Connecticut trails · Viewpoint hikes
181 trails in Connecticut reach a named viewpoint. 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 |
| 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 |
| Shenipsit Forest Trail | 18.9 mi | 328 ft | Soapstone Mountain |
| 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 |
| Meshomasic Forest Trail | 9.7 mi | 253 ft | Kongscut Mountain |
| Mohawk Trail | 5.1 mi | 549 ft | Mohawk Mountain, The Pinnacle |
| Short Beach | 5.0 mi | 114 ft | Front Beach, Beacon Hill |
| Larkin Bridle Trail | 10.7 mi | 294 ft | Barbers Pond, Joes Rock |
| Nyantaquit Trail | 4.7 mi | 346 ft | Nickerson Hill, Brown Hill |
| cockaponset forest trail | 9.9 mi | 219 ft | Eagle's Beak |
| Pootatuck Forest Trail | 5.0 mi | 531 ft | Pine Ledge |
| Lillinonah Trail | 6.3 mi | 294 ft | Lake Lillinonah |
| Zoar Trail | 6.5 mi | 545 ft | Lake Zoar |
| Mount Frissell Trail | 1.8 mi | 612 ft | Round Mountain, Mount Frissell |
| Quinnipiac Trail | 5.0 mi | 653 ft | Axle Shop Pond |
| Nepaug Forest Trail | 6.0 mi | 246 ft | Romeyn A. Spare Lookout |
| Tower Trail | 4.1 mi | 408 ft | Talcott Mountain, King Phillip Mountain |
| Tunxis Trail | 7.8 mi | 389 ft | Pine Mountain |
| Vista Trail | 2.6 mi | 286 ft | Chapman Falls, Tablet Rock Vista |
| 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 |
| Regicides Trail | 7.0 mi | 347 ft | South Overlook |
| Shenipsit Trail | 5.0 mi | 441 ft | Great Hill |
| Gay City Park Trail | 9.6 mi | 316 ft | |
| Carriage Path | 3.1 mi | 341 ft | Case Pond, Case Pond Upper |
| Airline Trail | 22.9 mi | 389 ft | Palmer Pond |
| Nature Trail | 0.9 mi | 138 ft | Lake Louise, The Pinnacle |
| 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 |
| Jericho Trail | 3.3 mi | 363 ft | Crane's Lookout |
| Metacomet Trail Bypass | 0.8 mi | 130 ft | The Pinnacle, Lake Louise |
| River Highland Park Trail | 7.3 mi | 74 ft | |
| Machimoodus Park Trail | 4.8 mi | 197 ft | Mount Tom |
| Macedonia Ridge Trail | 1.6 mi | 657 ft | Cobble Mountain |
| Nehantic Forest Trail | 6.1 mi | 133 ft | |
| White Mountain Trail | 0.7 mi | 86 ft | White Mountain, Split Rock |
| Southford Falls Park Trail | 2.6 mi | 262 ft | Papermill Pond |
| Pine Knob Loop | 3.6 mi | 673 ft | |
| Split Rock Trail | 0.6 mi | 116 ft | Split Rock, Carlson Pond |
| Long View Trail | 0.4 mi | 229 ft | Topstone Mountain, Steichens Ponds |
| Northern Exposure | 2.9 mi | 219 ft | Mount Pisgah |
| Talcott Mountain Park Trail | 0.7 mi | 28 ft | King Phillip Mountain, Talcott Mountain |
| Nehantic/pachaug Trail | 2.0 mi | 171 ft | Mount Misery |
| Metacomet Trail | 0.1 mi | 125 ft | The Pinnacle, Lake Louise |
| Schaghticoke Mountain Trail | 1.4 mi | 367 ft | Schaghticoke Mountain |
| Narragansett Trail | 2.0 mi | 187 ft | Green Fall Pond |
| 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 |
| River Trail | 1.5 mi | 324 ft | Carlson Pond |
| Nipmuck Trail - East Branch | 4.6 mi | 302 ft | |
| West Rock Trail | 6.5 mi | 464 ft | |
| Fall Line | 0.3 mi | 172 ft | Hartford Reservoir Number 3 |