Mattabesett Trail Guide

Trail at a Glance

The Mattabesett Trail is one of Connecticut’s blue blaze trails maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. 

It runs 64 miles in a V-shape from Middletown south to Guilford and then north to Berlin.

The trail is filled with remote vistas, traprock on the Metacomet Ridge, water views, and other highlights.

It is also part of the 235 mile New England National Scenic Trail (NET) with connections to the Menunkatuck Trail to the south and the Metacomet Trail to the north.

Currently I have only hiked portions of the trail so this is an incomplete guide.

Fastest Known Time: Justin Kousky 14h11m17s on 2020-06-27

Section List

(East to West) Distances may be slightly off due to reroutes

The Mattabesett was the third trail created by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and was completed in 1932. Students from Wesleyan University helped to clear and blaze the trail.

In 2009 it was added to the New England Trail 

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