Hiking the Mattatuck Trail

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Trails: Blue-Blazed trail runs from west of Litchfield southeast to Black Rock State Park
Access fee: Entry fee for the State Park
Nearest town: Litchfield, CT
Trail map: The trail is described in the Connecticut Walk Book published by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.
Web site: CT Forest and Park Association
Points of interest: Black Rock SP is named after the graphite deposits found there.
Other activities: Cross-country skiing at Black Rock SP
Lodging: Litchfield has several choices
Camping: Black Rock State Park has 90 sites
Weather forecast: Torrington
Tourism info: Northwest Connecticut VB
Getting to the trail: Black Rock SP is 2 miles southwest of Thomaston on Highway 6.
Map of local region: Litchfield

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Number of ratings: 3
Average rating: 4.33

Trail Name: Mattatuck Trail
I have hiked there: Few
I last hiked there in: August, 2003
Trails that I hiked: Buuter Milk Falls and Mount Tobe sections
Favorite trails: Buttermilk Falls
Best time to go: Spring and Fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: diverse terrain, and nice scenery, especially thru the falls
What I disliked: Some road sections and very swampy in a few places
Comments: Bring a camera for the falls, and a map to detour yourself around the swamp in the Mt Tobe section. Trail is well marked but can be tricky in a few places.
Submitted by: rv38
from: waterbury ct
Date submitted: Sept 16, 2003

Area name: Mattatuck Trail
Times hiked: Once
Date last hiked: August, 2002
Trails hiked: Mattatuck, Mainline trail through Black Rock state park
Favourite trails: blue-blaze mainline
Best time to go: summer/fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: scenery, layout
What I disliked: nothing
Comments: very rocky in the Thomaston/Watertown section but an excellent challenge
Submitted by: MGH
from: Bristol, Connecticut
Date submitted: Aug 8, 2002

Area name: Mattatuck Trail
Times hiked: Several
Date last hiked: July, 2002
Trails hiked: Mattatuck, tunxis, appilaichian
Favourite trails: Mattatuck
Best time to go: early spring and mid fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: easy to find trail heads, good diversity of terrian,
What I disliked: crosses roads too often, swamped out in some locations
Comments: Actual trail head is in wolcott at Peterson Park, this section from wolcott to thomaston is worth it, if for no other reason than seeing Buttermilk Falls in Plymouth. there is a small swamp crossing that may be messy if it has rained recently.
Submitted by: DL
from: Terryville , CT
Date submitted: Aug 1, 2002

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