Farmington Canal State Park Trail

#3427 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Farmington Canal State Park Trail is a Connecticut state park forming a portion of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in the towns of Cheshire and Hamden. The developed section of the trail within state park boundaries runs over 17.0 miles from Lazy Lane in Southington to Todd Street in Hamden and includes the historic Farmington Canal's restored Lock 12, located south of Brooksvale Road in Cheshire. The paved, multiple-use trail is used for hiking, biking, jogging, in-line skating and cross-country skiing. ()

Coordinates: 41°28'42"N, 72°55'17"W

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Farmington Canal State Park Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sleeping Giant, Sleeping Giant Golf course, Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, Toyota Oakdale Theatre.

3.7 miSE
State park, Park
Sleeping Giant, Hamden
94 min walk • Sleeping Giant, is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet, located eight miles north of New Haven, Connecticut.
3.1 miS
41°26'5"N • 72°54'20"W
Sleeping Giant Golf course, Hamden
80 min walk • Golf
5.2 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, Hamden
133 min walk • Ireland's Great Hunger Museum was founded in 2012 in Hamden, Connecticut as part of Quinnipiac University to document and educate the public on the Irish Great Famine of 1845–1852, as well as its causes and consequences.
4.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Rock club, Music venue
Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford
112 min walk • The Oakdale Theatre is a multi-purpose performance venue, located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Opened in 1954, the venue consists of an auditorium and domed theatre, known as The Dome at Oakdale.
4.6 miS
Church
Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House, Hamden
117 min walk • The Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House is a historic church complex at 3280 and 3284 Whitney Avenue and 195 Sherman Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It consists of an 1840 Greek Revival church with a tetrastyle temple front portico, a 1911 Colonial Revival parish house, and a 1925 sexton's house.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Roaring Brook Falls, Prospect
30 min walk • Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state.
4.3 miS
Universities and schools
Quinnipiac University, Hamden
111 min walk • Quinnipiac University School of Law is located in North Haven, Connecticut. It is one of Quinnipiac University's graduate schools.
5.3 miE
Cemetery
Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford
134 min walk • The Center Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Center Street in Wallingford, Connecticut. Established about 1670, it is the town's oldest cemetery, and the burial site for many of the city's civic and industrial leaders.
1.7 miNE
Church
First Congregational Church of Cheshire, Cheshire
43 min walk • The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
3.9 miN
41°31'53"N • 72°53'39"W
Barker Character, Cheshire
101 min walk • Specialty museum, Art gallery, Museum
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
River Highlands State Park
103 min walk • River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.