★★★☆☆

Three Star Hikes

Disclaimer: Ratings are based on how likely someone would be to seek out a given location if driving from across the state coupled with my own subjective experience

Rating System:

Belding Wildlife Management Area

★★★☆☆

41.831035, -72.447298

Belding Wildlife Management Area Connecticut State WMA 282 acres in Vernon, CT Parking: Lots of shoulder parking near 3 Bread and Milk Rd Vernon, CT Shoulder parking…

Fifty Foot Cliff Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.790196, -72.212954

Fifty Foot Cliff Preserve Mansfield Town Park 102 acres in Mansfield, CT Parking: Small lot behind the Mansfield Historical Society at 954 Storrs Rd, Storrs, CT or from… Read more…

Bolton Notch State Park

★★★☆☆

41.789576, -72.450194

Bolton Notch State Park Connecticut State Park 95 acres in Bolton, CT Parking: Medium sized lot where Rt 44 meets I-384, before the exit ramp to 6…

Crandall Park

★★★☆☆

80 Cider Mill Rd, Tolland, CT

Crandall Park Tolland Town Park /  Beach 400+ acres in Tolland, CT Parking: Several medium-sized lots near 80 Cider Mill Rd, Tolland, CT Trail Map     …

Tory Den

★★★☆☆

41.709163, -73.003329

Tunxis : Southern Terminus / Tory Den Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail – Tunxis in Plymouth and Burlington, CT Parking: Small pull-off for 4 cars near 290-400 E Plymouth…

Seven Falls

★★★☆☆

41.509452, -72.576079

Seven Falls in Middletown and Haddam, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 1 Saybrook Rd, Higganum, CT Trail Map             Trails: 2.5 miles     …

Selden Creek Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.408086, -72.398494

Selden Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy and Lyme Land Trust Property 394 acres in Lyme, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 116 Mitchell Hill Road, Lyme, CT or small lot north… Read more…

Nipmuck: Boston Hollow

★★★☆☆

41.935958, -72.161613

Nipmuck Trail : Boston Hollow Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail in Ashford, CT Parking: North end: Shoulder parking along Barlow Mill Rd Ashford, CT South end: Small pull-off… Read more…

Hospital Rock

★★★☆☆

41.691972, -72.825889

Hospital Rock Connecticut Historical Landmark Off the Metacomet Trail in Farmington, CT Parking: Closest official parking is near 168 Colt Hwy, Farmington, CT Trail Map       …

Bailey’s Ravine

★★★☆☆

41.633853, -72.137734

Bailey’s Ravine at Ayers Gap Preserve The Nature Conservancy Property managed by the Town of Franklin 80 acres in Franklin, CT Parking: Small pull off at 291 Pond… Read more…