Connecticut Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Connecticut Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Connecticut

• Mount Riga State Park, CT
  

Travel Guides In Connecticut

• Appalachian Trail - Connecticut, ME
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Hartford, CT
• Mystic, CT
• New Haven, CT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Stamford, CT
• Clinton, CT
• Danbury, CT
• Greenwich, CT
• Groton, CT
• Manchester, CT

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• Connecticut
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• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• New York
• Vermont

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Feature Articles

• The Exhaust-Free, Self-Propelled Foliage Tour
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  Connecticut: Exploring the River-hugging AT
• October Culture Travel Guide
  
• December Family Travel Guide
  
• GORP - National Scenic Trails - State by State Guide, Part 2
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• GORP - National Scenic Trails - Appalachian Trail - Fall Foliage
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Trip Ideas

• Multisport Mayhem in Wrangell-St. Elias Nat'l Park and Prince William Sound
  

Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

1361 Main St.
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

Description: More than a preserve, the Connecticut Audubon Society Center features interactive exhibits and... Read More

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East Hartford Cross Country Ski and Jogging Trails

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Manchester, Connecticut

Expert Rated & Recommended

Mattabesset Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Connecticut and Massachusetts
Hartford, Connecticut

Description: New England's Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett trail crosses over 200 miles of ridge lines, forests, and grassy plains.... Read More

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Hotels

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The Mayflower Inn

118 WOODBURY ROAD/ ROUTE
Washington, CT 06793 Map

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Tollgate Hill Inn

571 Torrington Road
Litchfield, CT 06759 Map

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Omni New Haven Hotel

155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510 Map

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