14 Hiking Trails near Kent, CT
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Kent Falls State Park
Kent, Connecticut
4.7 miles NEA scenic waterfall park in Kent, Connecticut where the lot fills fast on summer weekends — arrive early; the park closes to new visitors once the lot reaches capacity.
Hike
Steep Rock
Washington, Connecticut
11.5 miles SEA fun mix of 4x4 singletrack, forest trail, and powerline downhills winding from Judd's Bridge to Steep Rock's pinnacle, with great views and a rough but exciting descent.
Hike, Mountain Bike
Mohawk Mountain State Park
Cornwall, Connecticut
11.6 miles NEA 15-mile backcountry route of logging roads and singletrack climbing to the top of Mohawk Mountain, with trail junctions, river sections, and cross-country ski terrain.
Cross-country Ski, Hike, Mountain Bike
Canopus Lake Beach
Kent Cliffs
25.2 miles SWLifeguarded sand beach on Canopus Lake in Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, off NY 301 near Kent Cliffs. Swimming late May through Labor Day, $10 per car in season.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Hop Brook Lake
Middlebury
25.5 miles SEA free Army Corps of Engineers lake behind Hop Brook Dam in Middlebury, with a small swimming beach, seven miles of trails and a paddling pool closed to motorboats. The beach runs a short summer season and has been shut by bacteria and cyanobacteria in pa
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
28.1 miles NWWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Mansfield Beach
Great Barrington
33.6 miles NGreat Barrington's free town beach on 29-acre Lake Mansfield, a short walk from downtown, with a sandy swim area, seasonal lifeguards, a picnic lawn and playground, and conservation forest trails.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Oakdale Beach
Hudson
39.5 miles NWA small city-run sand beach on spring-fed Oakdale Lake in Hudson's Oakdale Park. Free and open to the public, with swimming allowed only when lifeguards are on duty in summer.
Hike, Swim
Metacomet Trail
East Granby, Connecticut
40.9 miles EA 62.7-mile Blue-Blazed trail along Connecticut's Metacomet Ridge — part of the New England National Scenic Trail — open to hikers, backpackers, bikers, horseback riders, and in winter, snowshoers.
Hike, Mountain Bike 0.3 mi
Stony Kill Falls
Kerhonkson, New York
42.5 miles WAn 87-foot wispy waterfall hidden in the Shawangunk rocks, with a scenic 1.5-mile hike, pool for wading, colorful cliff textures, and brilliant fall foliage — swimming at your own risk.
Hike, Swim
South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
43.6 miles NWSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.4 mi
Kaaterskill Fall
Hunter, New York
44.2 miles NWKaaterskill Falls is one of the most storied waterfalls in the eastern United States — a spectacular two-tiered cascade in New York's Catskill Mountains near Hunter that plunges roughly 260...
Hike, Swim
Lake Welch Beach
Stony Point
45.9 miles SWThe largest beach in Harriman State Park, a half-mile of sand on Lake Welch near Stony Point with lifeguarded summer swimming and a $10 per car fee in season.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Windsor Locks Canal Trail
Suffield, Connecticut
48.3 miles EA 4.5-mile towpath trail along a 170-year-old historic canal with scenic vistas of both the Connecticut River and the old waterway itself.
Hike, Mountain Bike
