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PROPERTY OF HARTFORD MARATHON FOUNDATION 41 SEQUIN DRIVE, GLASTONBURY, CT 06033 Last Updated: July 30, 2020
ENJOY OUR FAVORITE PLACES The Hartford Marathon Foundation has compiled resources and recommendations to encourage visiting new state parks, forests, and trails in communities outside your own. To showcase what makes these areas unique and special, this guide will help enhance your trips with local tips on nearby spots. Have fun, be safe, and have an awesome adventure!
* Always be sure to call or check the websites for the most up to date hours of operations and capacity guidelines, prior to your visit.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEAVERTAIL STATE PARK 3 BLACK ROCK STATE PARK 3 BURR POND STATE PARK 4 CHATFIELD HOLLOW STATE PARK 4 COLT STATE PARK 5 GAY CITY STATE PARK 5 GOODARD MEMORIAL STATE PARK 6 HOUSATONIC MEADOWS STATE PARK 6 LINCOLN WOODS STATE PARK 7 MANSFIELD HOLLOW STATE PARK 7 NAUGATUCK STATE FOREST 8 SETH LOW PIERREPONT STATE PARK RESERVE 8 SHENIPSIT STATE FOREST 9 BIKE TRAILS 10
Hartford Marathon Foundation, Inc. is a not for profit organization whose mission is to encourage individuals and families to adopt and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. The organization promotes fitness to all ages and all abilities through community running events, school based programs and community collaborations.
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BEAVERTAIL STATE PARK
Jamestown, Rhode Island
CLICK HERE - For directions, hours, maps, and a history of the park
COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
SLICE OF SPINNAKERS THE GENERAL’S ISLAND SCOOP ACE’S PIZZA CROSSING HEAVEN CAFE BREWHOUSE 79 North Main Road, 1 Clarke Street, 32 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI Jamestown, RI 3 Ferry Wharf, 34 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI WEBSITE WEBSITE Jamestown, RI Jamestown, RI WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Sandy Mackerel Cove, also known as Jamestown MACKEREL COVE BEACH Town Beach, is sheltered from the currents of 153 Beavertail Road, Jamestown /// WEBSITE Narragansett Bay, making it a great spot for families.
BLACK ROCK STATE PARK
Watertown, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
TONY’S COFFEE TRAMONTI HAWK RIDGE SWEET TOOTH ROZZI’S EXPRESS RISTORANTE WINERY
655 Main Street 265 Watertown Road 19 Waterbury Road 131 Main Street, 28 Plungis Road, Plymouth, CT Thomaston, CT #1, Thomaston, CT Thomaston, CT Watertown, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Established in 1979 by owners Bob and Cathee Alex, the farm is located in the beautiful Litchfield EVERGREEN BERRY FARM Hills of Connecticut on 27 acres of secluded field, 435 Bassett Road, Watertown, CT /// WEBSITE forest, and ponds. We are organically managed with special attention to soil biology and nutrition.
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BURR POND STATE PARK
Torrington, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
GOOD PEACHES 'N PIZZERIA ZACH & LOU’S JERRAM COMPANY CREAM MARZANO BARBEQUE WINERY COFFEE HOUSE 632 Torrington Road, 1315 East Main 2936 Winsted Road, 535 Town Hill Road, 33 Franklin Street, Litchfield, CT Street, Torrington, CT Torrington, CT New Hartford, CT Torrington, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
CHATFIELD HOLLOW STATE PARK
Killingworth, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
COZY CORNER ASHLEY’S ICE CHARMARD GRAND APIZZA BILL’S SEAFOOD BAKE SHOPPE CREAM VINEYARDS 734 Boston Post Rd, 548 Boston Post Rd, 183 CT-81, 724 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT Westbrook, CT 115 Cow Hill Rd, Killingworth, CT Madison, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE Clinton, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Chester - Hadlyme Ferry attractions include Gillette’s Castle in Hadlyme on the east side, and, CHESTER – HADLYME FERRY on the west side of the river, the Essex Steam Rt. 148, Chester & Hadlyme, CT /// WEBSITE Train. The ferry ride is actually a continuation of scenic Route 148, from Chester to Hadlyme.
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COLT STATE PARK
Bristol, Rhode Island
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
JULES ICE BRISTOL HOUSE PAPA JOE’S GREENVALE ANGELINA’S CREAM OF PIZZA WRAP SHACK VINEYARDS 301 Hope Street, Bristol, RI 446 Thames Street, 55 State St. Unit 2, 567 Hope Street, 582 Wapping Rd, WEBSITE Bristol, RI Bristol, RI Bristol RI Portsmouth, RI WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Set on 48 acres of coastal farmland, Coggeshall Farm Museum recreates the daily experience of COGGESHALL FARM MUSEUM tenant farmers on a salt marsh farm through live 1 Colt Drive, Bristol, RI /// WEBSITE interpretation, historic structures, heirloom plants, and heritage-breed animals.
GAY CITY STATE PARK
Hebron, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
FISH FAMILY SILK CITY URBAN LODGE FARM MULBERRY SHADY GLEN BREWING COFFEE CREAMERY COMPANY 981 Main Street, 840 Middle Turnpike 763 Main Street, 20 Dimock Lane, Manchester, CT East, Manchester, CT 47 Purnell Place, Manchester, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE Manchester, CT WEBSITE Bolton, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE
Wickham Park is a non-profit, private foundation whose property extends into both Manchester and WICKHAM PARK East Hartford, Connecticut. The park contains 280 1329 Middle Turnpike W, Manchester, CT /// WEBSITE acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas, and hosts many special events.
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GOODARD MEMORIAL STATE PARK
Warwick /// East Greenwich, Rhode Island
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
LINESIDER BREWED IGGY’S DOUGHBOYS DEL’S LEMONADE DEMO’S PIZZA BREWING AWAKENINGS & CHOWDERHOUSE & REFRESHMENTS COMPANY
2050 Warwick Ave, 1686 Warwick 889 Oakland Beach 1316 Bald Hill Rd, 1485 South County Warwick, RI Avenue, Warwick, RI Ave, Warwick, RI Warwick, RI Trail, Suite 201, East WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE Greenwich, RI WEBSITE
Wickford Village provides picturesque streets lined WICKFORD VILLAGE with one-of-a-kind family owned and operated Main Street, Wickford, RI /// WEBSITE shops featuring jewelry, houseware, clothing and more.
HOUSATONIC MEADOWS STATE PARK
Sharon, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
JP GIFFORD CAFÉ & FUDGY’S ICE MOUNTAINSIDE MIRANDA MIZZA CATERING CO CREAM CAFE VINEYARD
6 Ethan Allen St, 16 W Main St, 4789 RT-22 Lakeville, CT 251 US-7, Falls 42 Ives Road, Sharon, CT Amenia, NY WEBSITE Village, CT Goshen, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
The Appalachian Trail (AT) in Connecticut is part of the fabled through-route from Springer Mt. in APPALACHIAN TRAIL Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine, a distance of Sherman, Kent, Sharon, Canaan, & Salisbury, CT WEBSITE ~2,200 miles. The trail was the first in the nation to be named a National Scenic Trail, so designated
by an Act of the U.S. Congress passed in 1968.
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LINCOLN WOODS STATE PARK
Lincoln, Rhode Island
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
PROVIDENCE LINCOLN PIZZERIA THE LODGE PUB DAVE’S COFFEE BREWING COMPANY CREAMERY ROMANA & EATERY
341 South Main 1920 Mineral Spring Street, Providence, RI 276 Front Street, 3 Wake Robin Road, 40 Breakneck Hill Avenue, North WEBSITE Lincoln, RI Lincoln, RI Road, Lincoln, RI WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE Providence, RI WEBSITE
Located amid 40 acres of beautiful woodlands, the ROGER WILLIAMS ZOO Roger Williams Park Zoo provides visitors the 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI /// WEBSITE opportunity to see animals from all over the globe – some more than a million years old.
MANSFIELD HOLLOW STATE PARK
Mansfield, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
WILLIMANTIC SPRING HILL UCONN DAIRY WILLINGTON BREWING PIZZA HOUSE DOG LANE CAFE CAFE BAR COMPANY
25 River Rd, 1 Dog Ln, Storrs, CT 1029 Storrs Rd, 17 Manter Road 967 Main St, Willington, CT WEBSITE Storrs, CT #4263, Storrs, CT Willimantic, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Everyone is welcome to explore the animal barns HORSE BARN HILL and learn more about the animals that are cared Horsebarn Hill, Storrs, CT /// WEBSITE for on the university's campus. Visitors can see dairy and beef cows, sheep and horses in the barns daily.
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NAUGATUCK STATE FOREST
Beacon Falls /// Cheshire /// Hamden /// Naugatuck /// Oxford, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
THE LOADED “THE ORIGINAL” BLACK HOG RICH FARM ICE THE STATION GOAT COFFEE ANTONIO’S BREWING CREAM RESTAURANT COMPANY RESTAURANT COMPANY 691 Oxford Rd, 195 Water St, 64 Church Street, Oxford, CT 90 N Main St, Beacon Naugatuck, CT 115 Hurley Rd, Bldg Naugatuck, CT WEBSITE Falls, CT WEBSITE 9A, Oxford, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
Quassy Amusement & Waterpark has been providing families across Connecticut with QUASSY AMUSEMENT PARK affordable family fun for more than 110 years. 2132 Middlebury Rd, Middlebury, CT /// WEBSITE Start the day with exciting rides, cool off in the waterpark, and then win some prizes from the
variety of games and the arcade.
SETH LOW PIERREPONT STATE PARK RESERVE
Ridgefield, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
ROSS BREAD SHOPPE DEBORAH ANN’S 850 DEGRESS WOOD BAILEY’S NOD HILL & COFFEE HOUSE SWEET SHOPPE FIRED RESTAURANT BACKYARD BREWERY
109 Danbury Rd, 381 Main St, 424 Main St, 370 Watertown 137 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield, CT Road, Thomaston, CT Ridgefield, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE
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SHENIPSIT STATE FOREST
Ellington /// Somers /// Stafford, Connecticut
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COFFEE / BAKERY ICE CREAM PIZZA FAMILY RESTAURANT BREWERY / WINERY
POWDER LUANN’S SMYTH’S ICE COPPER HOUSE LULU’S PIZZERIA HOLLOW BAKERY CREAM TAVERN BREWERY 151 Hazard Ave. 238 Somers Rd, 75 Hazard Ave #3887, 585 Main Street, Enfield, CT 504 Hazard Ave, Ellington, CT Enfield, CT WEBSITE Somers, CT WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE Enfield, CT WEBSITE
Stafford Motor Speedway is a semi-banked 1/2 STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY mile paved oval and is a NASCAR Whelen All- 55 West Street, Stafford Springs, CT /// WEBSITE American Series sanctioned track. The track is well known as the home of the SK Modifieds.
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BIKE TRAILS AIR LINE STATE PARK TRAIL (NORTH)
Chaplin /// Hampton /// Pomfret /// Putnam /// Thompson /// Windham, Connecticut
CLICK HERE - For details, maps, and a history of the trail AIR LINE STATE PARK TRAIL (SOUTH)
Colchester /// Columbia /// East Hampton /// Hebron /// Lebanon /// Portland, Connecticut
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BLACKSTONE RIVER BIKEWAY
Cumberland /// Lincoln /// Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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EAST BAY BIKE PATH
Barrington /// Bristol /// East Providence /// Warren, Rhode Island
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HOP RIVER STATE PARK BIKE PATH
Andover /// Bolton /// Columbia /// Coventry /// Manchester /// Vernon /// Windham, Connecticut
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WASHINGTON SECONDARY BIKE PATH
Coventry /// Cranston /// West Warwick /// Warwick, Rhode Island
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WINDSOR LOCKS CANAL STATE PARK TRAIL
Suffield /// Windsor Locks, Connecticut
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