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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

    ≈ 30 FT · 41.28227, -72.67678

    Southern NET start

    WaterJunctions & access
    Sources

  2. Sleeping Giant

    ≈ MI 12.6

    ≈ 77 FT · 41.30139, -72.67994

    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

    ≈ 200 FT · 41.35220, -72.68833

    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

    ≈ 326 FT · 41.40426, -72.69692

    Northern CT traprock ridge

    Peaks & viewsJunctions & access
    Sources

Section 2

Mattabesett

  1. Middletown / Connecticut River

    ≈ MI 69.2

    ≈ 657 FT · 41.49253, -72.72220

    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

    ≈ 935 FT · 41.55552, -72.81737

    Long central Connecticut ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  4. Beseck Mountain / Black Pond

    ≈ MI 105.2

    ≈ 947 FT · 41.62775, -72.82574

    Traprock cliffs over water

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

  5. Totoket Mountain / Guilford lakes

    ≈ MI 117.6

    ≈ 949 FT · 41.73007, -72.81167

    Southern CT woodland and lake country

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

Section 3

Menunkatuck

  1. Guilford salt marshes

    ≈ MI 128.6

    ≈ 951 FT · 41.82085, -72.79919

    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

    ≈ 815 FT · 41.94087, -72.75656

    Coastal endpoint branch

    WaterJunctions & access
    Sources

Section 4

Metacomet-Monadnock

  1. Mount Tom

    ≈ MI 152.3

    ≈ 655 FT · 42.07660, -72.70705

    Prominent Connecticut River valley ridge

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  2. Holyoke Range / Mount Norwottuck

    ≈ MI 166.2

    ≈ 806 FT · 42.20458, -72.63899

    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

    ≈ 908 FT · 42.44147, -72.47067

    Large protected watershed landscape

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  5. Northfield Mountain / Connecticut River

    ≈ MI 212.8

    ≈ 888 FT · 42.55252, -72.37905

    Northern Massachusetts ridge

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

  6. Mount Monadnock approach

    ≈ MI 228.6

    ≈ 867 FT · 42.66286, -72.28800

    Iconic New Hampshire monadnock

    Peaks & views
    Sources