Neighboring Trails and Preserves

Beauty surrounds us in the Northwest corner of Connecticut. After you’ve explored the trails that Cornwall has to offer, be sure to visit our neighboring trails and preserves.

Neighboring Trails

View from Mohawk Mountain

Mohawk State Forest

Cornwall & Goshen, Connecticut

View the rugged hills of this wildlife sanctuary or visit a black spruce bog to experience a unique plant community.

By Morrowlong - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24854415

Appalachian Trail

Cornwall, Connecticut

Information on the Connecticut section of the Appalachian Trail.

breadloaf mountain

Breadloaf Mountain

Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut
Steep, but with great views.

Pine Knob Loop

Pine Knob Loop

Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut

Great vistas and views, a moderate or strenuous hike.

Housatonic Meadows State Park

Housatonic Meadows State Park

Sharon, Connecticut

Camp under the tall pines on the riverbank at Housatonic Meadows evokes a genuine back-to-nature feeling.

Trinity Riverwalk Trail

Trinity Riverwalk Trail

West Cornwall, Connecticut
A beautiful walk for hikers of all abilities along a remote stretch of the Housatonic River south of the Cornwall Covered Bridge. Photo: Hartford Courant

Neighboring Land Trusts & Other Resources