GLASTONBURY TRAILS:
GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT
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Last Updated: April 19, 2023
Length: Hebron Ave Bike Path; 1 mile
Smith School Greenway; 1 mile
Eastern & Western Blvd Bike Path; 0.3 miles
Salmon Brook Trail; ? miles
Riverfront Park Trail Loop; ? miles
Difficulty: Hebron Ave Bike Path; Easy. Flat paved trail.
Smith School Greenway; Easy. Paved rolling trail.
Directions:
To Start from the Bell Street parking lot; From Route 2 take exit 8 to Route 94 east past the Hebron Ave School and turn left along Bell St. The parking lot just a ways up on your left. To Start from Buckingham Park; Continue along Route 94 and turn left on Route 83, then left into Buckingham Park.
The Glastonbury Trail is a planned series of interconnecting trails traveling from Buckingham Park west to Riverfront Park next to the Connecticut River, then south to Ferry Landing Park. These trails are currently connected with some on-road sections. Starting from the Eastern End: Hebron Ave Bike Path, Smith School Greenway, Eastern & Western Blvd Bike Path, Salmon Brook Trail & Riverfront Park Trail. For more information visit; GLASTONBURY TRAILS .
Starting from the Buckingham Park parking lot [Eastern End]; A stone-dust trail travels around the ball fields and out to Route 94 and the Hebron Ave Bike Path.
Note; Left the paved Hebron Ave Bike Path travels east 0.2 miles before ending.
Turn right along the paved Hebron Ave Bike Path which follows alongside Hebron Ave. Come to Harvest Lane where the trail ends after 1 mile. To continue you must travel on-road along busy Hebron Ave which has a very narrow shoulder. Not recommended for kids on bikes or inexperienced riders. After 1.6 miles you'll come to Bell St where you turn right. Follow Bell St on-road (residential) until you cross over Salmon Creek. Turn left into the Bell Street parking lot at 2 miles. Here the paved Smith School Greenway travels west through the open woods of the Bell-Hebron Linear Park. A narrow stone-dust trail parallels it. The trail winds through the forest, crosses a stream and encounters some small hills before emerging at the Smith School Sports Fields parking lot at 3 miles. Follow the wide sidewalk past the baseball field.
Note; Just past the baseball field on your right is the paved Worthington Road Spur that leads to Worthington Rd after 0.2 miles.
Continue west along the wide sidewalk past Smith Middle School and out to Addison Rd where the trail ends at 3.4 miles. This is as far as I have traveled. Continue straight on-road along Eastern Blvd (industrial park) before picking up the paved Eastern & Western Blvd Bike Path at 3.7 miles. You quickly turn right alongside Western Blvd. The paved path ends at 4 miles. Continue west on-road. After 4.3 miles you'll come to the Salmon Brook Trail on your right. I haven't checked out this trail yet. This trail travels through the woods out the House Street parking lot. From House St head left on-road (narrow sidewalk available) underneath Route 2 to Salmon Brook Dr and head right on-road (narrow sidewalk available). Turn right on New London Tnpk and continue on-road (narrow sidewalk available). Cross Main St and continue west on-road (narrow sidewalk available) along Naubuc Ave. Just past Welles St pick up the Riverfront Park Trail on your left. I haven't checked out this trail yet.
Note; Continuing north along Naubuc Ave another 0.8 miles will bring you to the Putnam Bridge (Route 3). Here, in the future, you'll be able to connect to the Putnam Bridge Bike Path, which crosses over the Connecticut River to Wethersfield where a future path will lead down to Great Meadow Rd. A future path, just before you cross over the Connecticut River, will take you down to the South Meadows River Trail .
Note; The connections to the Putnam Bridge Bike Path are currently under construction as of April 2023. Also, the South Meadows River Trail has not yet been extended from the Wethersfield/East Hartford town line south to the Putnam Bridge.
Enter Riverfront Park Trail. I haven't checked out this trail yet.
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