Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic vistas and close-ups of New England’s natural and cultural landscape: traprock ridges, historic village centers, farmlands, unfragmented forests, quiet streams, steep river valleys and waterfalls.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Camping
  • Backcountry Camping
  • Food
  • Dining
  • Hiking
  • Backcountry Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Snowshoeing

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

New England Trail Hours: As the New England trail crosses private property and state land, many locations along the trail do not permit night hiking or overnight parking. Before going out on a hike, check the hours of local parks for parking and hiking regulations.

Getting there

More than 100 public roads cross the New England Trail, and there are trail head parking areas at or near many of these crossings. Detailed Trail Maps are available from Appalachian Mountain Club and Connecticut Forest & Park Association. For Massachusetts maps, visit the AMC Berkshire Chapter; for Connecticut, visit the CFPA Bookstore. Direct access by bus is available at several points in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Train service is available at two points – in Guilford, CT and Northampton, MA.

Visitor centers

Weather

Temperatures range from warm, humid summer days to cold New England winter days.

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Fall trees on the mountains of the trail
Fall on the NET · Xiomaro
Overview of the trail in the fall
Mt Tom Overlook · Xiomaro
Youth gather around a trail head
NET College Network Retreat · NPS Photo
Two youth pointing out over the trail from the top of Mt Higby
YAP on Mt Higby · NPS Photo

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