Posted below are major trail interruptions, notices, or closures that may effect your hike planning on the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails—ordered by date. Please use our interactive trails map to see these notices and to view our latest trail location data.

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Trail Notices

Interactive Map
January 24, 2024

Trail Bridge Temporarily Re-set – Lowden Brook, Voluntown

Pachaug Trail

Notice
January 24, 2024

Trail Bridge Out – Wood River, Sterling

Pachaug Trail

Notice
November 19, 2023

Northern Trail Section Closed, Preston

Pequot Trail

Closure
November 9, 2023

Temporary Trail Closures on Powerline Right-of-Ways: Middletown, Haddam

Mattabesett Trail, New England Trail

Closure
September 11, 2023

NET Boardwalk Access- Marsh Restoration

Menunkatuck Trail, New England Trail

Notice
May 24, 2023

Trail Name Changes

Highlawn Forest Trails

Notice
April 25, 2023

Trail Detour- New Hartford

Tunxis Trail

Closure
April 12, 2023

Powerline Closure, Shelton

Paugussett Trail

Closure
December 1, 2022

Trail flooded- Rt 44

Nipmuck Trail

Notice
November 10, 2022

Chauncey Peak, Temporary Trail Detour- Meriden

Mattabesett Trail, New England Trail

Notice
October 28, 2022

Temporary Trail Relo – Indian Well State Park

Paugussett Trail

Notice
October 21, 2022

Jericho-Whitestone Connector- Trail Closure

Whitestone Cliffs Trail

Closure
September 4, 2022

Everwood Drive – Trail Closure

Housatonic Range Trail

Closure
August 2, 2022

Beach Pond- Trail Relocation

Pachaug Trail

Relocation
July 13, 2022

Dark Entry Road- Trail Closure

Mohawk Trail

Closure
April 2, 2022

Rte 49 – Trail Closure

Narragansett Trail

Closure
March 10, 2022

Bolton – Trail Relocation

Shenipsit Trail

Relocation
March 3, 2022

Nepaug State Forest Trail Changes, New Hartford

Tunxis Trail

Relocation
September 28, 2021

Fenton River/ Iron Bridge- Trail Relocation

Nipmuck Trail

Relocation
September 28, 2021

Barkhamsted – Trail Relocation/ Parking Update

Tunxis Trail

Relocation
September 16, 2021

Madison/Durham – Trail Relocation

Mattabesett Trail

Relocation
September 16, 2021

Berlin – Trail Relocation

Mattabesett Trail

Relocation
December 2, 2020

Prospect – New Northern Trailhead & Terminus

Quinnipiac Trail

New
October 19, 2020

Burlington – Sawmill Rd Closure & Bypass

Tunxis Trail

Closure
August 17, 2020

Hampton – Trail Closure

Natchaug Trail

Closure
June 8, 2020

Blazing Changes/Trail Closures

McLean Game Refuge Trails

Notice
January 5, 2020

North Stonington – Trail Closure

Narragansett Trail

Closure
July 19, 2018

Subway Loop Trail – Discontinued

Pachaug Trail

Closure