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Nehantic Trail
The Nehantic Trail is a Connecticut hiking trail and is one of the ''Blue-Blazed Trails, Blue-Blazed hiking trails'' maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. The trail is located in the towns of Voluntown, Connecticut, Voluntown and Griswold, Connecticut, Griswold and is almost entirely within the Pachaug State Forest. Trail description The Nehantic Trail is a Blue-Blazed Trails, Blue-Blazed hiking trail and extends from Green Falls Pond in Voluntown to the Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold. Most of the Nehantic Trail is on state land within the Pachaug State Forest and connects three public recreation areas maintained by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: Hopeville Pond State Park, the Chapman Recreation Area and the Green Falls Pond Recreation Area. Each of these recreation areas provide seasonal camping, and public swimming areas are available at the Green Falls and Hopeville Ponds. Much of the Nehantic Trail is flat or has gradual a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachaug State Forest
Pachaug State Forest is the largest forest in the Connecticut state forest system, encompassing over 27,000 acres (110 km²) of land. It is located on the Rhode Island border in New London County, and parcels of the forest lie in the towns of Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, and Preston. The forest was founded in 1928, but most of the land came from purchases made later during the Great Depression. It is named after the Pachaug River, which runs through the center of the forest. The forest is part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion. Features Great Meadow The Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp portion of the park was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1973 due to its Atlantic white cedar swamp. This type of forest is at risk of being succeeded by hemlock. Hiking trails There are four popular hiking trails, maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, that run through Pachaug State Forest. *The Pachaug Trail runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narragansett Trail
The Narragansett Trail is a hiking trail in Connecticut and is one of the ''Blue-Blazed Trails'', maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the Narragansett Council, and The Rhode Island chapter of Scouts BSA. The trail is located in the towns of Ledyard, Voluntown, and North Stonington in eastern Connecticut and travels along the Connecticut/Rhode Island border as it traverses the Lantern Hill section of the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, the Groton Sportsman Club, the Nature Conservancy's Gladys Foster Preserve, the Pachaug State Forest Green Falls Pond area, and the Rhode Island Scouts BSA Narragansett Council Camp Yawgoog reservation property. For 15.5 miles the Narragansett Trail is primarily a southwest-to-northeast trail. At the easternmost end, the trail becomes a north-to-south trail section that strictly follows the Connecticut/Rhode Island border south for 0.5 miles. Notable features include the summits of Lantern Hill and High Ledge. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinebaug Trail
The Quinebaug Trail is a Connecticut hiking trail and is one of the ''Blue-Blazed Trails, Blue-Blazed hiking trails'' maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. The trail is located in the towns of Griswold, Connecticut, Griswold, Voluntown, Connecticut, Voluntown and Plainfield, Connecticut, Plainfield in eastern Connecticut and is almost entirely within the Pachaug State Forest. Trail description The Quinebaug Trail is a Blue-Blazed Trails, Blue-Blazed hiking trail and extends from Breakneck Road near the intersection with Lee Road in Griswold, Connecticut, to northern Spaulding Road in Plainfield. Most of the Quinebaug Trail is on state land within the Pachaug State Forest. It connects to one small public recreation area maintained by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Phillips Pond. Much of the Quinebaug Trail is flat or has gradual ascents and descents and is suitable for casual walking or hiking, running - or snowshoeing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
