Quinebaug Trail
Description
The Quinebaug Trail is a Connecticut hiking trail and is one of the Blue-Blazed hiking trails maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.The trail is located in the towns of Griswold, Voluntown and Plainfield in eastern Connecticut and is almost entirely within the Pachaug State Forest.Trail descriptionThe Quinebaug Trail is a Blue-Blazed hiking trail and extends from Breakneck Road near the intersection with Lee Road in Griswold, Connecticut to northern Spaulding Road in Plainfield. Most of the Quinebaug Trail is on state land within the Pachaug State Forest. It connects to one small public recreation area maintained by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Phillips Pond.Much of the Quinebaug Trail is flat or has gradual ascents and descents and is suitable for casual walking or hiking, running - or snowshoeing in the winter. The steepest section is where the trail traverses the closed section of Flat Rock Road. The Quinebaug Trail crosses streams and wetland areas that are subject to flooding in periods of significant rain and snow melt. In particular the trail sections close to Hell Hollow Pond and Lockes Meadow Pond are low lying areas which are often under water.
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