| Narragansett Trail | |
|---|---|
 Narragansett Trail "white oval" sign at junction of Connecticut State Route 2 and Ryder Road. | |
| Length | 16 miles (26 km)[1] |
| Location | Connecticut |
| Designation | CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail |
| Use | Hiking, running, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing |
| Highest point | Lantern Hill 41°27′39″N 71°56′39″W / 41.4608°N 71.9441°W, 490 ft (150 m) |
| Lowest point | Lantern Hill Pond, 115 ft (35 m) |
| Sights | Lantern Hill, High Ledge, Wyassup Lake, Green Falls Pond, CT/RI Border Marker |
| Hazards | Hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy, insects, snakes, black bears |
The Narragansett Trail is a 16 miles (26 km) hiking trail located in Connecticut. It is one of the Blue-Blazed Trails maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, the Narragansett Council, and the Rhode Island chapter of Scouts BSA.
Running along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border, the trail passes through the towns of Ledyard, Voluntown, and North Stonington in eastern Connecticut, as well as the Lantern Hill section of the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, the Groton Sportsman Club, the Nature Conservancy's Gladys Foster Preserve, the Pachaug State Forest Green Falls Pond area, and the Rhode Island Scouts BSA Narragansett Council Camp Yawgoog reservation property.
The Narragansett Trail follows a primarily southwest-to-northeast trail for approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km). At the easternmost end, the trail becomes a north-to-south trail section that strictly follows the Connecticut/Rhode Island border south for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). Notable features include the summits of Lantern Hill and High Ledge. The trail also goes near but does not summit Cossaduck Hill and Pendleton Hill.[2]
- ^ 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.