| Aspetuck Valley Trail | |
|---|---|
 Bog mirroring clouds and sky in Aspetuck Valley from the Aspetuck Valley Trail, Newtown, Connecticut. | |
| Length | 5.9 mi (9.5 km) |
| Location | Newtown, Redding and Easton Connecticut |
| Designation | CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail |
| Trailheads | Rock House Road (Valley Road intersection) in Easton Connecticut. Collis P. Huntington State Park near Hopewell Road in Redding Connecticut. |
| Use | hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, geocaching, other |
| Highest point | Collis P. Huntington State Park |
| Lowest point | Aspetuck River |
| Difficulty | easy, with very few difficult sections |
| Sights | Aspetuck River, Hedmon's Pond Dam |
| Hazards | hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy |
The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail in the Aspetuck River Valley area of Fairfield County in the towns of Newtown, Easton and Redding Connecticut.
The trail follows the Aspetuck River through Centennial Watershed State Forest and Aspetuck Land Trust parcels. The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a mostly straight linear north to south trail. The northern end of the trail veers eastward to connect to the local trail system in the Collis P. Huntington State Park.
Notable features include the Poverty Hollow and Valley scenic roads, Aspetuck River, bogs, the dam on Hedmon's pond, modest high points and scenic overlooks as well as several stone fences.
The trail opened on June 2, 2007,[1][2] after the 19th edition of the Connecticut Walk Book West had gone to press in 2006.[3] The Aspetuck Valley Trail is maintained largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the Nature Conservancy.
- ^ "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection".
- ^ "Redding Six mile trail opens on Poverty Hollow Road". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Connecticut Walk Book West: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 19th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. 2006.