Lace up your boots and experience some of the best hiking in New England. Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest. The Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) maintains over 825 miles of Blue-Blazed Trails in Connecticut, trails that wind through state parks and forests, land trusts, and across private land. The Connecticut Walk Book is a comprehensive guide to these trails, including detailed, full-color maps, mileage/destination tables, and a lay-flat design for ease of use. In this twentieth edition of the Connecticut Walk Book you will find descriptions of the hikes with maps that are clear and easy to read and follow, parking information, and trip-planning essentials that will bring you to every trail.The ultimate guide to Connecticut’s extensive public trails systemAcknowledgments Introduction Statewide Overview Map Alain & May White Nature Trails, John Muir Trail, and Walcott Trail American Legion and Peoples State Forest Trails Appalachian Trail (including Pine Knob Loop Trail) Aspetuck Trail Chatfield Trail Cockaponset Trail Falls Brook Trail Field Forest Trails Finch Brook Trail Hancock Brook, Jericho, and Whitestone Cliffs Trails Hibbard Trail Highlawn Forest Trails Housatonic Range Trail Iron Trail Kettletown State Park, Pomperaug, and Zoar Trails Lillinonah Trail Macedonia Brook State Park Trails Mattabesett Trail Mattatuck Trail (including Prospect Mountain Trails) McLean Game Refuge Trails Menunkatuck Trail Metacomet Trail (including Hatchery Brook Loop Trail) Mohawk Trail Narragansett Trail Natchaug Trail Naugatuck Trail Nayantaquit Trail Nehantic Trail Nipmuck Trail (including Bigelow Hollow State Park Trails) Old Furnace Trail Pachaug Trail Paugussett Trail Pequot Trail Quinebaug Trail Quinnipiac Trail (including Sleeping GiantlC*