Explore Manchester, CT
Manchester at a Glance
Part of Hartford County
My Highlights
Coming soon!
Hiking
Town Parks
- Case Mountain
- Center Springs Park
- Globe Hollow
- Hackett Park
- Mt Nebo Park
- Northwest Park
- Oak Grove Nature Center
- Porter Howard Reservoir
- Union Pond
Land Trust
- Manchester Land Trust
- Alba Pavan Nature Preserve
- Barnwood Trail
- Barlow Park
- Buckland Pond
- Bush Hill Preserve
- Cheney Rail Trail
- Fairway Park
- Marsh Pond
- Purdy Nature Trail
- Salters Pond
- 569 Spring St. – access to Wylls Falls
- Manchester Land Trust
State Parks / Forests
- Hop River Trail
- Manchester Colony St Terminus
- Parking: 178 Colonial Rd, Manchester, CT
- A short section of old track sits alongside the trail here
- Manchester Colony St Terminus
- Hop River Trail
Blue Blaze
- Shenipsit Trail
- Risley Park – A portion of the lower loop trail clips into Manchester but is largely in Vernon
The Rest
- Charter Oak Greenway
- Hockanum River Trail
- Laurel Marsh
- Verplanck
- New State Trail
- Hilliard
- Hackett
- Adams Mill Trail
- Pitkin
- Union Pond
- Oakland
- Wickham Park
- Wyllys Falls
Boating/Fishing
- Union Pond
Disc Golf
- Center Springs Park – 2 layouts for an 18 hole course
Swimming
- Globe Hollow Swimming Area
The 126th oldest town in Connecticut. Manchester was incorporated from East Hartford in May 1823. It was named from Manchester, England, because of manufacturing. Originally Orford parish.