About trails in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Capitol Planning Region has 490 named trails on the map, covering 1,117 miles in total, an average of 2.3 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 9 counties in Connecticut. 415 of them are tagged for hiking and 116 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is hiking, at 179 miles. 28 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 37 campsites, 37 waterfalls, 56 boat launches, and 2 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Manchester, Mansfield Center, and Salmon Brook.

What the trails in Capitol Planning Region are like

By length, 326 are under a mile, 136 run 1 to 5 miles, and 28 are 5 miles or longer. 28 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Valley Falls Loop Trail, at 3.4 miles.

Of the 490 with measured elevation, New England National Scenic Trail climbs the most, about 22,386 ft, and 12 gain 1,000 ft or more.

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490All trails

415Hiking 116Mountain biking

1,117Total miles

37Campsites

56Boat launches

37Waterfalls

3Trailheads

2Rapids

hikingHike179 mi East Coast Greenway (CT)MTB76.4 mi New England National Scenic TrailHike57.5 mi Metacomet TrailHike55.8 mi Shenipsit TrailHike38.6 mi Farmington Canal Heritage TrailMTB35.7 mi Yellow TrailHike32.5 mi Charter Oak GreenwayMTB28.6 mi New Haven & Northampton Canal GreenwayMTB24.3 mi Hop River TrailMTB24.2 mi Hockanum River Linear ParkHike19.4 mi Blue TrailHike13.8 mi Farmington River TrailMTB13.3 mi Red TrailHike12.8 mi Hop River State Park TrailHikeMTB12.7 mi Orange TrailHike11.8 mi Heritage Way BikepathMTB10.3 mi Windsor Locks Canal State Park TrailMTB9.5 mi Captain John Bissell TrailMTB9.4 mi CTfastrak Multi-Use TrailMTB9.0 mi Trout Brook TrailMTB7.7 mi White TrailHike7.4 mi Nipmuck Trail - East BranchHike6.5 mi Carriage PathHike6.0 mi Nipmuck Trail - West BranchHike5.2 mi Air Line Trail - Southern5.2 mi Day Hill Multi-Use TrailMTB5.0 mi Hop River Linear ParkHikeMTB5.0 mi Green TrailHike4.9 mi Outer Loop TrailHike4.7 mi Metacomet Loop TrailHike4.7 mi Rockville SpurHikeMTB4.0 mi Cheney Rail TrailMTB3.9 mi New State Road TrailHike3.8 mi Vernon Hockanum River Trail SystemHike3.6 mi North TrailHike3.5 mi Lincoln Sculpture WalkHike3.4 mi Valley Falls Loop TrailHike3.4 mi Hillstown PathMTB3.2 mi South Meadows River TrailHike3.1 mi Blue-Red TrailHike3.1 mi Stanley Loop TrailMTB2.9 mi Old Shenipsit TrailHike2.8 mi Smith School GreenwayMTB2.8 mi Nathan Hale Greenway Yellow TrailHike2.8 mi Eddy TrailHike2.8 mi Bald Mountain Red TrailHike2.6 mi Pond Loop TrailHike2.4 mi Sandy TrailHike2.4 mi Laurel Marsh TrailHike2.4 mi Buckingham Park RouteMTB2.4 mi Risley Pond Loop TrailHike2.4 mi Black MambaHikeMTB2.3 mi Bloomfield Greenway Multi-Use TrailMTB2.3 mi Albert E. Moss Sanctuary TrailsHike2.3 mi Oakland TrailHike2.2 mi Pond TrailHike2.2 mi Post Office Road Multi-Use PathMTB2.1 mi Gay City/Blackledge Falls ConnectorHike2.1 mi Meadow TrailHike2.0 mi Meadow Hill TrailHike2.0 mi Riverside Park TrailMTB2.0 mi Sodom RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Weigold TrailHike1.9 mi Lakeside TrailHike1.9 mi Stone Bridge TrailHike1.9 mi Simsbury Farms Family Fitness TrailHike1.9 mi Air Line - Colchester Spur1.9 mi Air Line Trail (Colchester Spur)MTB1.9 mi Elm Street ExtensionHikeMTB1.9 mi Metacomet Trail (NET)Hike1.9 mi Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Black TrailHike1.8 mi Riverview TrailHike1.8 mi Connecticut Water Company Trolley TrailHike1.8 mi Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester SpurHikeMTB1.7 mi Ridge Loop TrailHike1.7 mi Riverfront TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Shenipsit/Gay City ConnectorHike1.7 mi Nipmuck TrailHike1.7 mi Firetown TrailHike1.7 mi Yellow-Red TrailHike1.7 mi Gay City TrailHike1.6 mi Westledge TrailHike1.6 mi Pedal PowerHikeMTB1.6 mi Woodland TrailHike1.5 mi South TrailHike1.5 mi Sunset TrailHike1.5 mi Newton Brainard RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Ted Wright TrailHike1.5 mi Adams Mill TrailHike1.5 mi Skyline Yellow TrailHike1.5 mi Flood Levee TrailHike1.5 mi Bob Kaye LoopHike1.5 mi Inside JobHikeMTB1.5 mi Northwest Drive SidepathMTB1.5 mi Celeron TrailMTB1.4 mi Fenton River TraiHike1.4 mi Mohegan TrailHike1.4 mi Riverfront TrailsMTB1.4 mi Beeline TrailMTB1.4 mi West Murray Trail1.4 mi Simsbury RiverwalkHikeMTB1.4 mi Michael F. Gragnolati Conservation TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Water Line TrailHike1.4 mi Putnam Bridge Trail ConnectionMTB1.4 mi Ray Smith Yellow TrailHike1.3 mi Good FridayHike1.3 mi Discovery Drive SidepathMTB1.3 mi Talcott Mt Bypass TrailHike1.3 mi Waquaheag TrailHike1.3 mi MTB OrangeHike1.3 mi Barrows TrailHike1.3 mi Rose TrailHike1.3 mi Woodlawn TrailHike1.3 mi Buckland Hills Drive SidepathMTB1.3 mi Lombardi Ridge TrailHike1.3 mi Culver Pond White TrailHike1.3 mi Old Messenger Road Corridor TrailHike1.3 mi Breezy Hill Farm TrailHike1.2 mi Taj MahalHike1.2 mi Henry Mason TrailHike1.2 mi Pine Cone TrailHike1.2 mi Stone Dust TrailHike1.2 mi Dana's Rim WalkHike1.2 mi Old Willimantic TurnpikeHikeMTB1.2 mi Kenney RidgeHike1.2 mi Tulip Tree TrailHike1.2 mi East Hartford Boulevard SidepathMTB1.2 mi East Murray TrailHike1.2 mi Bobcat Woods TrailHike1.2 mi Ruby TrailHike1.2 mi Main LoopHike1.2 mi Hunting Lodge Road SidepathMTB1.2 mi Cowles TrailHike1.2 mi Brookside TrailHike1.2 mi Grayville RoadMTB1.1 mi Chapin TrailHike1.1 mi Rim TrailHike1.1 mi Ted Cowles TrailHike1.1 mi Balanced Boulder TrailHike1.1 mi Highland TrailHike1.1 mi Iron Horse Boulevard SidepathMTB1.1 mi Yellow Loop1.1 mi Bradley TrailHike1.1 mi Mt. Hope Park TrailsHike1.1 mi Hockanum Trail1.1 mi Julia's TrailHike1.1 mi Kongscut Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Pine Ridge TrailHike1.1 mi Blue-White TrailHike1.1 mi Lookout Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Parker RoadMTB1.1 mi Rainbow Reservoir TrailHike1.1 mi Taylor Pond TrailHike1.1 mi Auer Farm Connector TrailHike1.1 mi vague trailHike1.1 mi Folly Brook BoulevardHikeMTB1.0 mi Upper Beech MBTHike1.0 mi Long ClimbHike1.0 mi Williams Preserve LoopHike1.0 mi CornholioHike1.0 mi Tamarack TrailHike1.0 mi Owens Brook Boulevard SidepathMTB1.0 mi Vernal Pool Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Hockanum River Linear Park - Union Pond TrailHike1.0 mi Tom Perry TrailHike1.0 mi Knollside TrailHike1.0 mi Blackledge River GreenwayHike1.0 mi North Loop1.0 mi Clatter Valley Road TrailHike1.0 mi Freshwater Pond TrailMTB1.0 mi Plantation RoadHike0.9 mi Tractor Supply MBTHike0.9 mi Laurel Loop TrailHike0.9 mi Pink TrailHike0.9 mi Cardinal TrailHike0.9 mi Shore TrailHike0.9 mi Arthur and Eunice Sweeton TrailHike0.9 mi Verplanck TrailHike0.9 mi BeastHikeMTB0.9 mi Boulder Crest Outer LoopHike0.9 mi Carpenter TrailHike0.9 mi Bald Mountain White TrailHike0.9 mi Yellow - Hungerford LoopHike0.9 mi Blue-Yellow TrailHike0.9 mi Blue-Orange TrailHike0.9 mi Clark TrailHike0.9 mi Pleasant Valley Road SidepathMTB0.9 mi North Woods TrailHike0.9 mi Charter Oak Bridge SidepathMTB0.9 mi Crandall Park Walking PathHike0.9 mi Joshua's TrustHike0.9 mi Barbour Woods TrailHike0.9 mi Perkins Mtn TrailHike0.9 mi Salmon Brook TrailMTB0.9 mi Birch Mountain TrailHike0.9 mi Meadow Road SidepathMTB0.9 mi TJ's TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi CT-190 SidepathMTB0.9 mi Weha DuroHikeMTB0.8 mi Stairs Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Windsor River TrailHike0.8 mi Lower TrailHike0.8 mi Lower Ridgeline RunHikeMTB0.8 mi Percy Cook TrailHike0.8 mi Separatist Road SidepathMTB0.8 mi Bird Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Purple TrailHike0.8 mi Second LaneHikeMTB0.8 mi High RoadHike0.8 mi Railroad Brook TrailHike0.8 mi Pink BlazesHike0.8 mi Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop)Hike0.8 mi Holt Kinney TrailHike0.8 mi Bloomfield to Tariffville Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Fitness TrailHike0.8 mi Bates Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Fred Feibel TrailHike0.8 mi Fenceline EastHike0.8 mi TanksHikeMTB0.8 mi Werbitzkas Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Main Road TrailHike0.8 mi Windsor Meadows TrailMTB0.8 mi Thruway TrailHike0.8 mi Goodwin Drive SidepathMTB0.7 mi Lake Street to Lydall TrailMTB0.7 mi Graveyard MBTHike0.7 mi Quarry Swamp TrailHike0.7 mi Sun Wind and Woodland TrailHike0.7 mi Ridge Road to Holbrook PondHike0.7 mi Exhibition/TwistyHikeMTB0.7 mi Eagleville Road SidepathMTB0.7 mi Steep Climb TrailHike0.7 mi Orange-Blue TrailHike0.7 mi Buckland Street SidepathMTB0.7 mi Teacher's TrailHike0.7 mi Barbour Woods Trail SpurHike0.7 mi Lower Beech MBTHike0.7 mi SpriteHikeMTB0.7 mi Middle Turnpike SidepathMTB0.7 mi Manchester Rails to TrailsHikeMTB0.7 mi Blue-White-Dot TrailHike0.7 mi Skip the Fire RoadHike0.7 mi Six FlagsHike0.7 mi Perkins Mtn Orange TrailHike0.7 mi Laurel Marsh Trail RerouteHike0.7 mi Red Oak Hill Road SidepathMTB0.7 mi Upper Ridgeline RunHikeMTB0.7 mi Gardner Street SidepathMTB0.7 mi Hart RoadHike0.7 mi Lynch's Landing TrailsHike0.7 mi Yellow-Gray TrailHike0.7 mi Esther's LoopHike0.7 mi Chartreuse TrailHike0.7 mi Bradley Loop TrailHike0.6 mi High Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Ledge Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Lookout TrailHike0.6 mi White Oak TrailHike0.6 mi Yellow-Black TrailHike0.6 mi Union Pond TrailHike0.6 mi EdenHikeMTB0.6 mi Heritage TrailHike0.6 mi Old Canal - Latimer Neighborhood Connector TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Steven Sauter RockHikeMTB0.6 mi Nipmuck Adventure PathHike0.6 mi Bald Mountain Green TrailHike0.6 mi Into the WoodsHike0.6 mi Schoolhouse Rock MBTHike0.6 mi Power Dams TrailHike0.6 mi Hale Road SidepathMTB0.6 mi UConn Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Kimball TrailHike0.6 mi Mullane TrailHike0.6 mi Mott Hill RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Cyr's Ridge MBTHike0.6 mi Old Cedar TrailHike0.6 mi Gray-White TrailHike0.6 mi Aloha TrailHike0.6 mi BirthdayHike0.6 mi Root DownHike0.6 mi Kemph TrailHike0.5 mi Beaver TrailHike0.5 mi Rock Hollow TrailHike0.5 mi Ridge TrailHike0.5 mi Hackett TrailHike0.5 mi Schofield TrailHike0.5 mi CowgirlHike0.5 mi Coop RoadMTB0.5 mi Mill Site PathHike0.5 mi CycloneHike0.5 mi Steep Climb Connector TrailHike0.5 mi Old Cook RoadHike0.5 mi Get LostHike0.5 mi Addison Bog Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Teal TrailHike0.5 mi Hastings TrailHike0.5 mi ThrushHikeMTB0.5 mi Quinn to High RoadHike0.5 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 September 24, 2026.

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