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Coordinates: 41°49′19.6″N 73°17′55.2″W / 41.822111°N 73.298667°W / 41.822111; -73.298667
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Mohawk Trail
Length25.7 miles (41.4 km) [1]
LocationCornwall Connecticut
DesignationCFPA Blue-Blazed Trail
Usehiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, mountain biking (parts of the trail), other
Highest pointMohawk Mountain, 1,683 ft (513 m)
Lowest pointHousatonic River, 347 ft (106 m)
DifficultyEasy, Strenuous
SeasonAll
Months12
SightsBroadloaf Mountain, Cornwall Bridge, Mohawk Mountain, Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Mohawk Tower, Cunningham Tower, Red Mountain, Black Spruce Bog, Mohawk Pond
Hazardshunters, deer ticks, poison ivy

'Mohawk Trail (Connecticut)' is a 25.70-mile (41.36 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail that winds through Litchfield County in north-western Connecticut.

The CFPA Blue-Blazed Mohawk trail follows the original trail route of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut until the Appalachian Trail was re-routed to follow the Housatonic River from from Broadloaf Mountain (near Cornwall Bridge) to Falls Village.

The Mohawk Trail (Connecticut)' connects to the Appalachian Trail at both it's southern terminus (Broadloaf Mountain) and northern terminus (Falls Village near Housatonic Valley Regional High School), both adjacent to the Housatonic River and Connecticut Route 7.

The CFPA Blue-Blazed Mattatuck Trail's northern trail head connects to and terminates at the Mohawk Trail in Mohawk Mountain State Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park.

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References

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  1. ^ Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19th edition). Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.

Further reading

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41°49′19.6″N 73°17′55.2″W / 41.822111°N 73.298667°W / 41.822111; -73.298667