User:Morrowlong/Mohawk Trail (Connecticut)
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| Mohawk Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 25.7 miles (41.4 km) [1] |
| Location | Cornwall Connecticut |
| Designation | CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail |
| Use | hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, mountain biking (parts of the trail), other |
| Highest point | Mohawk Mountain, 1,683 ft (513 m) |
| Lowest point | Housatonic River, 347 ft (106 m) |
| Difficulty | Easy, Strenuous |
| Season | All |
| Months | 12 |
| Sights | Broadloaf Mountain, Cornwall Bridge, Mohawk Mountain, Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Mohawk Tower, Cunningham Tower, Red Mountain, Black Spruce Bog, Mohawk Pond |
| Hazards | hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy |
'Mohawk Trail (Connecticut)' is a 25.70-mile (41.36 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail that winds through Litchfield County in north-western Connecticut.
The CFPA Blue-Blazed Mohawk trail follows the original trail route of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut until the Appalachian Trail was re-routed to follow the Housatonic River from from Broadloaf Mountain (near Cornwall Bridge) to Falls Village.
The Mohawk Trail (Connecticut)' connects to the Appalachian Trail at both it's southern terminus (Broadloaf Mountain) and northern terminus (Falls Village near Housatonic Valley Regional High School), both adjacent to the Housatonic River and Connecticut Route 7.
The CFPA Blue-Blazed Mattatuck Trail's northern trail head connects to and terminates at the Mohawk Trail in Mohawk Mountain State Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park.
See also
[edit]- Appalachian Trail
- Mattatuck Trail
- Black Rock State Park
- Mohawk Mountain State Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park
- Blue-Blazed Trails
References
[edit]- ^ Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19th edition). Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.
Further reading
[edit]- Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19 ed.). Rockfall, Connecticut: Connecticut Forest and Park Association. pp. 1–353. ISBN 0961905263.
- Emblidge, David (1998). Hikes in southern New England: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont (1 ed.). Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 1–304. ISBN 0-8117-2669-X.
- Keyarts, Eugene (2002). Pietrzyk, Cindi Dale (ed.). Short Nature Walks: Connecticut Guide Book (7 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–192. ISBN 0-7627-2310-6.
- Laubach, Rene; Smith, Charles W. G. (2007). AMC's Best Day Hikes in Connecticut (1 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. pp. 1–320. ISBN 1-934028-10-X.
- Ostertag, Rhonda; Ostertag, George (2002). Hiking Southern New England (2 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–336. ISBN 0-7627-2246-0.
