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Best hikes in Connecticut

The 30 best of 1,991 trails in Connecticut, ranked by route quality.

Trails
1,991
Easy
1,807
Moderate
102
Hard
56
Expert
26

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  1. Pine Knob Loop Trail Moderate · 2.3 mi (3.7 km) · Elevation Gain 728 ft (222 m) · 1 hr 5 min · Housatonic State Forest
  2. Red Trail Easy · 1.3 mi (2.1 km) · Elevation Gain 184 ft (56 m) · 30 min · Southford Falls State Park
  3. Ives Trail Greenway Expert · 12.4 mi (20 km) · Elevation Gain 2,215 ft (675 m) · 5 hr 10 min · Wooster Mountain State Park
  4. yellow Trail Moderate · 3.6 mi (5.9 km) · Elevation Gain 400 ft (122 m) · 1 hr 20 min · Penwood State Park
  5. Macedonia Ridge Trail Hard · 6.4 mi (10.3 km) · Elevation Gain 1,637 ft (499 m) · 2 hr 55 min · Macedonia Brook State Park
  6. Tower Trail Moderate · 3.1 mi (4.9 km) · Elevation Gain 581 ft (177 m) · 1 hr 15 min · Sleeping Giant State Park
  7. Old Furnace Trail Moderate · 4.2 mi (6.8 km) · Elevation Gain 554 ft (169 m) · 1 hr 40 min · Old Furnace State Park
  8. Mohawk Trail Expert · 22.2 mi (35.7 km) · Elevation Gain 4,177 ft (1,273 m) · 9 hr 15 min · Boyum Preserve
  9. Lillinoah Trail Hard · 5.5 mi (8.9 km) · Elevation Gain 994 ft (303 m) · 2 hr 15 min · Paugussett State Forest
  10. White Circle Moderate · 6.3 mi (10.1 km) · Elevation Gain 656 ft (200 m) · 2 hr 20 min · Westwoods
  11. Richard H. Goodwin Trail Hard · 13.5 mi (21.8 km) · Elevation Gain 1,194 ft (364 m) · 5 hr · Nehantic State Forest
  12. Jessie Gerard Trail Moderate · 2.9 mi (4.7 km) · Elevation Gain 692 ft (211 m) · 1 hr 20 min · Peoples State Forest
  13. Cooks Lane Trail Easy · 1.4 mi (2.2 km) · Elevation Gain 272 ft (83 m) · 35 min · Northwoods
  14. Uncas Pond Connector Easy · 1.8 mi (2.9 km) · Elevation Gain 344 ft (105 m) · 45 min · Nehantic State Forest
  15. Perkins Mountain Orange Trail Easy · 1.3 mi (2.1 km) · Elevation Gain 259 ft (79 m) · 35 min · Camp Aya-Po
  16. Overlook Trail Easy · 2.1 mi (3.3 km) · Elevation Gain 256 ft (78 m) · 45 min · Great Mountain Forest
  17. Blue Trail Easy · 2.6 mi (4.1 km) · Elevation Gain 194 ft (59 m) · 55 min · Rocky Neck State Park
  18. Narragansett trail (CT) Expert · 14.5 mi (23.4 km) · Elevation Gain 1,391 ft (424 m) · 5 hr 25 min · Pachaug State Forest
  19. Nehantic Trail Hard · 12.4 mi (20 km) · Elevation Gain 922 ft (281 m) · 4 hr 30 min · Pachaug State Forest
  20. Shelton Lakes Recreation Path Moderate · 8.4 mi (13.5 km) · Elevation Gain 413 ft (126 m) · 2 hr 55 min · Shelton Lakes Greenway
  21. Nayantaquit Trail Moderate · 3.1 mi (4.9 km) · Elevation Gain 558 ft (170 m) · 1 hr 15 min · Nehantic State Forest
  22. Carriage Path Easy · 2.6 mi (4.1 km) · Elevation Gain 325 ft (99 m) · 1 hr · Case Mountain Recreational Area
  23. Jericho Trail Hard · 6.5 mi (10.5 km) · Elevation Gain 1,270 ft (387 m) · 2 hr 45 min · Mattatuck State Forest
  24. Yellow Trail Easy · 1.8 mi (2.8 km) · Elevation Gain 374 ft (114 m) · 45 min · Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park
  25. Lighthouse Point Loop Easy · 1.3 mi (2.1 km) · Elevation Gain 23 ft (7 m) · 25 min · Lighthouse Point Park
  26. Cobble Mountain Trail Easy · 1.8 mi (2.9 km) · Elevation Gain 650 ft (198 m) · 55 min · Macedonia Brook State Park
  27. Shinar Trail Easy · 1.9 mi (3 km) · Elevation Gain 509 ft (155 m) · 50 min · Steep Rock Preserve
  28. Green Fall loop trail Easy · 1.7 mi (2.8 km) · Elevation Gain 36 ft (11 m) · 35 min · Pachaug State Forest
  29. Robet Ross Trail Moderate · 4.5 mi (7.2 km) · Elevation Gain 850 ft (259 m) · 1 hr 50 min · Peoples State Forest
  30. Zoar Trail Hard · 6.3 mi (10.2 km) · Elevation Gain 1,040 ft (317 m) · 2 hr 35 min · Paugussett State Forest

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