Wildest hikes in Connecticut

The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development. How Ambleway Wildness works

These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Connecticut, from 84% wild at the top of the board to 80% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.2 to 7.9 miles. The biggest climb on the board is The Cascade–Del Reeves Marsh, 3 sights, gaining 1,008 ft. They lie across 2 named parks, forests, and preserves.

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• Uncas Pond via Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 84% wild
• Portland Reservoir Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 83% wild
• Del Reeves Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 83% wild
• Nathan Hall Quarry 3.6 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 82% wild
• Reservoir Road via Mulford Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 82% wild
• Brown Hill Loop via Keeny Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 82% wild
• Mulford Road–Reservoir Road, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 643 ft · 82% wild
• Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 82% wild
• The Cascade & State Forest Quarry #1 Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 81% wild
• Reservoir Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 81% wild
• Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 81% wild
• Portland Reservoir–Mulford Road Loop, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 81% wild
• The Cascade–Del Reeves Marsh, 3 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft · 81% wild
• Meshomasic Mountain & Portland Reservoir via Reservoir Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 81% wild
• Portland Reservoir Road & Reservoir Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 81% wild
• Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 81% wild
• Mulford Road & Woodchoppers Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 81% wild
• Nathan Hall Quarry via Woodchoppers Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 81% wild
• Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Del Reeves Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 81% wild
• Hulseman Pond 3.6 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 81% wild
• The Cascade & Hulseman Pond via Woodchoppers Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 81% wild
• Meshomasic Mountain–Portland Reservoir, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 80% wild
• The Cascade–State Forest Quarry #1, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 80% wild
• Gulf Hill & State Forest Quarry #1 via Woodchoppers Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 80% wild
• Meshomasic Mountain & Portland Reservoir Loop via Del Reeves Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 80% wild