Natchaug Trail, Bigelow Hollow State Park

Name: Natchaug Trail
Address: Bigelow Hollow State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Bigelow Hollow State Park

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Natchaug Trail, Bigelow Hollow State Park

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The Natchaug Trail is a Blue-Blazed hiking trail "system" which meanders through 19.5 miles of forests in northeast Connecticut—primarily in Windham County. It is maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Its southern trailhead begins in the James L. Goodwin State Forest in the towns of Chaplin, Connecticut and Hampton, Connecticut and the northern terminus is at its intersection with the Nipmuck Trail in Natchaug State Forest in Eastford, Connecticut. ()

Length: 19.5 miCoordinates: 41°59'56"N, 72°7'55"W

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Bigelow Hollow State Park United States

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Day trips

Natchaug Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Quinebaug Woods, Tantiusques, Clarke–Glover Farmhouse, Union.

5 miN
Natural attraction, Forest
Quinebaug Woods, Holland
129 min walk • Quinebaug Woods is a 36-acre open space preserve located in Holland, Massachusetts. The property, acquired in 2001 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is named for the Quinebaug River, which runs through the reservation.
4 miN
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Tantiusques, Sturbridge
103 min walk • Tantiusques is a 57-acre open space reservation and historic site registered with the National Register of Historic Places. The reservation is located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and is owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations; it is notable for its historic, defunct graphite mines.
6.9 miNE
Park
Clarke–Glover Farmhouse, Southbridge
176 min walk • The Clarke–Glover Farmhouse is a historic house at 201 South Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built about 1830, it is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
1.4 miSW
Town
Union
37 min walk • Union is a town located in the northeastern part of Tolland County, Connecticut, United States and is part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous town and municipality in Connecticut.
7.1 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Sylvester Dresser House, Southbridge
181 min walk • The Sylvester Dresser House is a historic house at 29 Summer Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built sometime between 1865 and 1870, it is a distinctive local example of Italianate architecture with some Gothic features.
7.1 miNE
Church
St. Hedwig Parish, Southbridge
181 min walk • St. Hedwig Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded December 1916. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Worcester.
7 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
William Hodgson Two-Family House, Southbridge
180 min walk • The William Hodgson Two-Family House is or was a historic house at 103-105 Sayles Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 1+1⁄2-story Greek Revival duplex was built sometime between 1855 and 1870.
6.7 miNW
Town
Wales
172 min walk • Wales is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
6.8 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Judson-Litchfield House, Southbridge
173 min walk • The Judson–Litchfield House is a historic house at 313 South Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built sometime in the 1830s, it is a well-preserved local example of brick Greek Revival architecture, of which there are few surviving examples in the city. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
6.4 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Henry E. Durfee Farmhouse, Southbridge
164 min walk • The Henry E. Durfee Farmhouse is a historic Greek Revival farm house at 281 Eastford Road in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built about 1849, it is a good example of Greek Revival architecture, and a reminder of the now suburban area's once agricultural past.
2.4 miNW
Locality
Nipmuck State Forest
61 min walk • Nipmuck State Forest is a Connecticut state forest. Its 9,000 acres surround Bigelow Hollow State Park in the town of Union and include parcels in Stafford, Ashford, and other towns.