Shoreline Greenway: Hammonasset

The Hammonasset trailhead of the Shoreline
Greenway Trail is the eastern end of a 25-mile
cycling and pedestrian trail being developed
through five towns from Hammonasset Beach
State Park in Madison to Lighthouse Point in
New Haven. This trail is being pieced together
by an all-volunteer organization without an
existing right-of-way such as an abandoned rail
line. Nearly 6 miles are complete and usable
in Branford, East Haven, Madison and soon in
Guilford. New sections are added as funding
and landowner approvals are obtained.
This section is a mile-long path winding through
Hammonasset Beach State Park to Webster
Point Road, traversing an undeveloped
peninsula of the park through a coastal upland
forest with spectacular views of Long Island
Sound and its salt marshes; it’s a popular place
for bird watching and en plein air painting.
Eagle Scouts have installed benches in scenic
locations for rest and contemplation. Plans
call for trailside interpretive signs about salt
marshes, shorebirds, stone walls and the rain
garden that catches parking-lot runoff to
protect the marsh.
Every month in one of the Shoreline Greenway
Trail towns, volunteers hold First Saturday
walks and occasional bike rides. The walks and
rides are free and open to the public. For upto-date information, visit the trail website.
Directions and Parking:
From I-95, take exit 62. Turn south onto
the Hammonasset Connector and travel
approximately .8 mile to the traffic light at
Boston Post Road. You will be facing the main
entrance to the park. Go left on Boston post
Road up a small hill and turn right into the
Shoreline Greenway Trail parking lot.
Permitted/Prohibited Activities:
Trail use and parking are free. Walkers, cyclists,
skiers, wheelchairs, baby carriages and leashed
dogs are welcome. No motorized vehicles. Bikers
yield to pedestrians. Owners must clean up
after dogs. Walkways will not support horses.
Carry in, carry out!
Hiking
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Recreational Trails
South Central Connecticut
Shoreline
Greenway:
Hammonasset
Bicycling
For more information about this location,
contact:
Shoreline Greenway Trail, Inc.
P.O. Box 148
Branford, CT 06405
www.shorelinegreenwaytrail.org
email: [email protected]
Questions regarding this brochure can be addressed to
South Central Regional Council of Governments
Phone: (203) 234-7555/Fax: (203) 234-9850
E-mail: [email protected]
Scan QR Code to access the South Central Regional Council of
Governments Recreational Trails Webpage
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The Trail Map and Brochure was prepared by SCRCOG (2016).