Hiking trails near Hartford, Connecticut

193 official trails lie within 25 miles of Hartford — 896 miles in total, 130 rated easy and 23 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 894 ft; the median trail gains 192 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Meshomasic Forest Trail	27.4	557 ft	Expert	12 mi
Shenipsit Forest Trail	14.8	374 ft	Expert	21 mi
Nassahegon Forest Trail	14.2	350 ft	Expert	13 mi
New England National Scenic Trail	122.9	827 ft	Expert	16 mi
Cockaponset Forest Trail	10.3	441 ft	Expert	22 mi
Millers Pond Park Trail	11.2	313 ft	Expert	21 mi
Farmington Valley Greenway	12.1	284 ft	Expert	17 mi
Nepaug Forest Trail	7.1	249 ft	Hard	15 mi
Gay City Park Trail	9.6	316 ft	Hard	13 mi
Mattatuck Trail	4.2	436 ft	Hard	22 mi
Tunxis Trail	7.8	398 ft	Hard	21 mi
River Highland Park Trail	7.2	144 ft	Hard	10 mi
Airline Trail	22.9	418 ft	Hard	22 mi
millers pond park trail	7.1	147 ft	Hard	20 mi
Shenipsit Trail	5.0	441 ft	Hard	12 mi
Hop River Trail	20.7	396 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Riverfront Trail System	10.8	51 ft	Hard	2 mi
Power Line	4.3	467 ft	Moderate	20 mi
Salmon River Trail	4.0	362 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Machimoodus Park Trail	4.7	306 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Charter Oak Greenway	7.3	211 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Quinnipiac Trail	3.3	397 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Tower Trail	4.0	408 ft	Moderate	8 mi
Kitchel	3.0	612 ft	Moderate	25 mi

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