Connecticut trails · Lake hikes
247 trails in Connecticut reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 31.7 mi | 1,794 ft | Lions Head, Mount Prospect |
| Huntington Park Trail | 23.0 mi | 182 ft | South Pond, Lily Pond |
| Sleeping Giant Park Trail | 25.4 mi | 528 ft | Axle Shop Pond, Mount Carmel |
| westwoods forest trail | 28.9 mi | 122 ft | Beattie Pond, Bishops Pond |
| West Rock Park Trail | 14.4 mi | 241 ft | Lake Wintergreen, Farm Brook Reservoir |
| Pachaug Trail | 8.2 mi | 296 ft | Great Meadow Brook Pond, Wiclcabouet Marsh |
| cockaponset forest trail | 11.2 mi | 253 ft | Deuses Pond, Deep Hollow Reservoir |
| Pierrepont Park Trail | 6.4 mi | 350 ft | Barlow Mountain, Lake Naraneka |
| Naugatuck Forest Trail | 4.6 mi | 271 ft | Seymour Reservoir Number Two, Seymour Reservoirs |
| Mattatuck Trail | 4.2 mi | 436 ft | Black Rock, Black Rock Pond |
| Hop River Trail | 20.7 mi | 396 ft | Dobsonville Pond, Bolton Notch Pond |
| Old Furnace Trail | 2.2 mi | 230 ft | Half Hill, Lower Ross Pond |
| Larkin Bridle Trail | 10.7 mi | 294 ft | Barbers Pond, Joes Rock |
| Charter Oak Greenway | 7.5 mi | 118 ft | Goulds Pond, Mount Nebo |
| Mohawk Forest Trail | 5.8 mi | 291 ft | Mohawk Mountain, Mohawk Pond |
| Nipmuck Forest Trail | 8.0 mi | 249 ft | Sessions Meadow Marsh |
| Millers Pond Park Trail | 11.2 mi | 282 ft | Millers Pond |
| Farmington Canal Trail | 10.6 mi | 53 ft | Mix Pond (historical), Axle Shop Pond |
| Lillinonah Trail | 6.3 mi | 294 ft | Lake Lillinonah |
| Zoar Trail | 6.5 mi | 545 ft | Lake Zoar |
| Number 4 Trail | 4.7 mi | 574 ft | Wampee Pond, Old Man McMullen Pond |
| Quinnipiac Trail | 5.0 mi | 653 ft | Axle Shop Pond |
| Osbornedale Park Trail | 5.1 mi | 218 ft | Picketts Pond |
| chatfield trail | 2.6 mi | 190 ft | Foster Pond, Chestnut Hill |
| Old Furnace Park Trail | 0.9 mi | 152 ft | Half Hill, Lower Ross Pond |
| millers pond park trail | 7.2 mi | 139 ft | Millers Pond |
| Lower Ridgeline Run | 0.8 mi | 62 ft | Hartford Reservoir Number 3, Hartford Reservoir Number 5 |
| Pachaug Forest Trail | 0.8 mi | 41 ft | Dawley Pond, Great Meadow Brook Pond |
| Salmon River Trail | 4.0 mi | 282 ft | Day Pond |
| Mashapaug Pond View Trail | 5.0 mi | 276 ft | Mashapaug Pond |
| Quinebaug Trail | 5.9 mi | 217 ft | Lockes Meadow (historical) |
| Yellow Trail (Mill Woods Park) | 0.4 mi | 25 ft | Bell Reservoir, Bell Pond |
| Carriage Path | 3.1 mi | 341 ft | Case Pond, Case Pond Upper |
| White Trail (Mill Woods Park) | 0.1 mi | 9 ft | Bell Pond, Bell Reservoir |
| Red Trail (Mill Woods Park) | 0.2 mi | 7 ft | Mill Woods Pond, Bell Reservoir |
| scantic river park trail | 4.5 mi | 117 ft | Stowes Pond |
| Airline Trail | 22.9 mi | 389 ft | Palmer Pond |
| over brook trail | 1.4 mi | 64 ft | Madison Lakes, Hog Pond |
| Nature Trail | 0.9 mi | 138 ft | Lake Louise, The Pinnacle |
| Grta | 7.0 mi | 114 ft | Upper Mianus Pond |
| Meshomasic Forest Trail | 4.0 mi | 236 ft | Hulseman Pond |
| Natchaug Trail | 4.6 mi | 231 ft | Black Spruce Pond |
| mattabesett trail | 2.8 mi | 170 ft | Asylum Reservoir Number 2, Asylum Reservoir Number 1 |
| Metacomet Trail Bypass | 0.8 mi | 130 ft | The Pinnacle, Lake Louise |
| scantic river trail | 2.2 mi | 58 ft | Stowes Pond, Scitico River Reservoir |
| Penwood Park Trail | 3.9 mi | 313 ft | Gale Pond |
| Teacher's Trail | 0.7 mi | 32 ft | Hartford Reservoir Number 2, Dyke Pond |
| Munro Trail | 1.6 mi | 246 ft | Perrys Pond, Pecks Pond |
| Joan's Trail | 1.6 mi | 285 ft | Perrys Pond, Pecks Pond |
| Pattaconk Trail | 3.9 mi | 214 ft | Pattaconk Reservoir |
| Aspetuck Valley Trail | 5.8 mi | 360 ft | Hedmons Pond |
| Indian Neck | 3.9 mi | 60 ft | Limewood Beach, Talmages Ice Pond |
| Ridge Trail | 1.3 mi | 184 ft | Old Mill Pond, Schreeder Pond |
| Breakneck Pond View Trail | 1.8 mi | 99 ft | Cat Rocks, Breakneck Pond |
| Pisgah Brook | 3.6 mi | 114 ft | Lidyhites Pond |
| Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail | 4.7 mi | 52 ft | Cannon Pond, Connecticut River Reservoir |
| Squantz Pond Park Trail | 1.9 mi | 191 ft | Squantz Pond |
| Perkins Mtn Trail | 0.9 mi | 236 ft | Perkins Mountain, Hurds Lake |
| Narragansett Trail | 3.1 mi | 209 ft | Gallup Pond |
| Blue/White Circle Trail | 1.1 mi | 90 ft | Guilford Lakes, Guilford Lake |