Naugatuck Trail parallel to Connecticut State Route 8 and the Naugatuck River
Length
5.5 mi (8.9 km)
Location
New Haven County, Connecticut
Designation
CFPA Blue-Blazed Naugatuck Trail
Use
hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, other
Highest point
Beacon Cap 770 ft (234.7 m)
Lowest point
Connecticut Route 8, 220 ft (67 m)
Difficulty
easy, with very few difficult sections
Season
easiest spring to fall
Hazards
hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy
The Naugatuck Trail is a 6.8-mile (10.9 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail "system" in the eastern central-lower Naugatuck River Valley in New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. It is almost entirely contained in the Naugatuck State Forest.[1] The mainline (officially the "Blue" or "non-dot") trail is primarily east to west with three short side or spur trails. Composed of four trails (including the primarily East-to-West mainline trail (5.5 miles) plus three shorter side trails), at its western end the trail ends with a section alongside Route 8 and the Naugatuck River. During the 1930s and 1940s, it was much larger. But post–World War II housing developments of the Connecticut Blue-Blazed Trails, led to its drastic reduction.
Notable features include: the summits of Beacon Cap[2] and Spruce Knoll.[3] The trail goes near, but does not summit Beacon Hill (670 feet).[4] The Connecticut Forest and Park Association is mostly responsible for its maintenance.
^"Beacon Cap via Naugatuck Trail and Beacon Cap Trail". AllTrails.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
^MARTEKA, PETER. "From The Falls Of Egypt Brook To The Top Of Beacon Cap Along The Naugatuck". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
^Connecticut Walk Book: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 17th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. Undated.
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