2025 New England Trail Annual Report
A year on the New England National Scenic Trail.
The 2025 New England Trail Annual Report is here! Inside, you’ll find stories of connection, conservation, and progress from the past year on the trail.
As the Connecticut steward of the trail, we are especially proud to share a few key highlights:
- A Future Campsite: Thanks to a generous land donation, a beautiful 4-acre property in central Connecticut will become a future overnight campsite for trail users.
- Major Infrastructure Upgrades: The Connecticut Woodlands Conservation Corps (CWCC) and volunteers built stone staircases, bog bridging, and gabion bridges to improve trail safety and sustainability.
- Planning for the Future: We are preparing to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the Connecticut portion of the NET in 2026 to guide our future work.
These highlights are just the start. Dive into the full report to explore all of last year’s accomplishments and see our goals for the year ahead.
The 235-mile New England Trail (NET) includes portions of four largely contiguous trails: the Mattabesett, Menunkatuck, and Metacomet Trails in Connecticut and parts of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in Massachusetts.
Designated as a national scenic trail in 2009, the NET has something wonderful to share with everyone. The trail is marked with blue blazes in Connecticut and white in Massachusetts. The primary trail stewards of the NET are the staff and volunteers of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) in Connecticut and the Western Mass Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) in Massachusetts. They are assisted by the National Park Service (NPS) in managing, protecting, restoring, and caring for this scenic New England treasure.
Thank you to our incredible teams, partners, and the entire trail community for making this another amazing year. For more information, including guides and maps, please visit www.newenglandtrail.org.
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