Metacomet Trail, Hiking trail in central Connecticut, United States
The Metacomet Trail extends 62.7 miles across central Connecticut, featuring waterfalls, cliff faces, woodlands, swamps, lakes, and farmland through the Metacomet Ridge.
In 2009, the trail became part of the New England National Scenic Trail through the Omnibus Public Land Management Act signed by President Barack Obama.
The trail bears the name of Metacomet, a Wampanoag leader, and passes near Old Newgate Prison, Hill-Stead Museum, and Heublein Tower on Talcott Mountain.
The Connecticut Forest and Park Association maintains the trail with blue blazes marking the path, connecting multiple access points across Hartford and New Haven counties.
The trail traverses geological formations from the Triassic period, with basalt ridges rising hundreds of feet above the Connecticut River, Farmington River, and Quinnipiac River valleys.
Location: Connecticut
GPS coordinates: 41.77610,-72.79890
Latest update: May 11, 2025 02:50
Heublein Tower
5.5 km
Talcott Mountain
4 km
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Headquarters
6.1 km
Hill-Stead Museum
6.3 km
Talcott Mountain State Park
5.5 km
West Hill Historic District
6.3 km
Noah Webster House
5.5 km
The Spanish House
6.2 km
Revolutionary War Campsite
2.6 km
Horse Guard State Park
6.1 km
Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House
6.4 km
Avon Congregational Church
4.6 km
Hartford Golf Club Historic District
6.4 km
Asa Gillett House
5.3 km
Edward W. Morley House
3.9 km
Whiting Homestead
4.3 km
House at 847 Main Street, North
4.5 km
Samuel Farnsworth House
2.7 km
John Wells, Jr. House
2.7 km
Capt. Nathaniel Hayden House
5.5 km
Daniel Hosmer House
4.3 km
Benjamin Colton House
5.2 km
Whitman House
4.5 km
James Butler House
4.3 km
Moses Brace-Uriah Cadwell House
4.2 km
Allyn Steele House
4.6 km
Pine Grove Historic District
4.9 km
Southwest District School
5.3 kmReviews
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