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On-trail landmarks

New England Trail landmarks and waypoints

20 named places in 4 trail sections, ordered by approximate route mile. Use the category filters on the permit map to see these same points in Map, 3D and Explore in 3D.

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Section 1

Metacomet

  1. Long Island Sound / Connecticut southern terminus area

    ≈ MI 5

    Southern NET start

    WaterJunctions & access
    Sources

  2. Sleeping Giant

    ≈ MI 12.6

    Iconic basalt ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  3. Hubbard Park / Castle Craig

    ≈ MI 22

    ≈ 945 FT · 41.55663, -72.83552

    Panoramic central Connecticut view

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  4. Ragged Mountain

    ≈ MI 32.8

    ≈ 756 FT · 41.61711, -72.82284

    Steep cliffs and reservoirs

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  5. Talcott Mountain / Heublein Tower

    ≈ MI 42.8

    ≈ 951 FT · 41.82588, -72.79850

    Historic tower and Farmington Valley views

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  6. Peak Mountain / Connecticut–Massachusetts line

    ≈ MI 53.5

    ≈ 726 FT · 41.97038, -72.74014

    Northern CT traprock ridge

    Peaks & viewsJunctions & access
    Sources

Section 2

Mattabesett

  1. Middletown / Connecticut River

    ≈ MI 69.2

    ≈ 202 FT · 41.53872, -72.61982

    Major river crossing

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

  2. Higby Mountain

    ≈ MI 80.4

    ≈ 892 FT · 41.55081, -72.74043

    Exposed basalt ledges

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  3. Lamentation Mountain

    ≈ MI 92.8

    ≈ 695 FT · 41.57658, -72.76011

    Long central Connecticut ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  4. Beseck Mountain / Black Pond

    ≈ MI 105.2

    ≈ 834 FT · 41.49559, -72.74610

    Traprock cliffs over water

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

  5. Totoket Mountain / Guilford lakes

    ≈ MI 117.6

    ≈ 716 FT · 41.42062, -72.71329

    Southern CT woodland and lake country

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

Section 3

Menunkatuck

  1. Guilford salt marshes

    ≈ MI 128.6

    Tidal wetlands

    Water
    Sources

  2. Bluff Head

    ≈ MI 134

    ≈ 364 FT · 41.42011, -72.69954

    Prominent southern Connecticut overlook

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

  3. Long Island Sound terminus region

    ≈ MI 139.8

    Coastal endpoint branch

    WaterJunctions & access
    Sources

Section 4

Metacomet-Monadnock

  1. Mount Tom

    ≈ MI 152.3

    ≈ 1,187 FT · 42.24184, -72.64793

    Prominent Connecticut River valley ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  2. Holyoke Range / Mount Norwottuck

    ≈ MI 166.2

    Classic western Massachusetts ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  3. Mount Holyoke / Summit House

    ≈ MI 182.1

    ≈ 935 FT · 42.30075, -72.58679

    Famous Connecticut River Oxbow views

    Peaks & viewsHistory & culture
    Sources

  4. Quabbin region

    ≈ MI 196.9

    Large protected watershed landscape

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  5. Northfield Mountain / Connecticut River

    ≈ MI 212.8

    ≈ 1,203 FT · 42.61535, -72.42426

    Northern Massachusetts ridge

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

  6. Mount Monadnock approach

    ≈ MI 228.6

    Iconic New Hampshire monadnock

    Peaks & views
    Sources