Aspetuck Valley Trail

Aspetuck Valley Trail
Bog mirroring clouds and sky in Aspetuck Valley from the Aspetuck Valley Trail, Newtown, Connecticut.
Length	5.9 mi (9.5 km)
Location	Newtown, Redding and Easton Connecticut
Designation	CFPA Blue-Blazed Trail
Trailheads	Rock House Road (Valley Road intersection) in Easton Connecticut. Collis P. Huntington State Park near Hopewell Road in Redding Connecticut.
Use	hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, geocaching, other
Elevation
Highest point	Collis P. Huntington State Park
Lowest point	Aspetuck River
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	easy, with very few difficult sections
Sights	Aspetuck River, Hedmon's Pond Dam
Hazards	hunters, deer ticks, poison ivy

The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail in the Aspetuck River Valley area of Fairfield County in the towns of Newtown, Easton and Redding Connecticut.

The trail follows the Aspetuck River through Centennial Watershed State Forest and Aspetuck Land Trust parcels. The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a mostly straight linear north to south trail. The northern end of the trail veers eastward to connect to the local trail system in the Collis P. Huntington State Park.

Notable features include the Poverty Hollow and Valley scenic roads, Aspetuck River, bogs, the dam on Hedmon's pond, modest high points and scenic overlooks as well as several stone fences.

The trail opened on June 2, 2007 after the 19th edition of the Connecticut Walk Book West had gone to press in 2006. The Aspetuck Valley Trail is maintained largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the Nature Conservancy.

The Aspetuck Valley Trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, picnicking, and in the winter, snowshoeing.

Portions of the trail are suitable for, and are used for, cross-country skiing. Site-specific activities enjoyed along the route include hunting (very limited), fishing, horseback riding, bouldering and rock climbing (limited). There are signs at the trail heads forbidding mountain biking but they are periodically ignored. Evidence of horse riding and hunting can be found along the trail.