The Shenipsit Trail is a 50 mile CFPA trail running North South through Connecticut starting in the north in the Shenipsit State Forest near Stafford and the Massachusetts border and finishing in the south Near East Hampton. Although much of … Continue reading The Shenipsit Trail Guide

The Tunxis Trail is a CFPA Blue Blaze Trail system near Hartford in CT. It has a total network of an estimated 79 miles but for continuous sections there is mainline 30 mile section and a southern section of about 5 miles. The trail is rugged and scenic despite never being far from urban areas. Highlights for this trail include Tories Den, Lake Compounce , The Mile of Ledges ( which I used as part of my Leatherman Loop) . The trail also runs parallel to the Metacomet Trail which is also part of the New England Trail so you often get views of it in the distance. Continue reading Tunxis Trail Guide

The Mclean Game refuge Trails are a total of 17.5 miles of trails in a privately owned nature reserve named after their founder and original owner. There are 4400 acres of forest, fields and streams and is open from 8am to 8pm in the summer. Continue reading Mclean Game Refuge Trails Guide