Regicides Trail
| Regicides Trail | |
|---|---|
snowshoeing, geocaching | |
| Highest point | Junction with Quinnipiac Trail on High Rock or York Mountain, 700 ft (210 m) |
| Lowest point | Wilbur Cross Parkway Tunnel Roof, 330 ft (100 m) |
| Difficulty | Moderate to Hard |
| Sights | New Haven, Woodbridge, Lake Watrous, Lake Dawson, Lake Wintergreen, Konolds Pond, Long Island Sound, Judges Cave |
| Hazards | Deer ticks, poison ivy, falling off cliff heights |
Regicides Trail is a
Description
The trail is a narrow footpath marked with blue blazes, sometimes rocky with difficult footing. It is roughly paralleled by Baldwin Drive, a paved road currently closed to motor vehicles, except for maintenance vehicles, named for New Haven native
There are two connecting Blue-Blazed Trails to the Regicides Trail. The Westville Feeder, which starts at a footbridge over the West River off Blake Street in the
The Regicides Trail also connects to a series of other trails within the park that are not part of the Blue-Blazed system. These trails include the Red Trail that creates a trail loop within the park; the Green Trail, connecting down to the park's main entrance on Wintergreen Avenue; the Orange Trail, connecting to the south end of Lake Wintergreen; the Blue-White Trail, connecting to the northern end of Lake Wintergreen; the Purple Trail, connecting to Main Street in Hamden, and the Yellow Trail, connecting to Mountain Road in Hamden.[5] The Regicides Trail has a connection to the Woodbridge trail system via the blue-yellow-blazed North Summit Trail, which intersects the Regicides, just west of Baldwin Drive near a U-shaped overlook. The North Summit Trail extends for 0.8 miles and intersects with the Bishop Estate and Darling House Trails, off Connecticut Route 69 in Woodbridge.[6]
See also
References
- ^
Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19th edition). Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.
- ^ "West Rock Ridge Park Association website". West Rock Ridge Park Association. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Forest and Park Association website". Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ISBN 0-9619052-6-3.
- ^ "West Rock Ridge State Park". Conn. Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Estate Darling House Trails" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
Further reading
Books – Connecticut hiking []
- Colson, Ann T. (2005). Connecticut Walk Book East (19 ed.). Rockfall, Connecticut: Connecticut Forest and Park Association. pp. 1–261. ISBN 0961905255.
- Colson, Ann T. (2006). Connecticut Walk Book West (19 ed.). Rockfall, Connecticut: Connecticut Forest and Park Association. pp. 1–353. ISBN 0961905263.
- Emblidge, David (1998). Hikes in southern New England: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont (1 ed.). Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 1–304. ISBN 0-8117-2669-X.
- Keyarts, Eugene (2002). Pietrzyk, Cindi Dale (ed.). Short Nature Walks: Connecticut Guide Book (7 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–192. ISBN 0-7627-2310-6.
- Laubach, Rene; Smith, Charles W. G. (2007). AMC's Best Day Hikes in Connecticut (1 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. pp. 1–320. ISBN 1-934028-10-X.
- Ostertag, Rhonda; Ostertag, George (2002). Hiking Southern New England (2 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–336. ISBN 0-7627-2246-0.
Books – Connecticut history and geography []
- De Forest, John (1853). History of the Indians of Connecticut from the earliest known period to 1850. Hartford, Connecticut: Wm. Jas. Hamersley. pp. 1–509.
- Hayward, John (1857). New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of the States, Counties, Cities and Towns of New England (2 ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Otis Clapp. pp. 1–704.
- Trumbull, Benjamin (1797). A Complete History of Connecticut - Civil and Ecclesiastical. Vol. I (1818 printing ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Maltby, Goldsmith & Co. and Samuel Wadsworth. pp. 1–1166.
- Trumbull, Benjamin (1797). A Complete History of Connecticut - Civil and Ecclesiastical. Vol. II (1818 printing ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Maltby, Goldsmith & Co. and Samuel Wadsworth. pp. 1–1166.
External links
Specific to this trail:
- Official West Rock Ridge State Park website
- West Rock Ridge State Park map
- West Rock Ridge Park Association
- West Rock Nature Center
- Bishop Estate & Darling House Trails
- West Rock Ridge trails information
- CT Museum Quest Article on the Regicides Trail
State and municipal government websites:
- Connecticut Public Act No. 03-131: AN ACT CONCERNING WEST ROCK RIDGE STATE PARK.
- City of New Haven, Connecticut
- Town of Bethany
- Town of Bethany Conservation Commission
- Town of Hamden
Land trust / conservation/preservation organizations:
- West Rock Ridge Park Association
- Bethany Land Trust
- Woodbridge Land Trust
- Connecticut Forest and Park Association
- Regional Water Company website
41°22′22″N 72°58′11″W / 41.37278°N 72.96972°W
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