| Hancock Brook Trail | |
|---|---|
 Hancock Brook along Hancock Brook Trail. | |
| Length | 2.8 miles (4.5 km)[1] |
| Location | Mattatuck State Forest, Waterville Section of the City of Waterbury near the Thomaston and Plymouth border, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Designation | CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail |
| Use | hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, rock climbing |
| Highest point | Lion Head, 660 ft (200 m) |
| Lowest point | Hancock Brook |
| Difficulty | Easy to moderate difficulty, some rock scrambling. |
| Sights | Hancock Brook and valley, stone walls along brook, railroad tracks, scenic views from ridge. |
| Hazards | hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy |
The 'Hancock Brook Trail' is a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail Waterville Section of the City of Waterbury in New Haven County close to the borders of Thomaston and Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is contained overwhelmingly in a section of the Mattatuck State Forest bounded by Hancock Brook on the east, Thomaston Avenue on the west and Spruce Brook Road / Route 262 to the north.
The 'Hancock Brook Trail' is listed as one of the Waterbury area trails in the Connecticut Walk Book West.
The Hancock Brook Trail is a highly linear loop trail composed of two parallel north-south trails connected at the north and south. The eastern trail follows the western shore of Hancock Brook. The western trail follows the ridge line rising up a few yards from the western shore of the Hancock Brook.
Notable features include a 660-foot summit (Lion Head 41°36′14″N 73°03′03″W / 41.6038°N 73.0509°W) and several overlook views.[2] The trail is maintained largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.
- ^ Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19th ed.). Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.
- ^ Connecticut Walk Book: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 17th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. Undated.