a visit.

Parking Info

northern trail head parking

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