Trails Near Bristol, CT | Trailmonger

About trails near Bristol, Connecticut

25 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Bristol, covering 84.5 miles in total. 21 of them are tagged for hiking and 5 for mountain biking.

The closest is Nature Center Connector, about 0.5 miles away. 25 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, at 35.7 miles. These trails fall in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, and Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

What the trails near Bristol are like

By length, 14 are under a mile, 7 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Yellow Diamond Trail, at 4.7 miles.

Of the 24 with measured elevation, Tunxis Blue-White Trail climbs the most, about 1,690 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 25 trails, nearest first

Nature Center ConnectorHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region2.2 mi Steep Climb TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.7 mi Steep Climb Connector TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.5 mi Crosscut TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region0.4 mi Tree Identification TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region0.5 mi White TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region7.4 mi West District Nature TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.4 mi Farmington Canal Heritage TrailMTBCapitol Planning Region35.7 mi FLT TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.3 mi Northwest Drive SidepathMTBCapitol Planning Region1.5 mi Vincent Core TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.4 mi John McManama Nature TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.3 mi Grackle TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.3 mi Blue-Yellow TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region8.9 mi Cardinal TrailHikeCapitol Planning Region0.9 mi Blue-Orange TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region3.1 mi Woodtick TrailHikeNaugatuck Valley Planning Region1.5 mi Red Oak Hill Road SidepathMTBCapitol Planning Region0.7 mi Tunxis Blue-Red South TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region1.1 mi Yellow Diamond TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region4.7 mi White-Yellow TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region1.8 mi Blue-Green TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region0.6 mi Upper HouseMTBNorthwest Hills Planning Region0.9 mi Tunxis Blue-White TrailHikeNorthwest Hills Planning Region9.3 mi Big DipperHikeMTBNorthwest Hills Planning Region0.4 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.