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TRAIL RIDING IN CONNECTICUT
  
Listed below are several favorite spots to ride in
CT. For more information on CT State Parks and Forests
and maps, please go to the DEP website:
The Dept of Transportation also has a website "Pathways
through Connecticut, in which information and maps can be
found of several Greenways, some of which are a stone dust
surface, suitable for trail riding. This website can also be
accessed through the DEP site listed above.
Airline State Park Multiple use linear
trail
North Section - Contact: Mashamoquet Brook
State Park 860-928-6121
South Section - Contact: Salmon River State
Forest 860-295-9523
Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd.
Groton, CT 860-445-1729
A loop with views of Long Island Sound and beach
rides. Picnic tables, Porto - johns, & maps.
Directions: Intersection of CT117 & US 1 in
Groton. Drive west on US 1 to Depot Rd. Go
past Industrial Rd. and under railroad tracks to
parking.
Cockaponset State Forest Ranger Rd. Haddam,
CT 860-345-8521
15,000 acre monument to the Civilian
Conservation Corp. (1993-1941)
From CT 9 take Exit 6 to CT 148. West on
148. Go 1.5 miles to Cedar Lake Rd. and turn
right. Go 1.5 miles to Lake Pattaconk Recreation
Area and turn left into parking lot.
Collis P. Huntington State Park Bethel,
CT Contact: Squantz Pond SP 203-797-4165
800 acres with old woods roads
Directions: Junction of CT 302 & CT 58 in
Bethel. Go south on CT 58
For 1.3 miles. Bear left, then right onto Sunset
Hill Rd. Go 2.2 miles & turn left into
Park.
Day Pond State Park, Colchester, CT 860-295-9523
Picnic tables, water, & out house
Directions: Take Exit 16 off RTE 2, South on RTE
149. Go 3 miles & take right into Park.
Gay City State Park Heron, CT 860-295-9523
2,000 acres of parkland offering trails, picnic
tables, fishing, swimming,
Drinking water, flush toilets & telephone.
Maps available. Charge for parking inside gates on
weekends. Free parking outside.
Directions: In the northern section of the town
of Heron. Entrance is on RTE 85 and can be
reached by taking the Rte 85 exit off RTE 384 and
traveling south.
Green Falls State Forest Sand Hill Rd.
Voluntown,
CT
Trails around pond.
Directions: Junctions of CT 49, 138 & 165 in
Voluntown. Drive south on CT 49 for 4 miles.
Look for sign.
James L. Goodwin State Forest Hampton, CT
860-455-9534
Marked trail around Goodwin Pond. 1/4 mile
away from Airline State Park Trail on back road past
parking lot.
Directions: Parking on Potter Rd. 1 mile west of
Junction RTE 6 & 97 RTE 6 off of I 395.
Larkin State Bridle
Trail
Southbury, CT 203-264-5169
11 mile wildlife corridor of scenic &
historic areas, dedicated by the late Charles Larkin to
the State of CT as a designated State Bridal Trail.
Directions: Take I 84 West to Exit 17. Right off
ramp to 4-way intersection. At
light take left onto Route 63 South. Travel total
of 2.6 miles passing through 3 traffic lights. Look
for signs to trail - Gravel Parking lot on
right. From 84 East take Exit 17. Right off ramp
onto Route 63 South. Follow directions above.
Mohawk State Forest Cornwall, Goshen,
Litchfield, CT 860-927-3238
3,000 + acres with scenic vistas to the
north & west that include the Catskill, Taconic &
Berkshire ranges atop the historic 1,683 foot Mohawk
Mountain.
Directions:From Rte 4 inGoshen toward Cornwall turn
left on Allyn Rd.
To Mohawk Mountain Rd. Follow to Headquarters
& parking
area.
Natchaug State
Forest Eastford, CT
860-928-6121
10,827 acres in Ashford, Eastford, Chaplin,
Promfret, Hampton
Lost Silvermine Horse Camp
30 Camping sites for horse riders only- no
charge- Marked trails and good dirt roads for
driving. Water & toilets. Maps
available at Unit Headquarters.
Directions: North on RTE 97 off RTE 6 in
Hampton. Go through
Center, left on Station Rd. to gravel road on right.
Bear left , then right on Kings Road to the camp.
Nepaug State Forest
Route 202 , New Hartford, CT 860-379-2469
1203 acres of forest with multiple
use trails and roads, with Yellow
Diamond markers. No facilities.
Directions: Off road parking adjacent to Forest
entrance on RTE 202.
Nipmuck State
Forest
Union, CT 860-684-3430
7,862 acres of forest. Union, CT, Wales
& Southbridge, MA
Bigelow Hollow State Park
Logging roads around Breakneck Pond, Picnics,
boat launch.
Directions: Park entry off Route 171 inUnion,
CT
Pachaug State Forest
Voluntown, CT 860-376-2920
Frog Hollow Horse Camp
Campsites for horse riders. Yellow Diamond
Markers on trails and dirt roads. Maps available
.
Directions: Exit 85 on I 395 toward
Voluntown. Take RTE 49 North at
Junctions of RTE 138 & 49. Take Headquarters
RD. to Camp.
Rocky NeckState Park East Lyme,
CT 860-739-5471
1.6 miles in park available for multiple use.
Start at first large parking area on right - trails &
fields. NO BEACH RIDES
Directions: Take Exit 72 off I 95 to RTE
156.Go left (east). Follow signs to park. Day use
admission fee.
Roraback Wildlife Management
Area Harwinton, CT
860-677-1819
2222 acres Harwinton & Thomaston CT
Directions: From Rte 8 North take exit fir RTE
118 to Harwinton. Take
Right on South Rd. Parking at end.
Shenipsit State Forest
Stafford, CT 860-684-3430
2,000 acres Ellington, Somers &
Stafford Springs, CT
Yellow Diamond Markers
Directions: From Rte 190 in Somers, CT take Gulf
Road to parking area.
Sleeping Giant State Park Hamden, CT
203-789-7498
1,200 acres Horse Trail marked. Map
and picnic area at main entrance.
Directions: Take Rte 10 to Mount Carmel
Ave.
Topsmead State
Forest Litchfield,
CT 860-567-5694
Call for Directions & parking.
White Memorial Foundation Litchfield,
CT 860-567-0857
Miles of dirt roads and trails. Clubs or
large groups must file an itinerary and insurance
certificate if starting a ride on the grounds. Maps
available for purchase at the Museum house.
Directions: Off RTE 202 / Bissell Rd.
Parking in field (unmowed) to the rear of the museum,
along White Woods Road, and small also a small area on
Webster Rd.
  
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