Hikes near Shelton
Shelton sits in Connecticut, United States. MR. ALPS lists 8 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 60 km of marked route in total. They run from 2.6 km to 20.3 km, the longest being Paugussett Trail. 6 of them record their elevation gain, between 61 m and 505 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 8
- Total marked distance
- 60 km
- Shortest route
- 2.6 km
- Longest route
- 20.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 61–505 m (on 6 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 7 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Paugussett Trail
The Paugussett Trail meanders along Boys Halfway River, through Webb Mountain Park and Indian Well State Park, with occasional views of Lake Zoar and the Stevenson Dam along the way. Parts of this trail are challenging, with steep slopes.
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Naugatuck Trail (Woodbridge)
The Naugatuck Trail is a 6.8-mile (10.9 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail "system" in the eastern central-lower Naugatuck River Valley in New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. It is almost entirely contained in the Naugatuck State Forest. The mainline trail is primarily east to west with three short side or spur trails. Composed of four trails, at its western end the trail ends with a section alongside R
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Turkey Trot Trail
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Shelton Lakes Recreation Path
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Peat Swamp Loop
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Blue Trail
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Pomperaug Trail
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Pomparaug Trail
More hiking near Shelton
Other walking bases within 40 km of Shelton, each with its own trail list:
- Newtown, Connecticut — 6 trails, 21 km away
- Branford, Connecticut — 6 trails, 23.6 km away
- Redding, Connecticut — 11 trails, 24.3 km away
- Cheshire, Connecticut — 5 trails, 25.9 km away
- Danbury, Connecticut — 5 trails, 31.4 km away
- Watertown, Connecticut — 5 trails, 32.3 km away