Moosup Valley State Park Trail

#1866 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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The Moosup Valley State Park Trail is a rail trail located on the railbed of a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line in the New England towns of Plainfield and Sterling in Windham County, Connecticut. The line ran from 1898 until 1968. The rail line was abandoned in the late 1960s, and was designated by the state as a multi-use trail in 1987. The trail is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. ()

Length: 5.8 miCoordinates: 41°42'46"N, 71°52'51"W

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Moosup Valley State Park Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prudence Crandall Museum, Unitarian Meetinghouse, Ross's Cliffs and Old Furnace State Park, Ross Pond State Park.

4.8 miW
History museum, Museum
Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury
122 min walk • The Prudence Crandall Museum is a historic house museum, sometimes called the Elisha Payne House for its previous owner. It is located on the southwest corner of the junction of Connecticut Routes 14 and 169, on the Canterbury, Connecticut village green.
6.3 miNW
Church
Unitarian Meetinghouse, Brooklyn
160 min walk • The Unitarian Meetinghouse is a historic church at the junction of Connecticut Routes 169 and 6 in the village center of Brooklyn, Connecticut.
4.6 miN
41°46'40"N • 71°51'51"W
Ross's Cliffs and Old Furnace State Park, Old Furnace State Park
117 min walk • Trail, Park
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ross Pond State Park
108 min walk • Ross Pond State Park is a public recreation area covering 314 acres in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. The state park offers hiking, hunting, fishing, and a boat launch.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Quinebaug Lake State Park
104 min walk • Quinebaug Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering 181 acres in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for fishing and non-motorized boating on Wauregan Reservoir.
6.2 miNW
41°47'15"N • 71°56'58"W
Brooklyn Town Library, Brooklyn
160 min walk • Library

Moosup Valley State Park Trail

Facts and practical information

Moosup Valley State Park Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury

Unitarian Meetinghouse, Brooklyn

Ross's Cliffs and Old Furnace State Park, Old Furnace State Park

Ross Pond State Park

Quinebaug Lake State Park

Brooklyn Town Library, Brooklyn