Mattatuck Trail

Mattatuck Trail

Scenic view north from the Mattatuck Trail at the top of Black Rock (in Black Rock State Park, Watertown, Connecticut).
Length 36.0 miles (57.9 km) [1]
Location Wolcott,Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Morris, Litchfield, Cornwall Connecticut
Designation CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail
Use hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, mountain biking (parts of the trail), other
Elevation
Highest point Mohawk Mountain, 1,683 ft (513 m)
Lowest point Naugatuck River, 347 ft (106 m)
Hiking details
Trail difficulty Easy, Strenuous
Season All
Months 12
Sights Buttermilk Falls, Indian Jack Cave, Leatherman's Cave, Crane's Lookout, Prospect Mountain, Mohawk Mountain, Cunningham Tower
Hazards hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy

Mattatuck Trail is an 36.0-mile (57.9 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

The mainline (official "Blue" "non-dot") trail is fragmented linear trail with a northern trail head which terminates at the Mohawk Trail.

See also

References

  1. Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19th edition). Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.

Further reading

Books – Connecticut Hiking
Books – Connecticut History and Geography


Coordinates: 41°49′19.6″N 73°17′55.2″W / 41.822111°N 73.298667°W / 41.822111; -73.298667

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