New England National Scenic Trail
From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic vistas and close-ups of New England’s natural and cultural landscape: traprock ridges, historic village centers, farmlands, unfragmented forests, quiet streams, steep river valleys and waterfalls.
About under an hour from Hartford, 1.5 hours from Providence and 2 hours from Boston by car.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| New England Trail Hours | Daily · Sunrise to Sunset |
Visitor centers
- Springfield Armory NHS ↗Passport stamp
The headquarters of the NET is located at the Springfield Armory NHS. The visitors center there has NET Passport stamps and items for sale in the gift shop.
- Connecticut Forest & Park Association ↗Passport stamp
Headquarters of our CT Partner. The main CFPA office has a New England NST Passport stamp and information on the NET and the CT Blue-Blazed Trail network.
No campgrounds, no webcams, no things to do or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
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Activities
Activity guides for this park Camping in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks
Questions people ask
Does New England charge an entrance fee?
No. New England is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at New England?
Standard hours are Sunrise to Sunset, every day.
Source: National Park Service
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