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This lens features information and resources about walking and hiking trails in Connecticut with particular focus on easy hikes and family friendly trails.
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CT Explorers Guide
- Connecticut Explorer's Guide
- Free Outdoor Adventure Sports Resource with tons of maps!
Fantastic information about Western Connecticut Hikes from BerkshireHiking.com
- Sunny Valley Preserve - New Milford , CT. - BerkshireHiking.Com
- "In the woods is perpetual youth" - Emerson
Difficulty: Easy or Moderate
Main Attractions: Scenic trails, open fields, long or short hikes, birdwatch, historic abandoned mine. - Gurski Farm - Williams Park Brookfield, CT - BerkshireHiking.Com
- Gurski Farm - Williams Park Hiking Tours
Difficulty: Easy or Moderate
Main Attractions: Bird watching, open fields, scenic trails, woodlands. - Huntington State Park Redding, CT - BerkshireHiking.Com
- Difficulty: Easy or Moderate
Main Attractions: Excellent trail system, woodlands, open fields, large ponds, bogs, birdwatching. - Breadloaf Mountain Cornwall Bridge, CT Connecticut's highest peak - BerkshireHiking.Com
- Difficulty: Moderate or Strenuous
Main Attractions: Nice views, Appalachian Trail access, woodlands, state park along the banks of Housatonic River. - Pine Knob Loop - Cornwall, CT. - BerkshireHiking.Com
- Difficulty: Moderate or Strenuous
Main Attractions: Great vistas and views, dense forest, fly fishing, whiter water rafting, Cornwall Bridge. - Mohawk State Forest - Cornwall, CT. - BerkshireHiking.Com
- Difficulty: Easy, Moderate, or Strenuous
Main Attractions: Excellent views, 30 mile trail system, woodlands, open fields, bogs, birdwatching, firetower.
Rails to Trails
Walking and Biking Trails in Connecticut
- TrailLink.com - Find the best Trails
- Where to find Trails.
- RTC - Trail of the Month
- Trail of the Month - the Newtown /Monroe Trail.
- RTC's TrailLink - Guidebooks
- Rails to Trails Guidebooks
Great Stuff on Amazon
Best Hikes With Children in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island (Best Hikes With Children Series)
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Nature Walks In Connecticut: Explore Mountains, Forests, Caves, and Coastlines throughout the State
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Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 12/25/2009)
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50 Hikes in Connecticut: Hikes and Walks from the Berkshires to the Coast, Fifth Edition
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Amazon Price: $12.71 (as of 12/25/2009)
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Exploring the Appalachian Trail Hikes in Southern New England: Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont
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Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/25/2009)
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Pictures from our family hikes and walks
Saugatuck Falls Natural Area, Redding, CT
Saugatuck Falls Natural Area, Redding, CT
Hemlock Trail
Saugatuck Falls Natural Area
oward the Hemlock Trail
Saugatuck Falls Natural Area
Connecticut Hiking and Walking trails
Reader Feedback
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- Steve Steve Sep 1, 2008 @ 12:20 am
- I recommend a great new .70 mile walk on the west side of Reservoir 2 in West Hartford, CT, along the water. Nice ledges and views across the reservoir.
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- irishlass irishlass Feb 6, 2008 @ 12:48 am
- Have you heard of Hike for Discover? We'll be hiking to raise money for Leukemia research.
http://www.squidoo.com/hike-for-discovery
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- jdnyc jdnyc May 25, 2007 @ 7:50 pm
- Great lens!
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