AMC Recommended Trips - Pine Knob Loop Trail, Connecticut

Source: AMC's Best Day Hikes in Connecticut: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails from the Highlands to the Coast

Winter Activities:

• Cross-country skiing

What you’ll see: Within the Housatonic Meadows State Park, there are lovely ski trails over rugged hills, along brooks, and through pine and hemlock groves with beautiful views of the Housatonic Valley.

What you’ll experience:

• Distance: 2.6 miles
• Elevation Gain: 700 feet
• See Current Conditions
  

What’s in the area:

• Shady woodlands
  
• Hatch Brook Ravine
• Fly fishing and canoeing
  

Getting there:

• From the junction of Routes 4/7 in Cornwall Bridge, proceed 1.0 mile north on Route 7 to the parking area on the left.