New England Trail Review

Connecticut

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The state of Connecticut in the southern part of New England is an old post glacial terrain with cliffs and low hills. Several prominent rivers cross the state and culminate at the shore of Long Island Sound.

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Bear Mountain
An expanse of white-flowered shrubs like a carpet from which trees like columns ris. Sue walks on a winding path to the left.
The highest mountain peak in Connecticut, near the Massachusetts and New York border.
 

Bluff Point, Groton, CT
A small tree with a top fringe of leaves against the ocean.
A seaside park with woods, beaches, and plenty of marine and forest wildlife.

Such as…

...Bluff Point Main Loop
...Bluff Point East Loop
 

MattatuckTrail
A small waterfall between rocks, fallen trees, and some greenery.
A trail in Western Connecticut

Such as…

...Beaver Pond
 

Metacomet Trail
A blue and black backpack with red straps and a grey camera case in front of a large grey mound of rock topped with a broomsticked cedar.
Named for a Sachem of the colonial period (Metacom), this trail extends from mid-Connecticut to the Massachusetts border where it joins the Metacomet-Monadnock

Such as…

...Peak Mountain - Metacomet Trail
...Tariffville Gorge - Metacomet Trail
 

Penwood Park
A garden of little cairns in the laurels.
An extended park area across one section of Talcott Mountain.

Such as…

...Penwood Park / Metacomet Trail
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