Waterfront trails offer the best of the best when it comes to walking with a view. Being immersed in the trees definitely has its positives, as does the glorious feeling of accomplishment when you’ve reached the top of a mountain. But switch up the regular routine and opt for a lazier trail instead. A soft breeze coming off the water and the sun on your back will make you think you’re in paradise!
- Shoreline Greenway Trail
Shoreline Greenway Trail/Facebook This trail can be as long or as short as you want it to be. It runs from Lighthouse Point in New Haven to Hammonasset Beach in Madison!
- Bluff Point
Morrow long/Wikimedia This peninsula in Groton offers some of the best hiking in the state, and is dog friendly. It runs 3.6 miles.
- Sherwood Island State Park
Norton/Wikimedia This park in Westport offers a one mile walk from one end to the other, with a pavilion at the halfway point.
- Bear Hill Loop
eastwards/Flickr This section of the Mattabesset trail runs from Route 154 to the Connecticut River, letting you pass creeks and streams, a scenic high spot known as the summit, and ends with a view of the river.
- Nipmuck Trail
Morrow long/Wikimedia The Eastford portion takes you by Pixie Falls, a small but gorgeous flow of water cascading over a lengthy stream of rocks.
- Roaring Brook
rich/Flickr Hike Cheshire until you reach the beautiful Roaring Brook Falls, passing these jaw dropping water scenes as you go.
- Branford Trolley Trail
Sandy Csizmar/Flickr This hike is a real paradise for bird watchers! The round trip walk is just under two miles and is very easy to do.
- Roberts Brook
John Schiller/Wikimedia This 4.7-mile trail starts in East Hartland, but the highlight is walking along the Barkhamsted Reservoir!
- Gay City State Park
CJ Oliver/Wikimedia 4.9 miles of following the Blackledge River in Hebron will leave you feeling reinvigorated!
- Silver Sands State Park
ilirjan rrumbullaku/Flickr Walk this extensive boardwalk in Milford for a stroll you’ll never forget! Plus there’s a bird sanctuary here.
Love these waterfront trails? Take a look at these hikes under 5 miles for even more outdoor exploration!
Shoreline Greenway Trail/Facebook
This trail can be as long or as short as you want it to be. It runs from Lighthouse Point in New Haven to Hammonasset Beach in Madison!
Morrow long/Wikimedia
This peninsula in Groton offers some of the best hiking in the state, and is dog friendly. It runs 3.6 miles.
Norton/Wikimedia
This park in Westport offers a one mile walk from one end to the other, with a pavilion at the halfway point.
eastwards/Flickr
This section of the Mattabesset trail runs from Route 154 to the Connecticut River, letting you pass creeks and streams, a scenic high spot known as the summit, and ends with a view of the river.
The Eastford portion takes you by Pixie Falls, a small but gorgeous flow of water cascading over a lengthy stream of rocks.
rich/Flickr
Hike Cheshire until you reach the beautiful Roaring Brook Falls, passing these jaw dropping water scenes as you go.
Sandy Csizmar/Flickr
This hike is a real paradise for bird watchers! The round trip walk is just under two miles and is very easy to do.
John Schiller/Wikimedia
This 4.7-mile trail starts in East Hartland, but the highlight is walking along the Barkhamsted Reservoir!
CJ Oliver/Wikimedia
4.9 miles of following the Blackledge River in Hebron will leave you feeling reinvigorated!
ilirjan rrumbullaku/Flickr
Walk this extensive boardwalk in Milford for a stroll you’ll never forget! Plus there’s a bird sanctuary here.
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