page_title: Mattabesett Trail
section_title: Trail route
hierarchical_section_title: Mattabesett Trail / Trail description / Trail route
caption_attribution_description: Mattabesett Blue-Blazed Trail. View from Higby Mountain of Interstate 91 and the eastern quarry face of Chauncey Peak. In the far distance is Lamentation Mountain's long ridge.
context_page_description: The Mattabesett Trail is a 62-mile long, hook-shaped Blue-Blazed hiking trail in central Connecticut and a part of the New England National Scenic Trail. One half of the trail follows the high traprock ridges of the Metacomet Ridge, from Totoket Mountain in Guilford, Connecticut to Lamentation Mountain in Meriden, Connecticut from south to north. This ridge is known for its biodiversity, miles of scenic cliffs, and rugged hiking. The second half of the trail extends north from Guilford to Middletown, Connecticut and ends at the Connecticut River. Here, the trail follows an upland of metamorphic rock with occasional views and dense forests.
  Important features along the trail include Lamentation Mountain, Chauncey Peak, Higby Mountain, Besek Mountain, Fowler Mountain, Trimountain, Pistapaug Mountain, Totoket Mountain, the Broomstick Ledges, Seven Falls, and Coginchaug Cave. The Metacomet Trail continues north from Lamentation Mountain where the Mattabesett Trail leaves off.
  The geology, ecology, and landscape of the trail are similar to that of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail to the north in Massachusetts.
caption: View from Higby Mountain of Interstate 91 and the eastern quarry face of Chauncey Peak. In the far distance is Lamentation Mountain's long ridge.
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