Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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MA State Line to Putnam CT - Gravel & Ballast
Putnam to Willimantic CT - Gravel & Ballast
Willimantic to East Hampton CT - Gravel & Ballast
Stony Creek Section of Branford - Gravel - 1.1 miles
Gravel path on abandoned trolley line between Totoket Road and West Point Road in the Stony Creek Section of Branford.
A map of the currently open trail between Cheshire and Hamden as well as its proposed extensions to New Haven and Southington is on the East Coast Greenway Web Site.
A map of the currently open trail between Cheshire and Hamden is available on page 7 of Appendix A of the Connecticut Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan posted on the Bike-ped Web Page of CT-DOT.
A 6 mile section of the Trail from Hamden (Todd St) to Cheshire (Cornwall St) is described in section 2 of the Official Rails-to-Trails Conservancy New England Guidebook by Cynthia Mascott published in 2000 by Globe Pequot Press. This trail listing contains a photograph, historical description, trail head directions and parking, a trail map, trail details, a local trail manager contact, and much more.
A 5.2 mile section of the trail between Cheshire and Hamden is described in Great Rail Trails of the Northeast by Craig Della Penna. The information includes a historical background of the trail as well as a detailed description keyed to bicycle odometer readings from the author's in person trip down the trail. This book is out-of-print, but many bookstores still have copies for sale.
Proposed Rail-with-trail from Hartford to Simsbury
Bolton to Windham - 12 miles - gravel - open to public use - paving proposed
Vernon - 9.1 miles - stone dust - open to public use
A map of the Hop River Trail is available on page 5 of Appendix A of the Connecticut Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan posted on the Bike-ped Web Page of CT-DOT.
A 10.7 mile section of the Trail from Southbury (Kettletown Rd) to Naugatuck (Route 63) is described in section 4 of the Official Rails-to-Trails Conservancy New England Guidebook by Cynthia Mascott published in 2000 by Globe Pequot Press. This trail listing contains a photograph, historical description, trail head directions and parking, a trail map, trail details, a local trail manager contact, and much more.
A 8.2 mile section of the trail between Southbury and Waterbury is described in Great Rail Trails of the Northeast by Craig Della Penna. The information includes a historical background of the trail as well as a detailed description keyed to bicycle odometer readings from the author's in person trip down the trail. This book is out-of-print, but many bookstores still have copies for sale.
The Merritt Parkway does not have a association with railroad history. Nevertheless, it is a historic highway despite the fact that it is still in daily use by uncounted automobile commuters. The East Coast Greenway has incorporated the Merritt Parkway into its planned route in the hope that the long forgotten plan to build a multi-modal trail alongside the motorway can be revived.
Two maps of the temporary on-road route of the ECG between New Haven and the NY State Line are available at the East Coast Greenway Web Site. Note that You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these maps!
Newspaper Articles
- East Coast Greenway On The Right Trail (July 12, 2001 - Connecticut Post)
- Plans Unveiled for Bike, Pedestrian Path Among Merritt (Mar 21 2001 - Courant)
Adjacent to Route 64 - 4.3 miles - open
A map of the Middlebury Trail is available on page 2 of Appendix A of the Connecticut Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan posted on the Bike-ped Web Page of CT-DOT.
Plainfield to State Line in Sterling - 5 miles
A path is under construction on the abandoned railroad bed northward from the old railroad station along the West Bank of the Shetucket River.
Bridgeport to Botsford - Planned
Within Monroe - 4.5 miles- open
Within Putnam - 2 miles
A 2 mile section of the Trail within Putnam is briefly described in section D of the Official Rails-to-Trails Conservancy New England Guidebook by Cynthia Mascott published in 2000 by Globe Pequot Press.
Within Salisbury - unimproved path - 2.5 miles
Suffield to Windsor Locks - 4.5 miles - Recently resurfaced.
A map of the Monroe Trail is available on page 3 of Appendix A of the Connecticut Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan posted on the Bike-ped Web Page of CT-DOT.
Note that this canal trail has no railroad history!
Sign images are from the Manual of Traffic Signs by Richard C. Moeur.
Updated on August 06, 2001 by Kenyon F.
Karl <[email protected]>.
Unintentional errors are likely!
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