Connecticut trails · Summit hikes

Summit hikes in Connecticut

83 trails in Connecticut reach a named summit. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
New England National Scenic Trail	278.1 mi	1,020 ft	Hatchett Hill, Mount Pisgah
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
Shenipsit Forest Trail	14.9 mi	214 ft	The Pinnacle
Meshomasic Forest Trail	27.8 mi	412 ft	Meshomasic Mountain
Nassahegon Forest Trail	14.5 mi	244 ft	Wildcat Mountain
Pierrepont Park Trail	6.4 mi	350 ft	Barlow Mountain, Lake Naraneka
Mattatuck Trail	4.2 mi	436 ft	Black Rock, Black Rock Pond
Old Furnace Trail	2.2 mi	230 ft	Half Hill, Lower Ross Pond
Mohawk Trail	5.1 mi	549 ft	Mohawk Mountain, The Pinnacle
Housatonic Forest Trail	6.6 mi	438 ft	Mount Easter, Sharon Mountain
Short Beach	5.0 mi	114 ft	Front Beach, Beacon Hill
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
Nyantaquit Trail	4.7 mi	346 ft	Nickerson Hill, Brown Hill
Farmington Valley Greenway	12.1 mi	284 ft	Hatchett Hill
Mount Frissell Trail	1.8 mi	612 ft	Round Mountain, Mount Frissell
Tower Trail	4.1 mi	408 ft	Talcott Mountain, King Phillip Mountain
Tunxis Trail	7.8 mi	389 ft	Pine Mountain
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
Naugatuck Trail	4.8 mi	458 ft	Beacon Cap
Shenipsit Trail	5.0 mi	441 ft	Great Hill
Naugatuck Forest Trail	1.8 mi	403 ft	High Rock, Tobys Rock Mountain
Quinnipiac Trail	3.3 mi	397 ft	Mount Sanford
Appalachian Trail	2.8 mi	939 ft	Schaghticoke Mountain
Machimoodus Park Trail	4.8 mi	197 ft	Mount Tom
Nipmuck Forest Trail	4.2 mi	129 ft	Bald Hill
Breakneck Pond View Trail	1.8 mi	99 ft	Cat Rocks, Breakneck Pond
Nehantic Trail	4.8 mi	336 ft	Breakneck Hill
Macedonia Ridge Trail	1.6 mi	657 ft	Cobble Mountain
Perkins Mtn Trail	0.9 mi	236 ft	Perkins Mountain, Hurds Lake
White Mountain Trail	0.7 mi	86 ft	White Mountain, Split Rock
Haystack Park Trail	2.4 mi	393 ft	Haystack Mountain
Split Rock Trail	0.6 mi	116 ft	Split Rock, Carlson Pond
Long View Trail	0.4 mi	229 ft	Topstone Mountain, Steichens Ponds
Natchaug Forest Trail	0.8 mi	113 ft	Frog Rock, Sherman Hill
Platt Hill Park Trail	2.1 mi	337 ft	Platt Hill
Northern Exposure	2.9 mi	219 ft	Mount Pisgah
Mount Bushnell Trail	0.4 mi	149 ft	Tinker Hill, Mount Bushnell
Black Rock Park Trail	0.6 mi	23 ft	Black Rock Pond, Black Rock
Talcott Mountain Park Trail	0.7 mi	28 ft	King Phillip Mountain, Talcott Mountain
Nehantic/pachaug Trail	2.0 mi	171 ft	Mount Misery
Schaghticoke Mountain Trail	1.4 mi	367 ft	Schaghticoke Mountain
Mount Tom Trail	1.0 mi	331 ft	Mount Tom
Putnam Memorial Museum Trail	0.0 mi	13 ft	Prospect Hill, Putnam Park Pond
Cobble Mountain Trail	0.8 mi	592 ft	Cobble Mountain
Muir Trail	2.6 mi	360 ft	Walnut Mountain
Pomperaug Trail	2.0 mi	345 ft	Hulls Hill
Elliot Bronson Trail	2.1 mi	593 ft	Ragged Mountain
Topsmead Forest Trail	2.6 mi	117 ft	Jefferson Hill
Schaghticoke Mountain Campsite Trail	0.1 mi	92 ft	Schaghticoke Mountain
Dennis Hill Park Trail	1.7 mi	146 ft	Dennis Hill
Salt Meadow Trail	1.7 mi	94 ft	Murdock Hill
Crest Trail	1.2 mi	156 ft	Hulls Hill
Herbert's Way	2.1 mi	166 ft	Paddy Hill
Kenney Ridge	1.2 mi	212 ft	Killkenny Rocks
Meshattuck Trail	1.2 mi	153 ft	Joes Rock