Hiking Trails in Killingly

• Chase Reservoir has three hiking trails - a one-mile loop through woodland, a 0.6 mile trail through woodland past the scenic reservoir, and a 0.6 mile trail headed north to Chestnut Hill Road.

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• Quandoc Conservation Area has a yellow trail that is a 1.5 mile loop through the woodland. There is an orange trail that intersects the yellow trail at multiple points, but makes for a longer hike (approximately 2 miles).

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• 1892 Conservation Area/Sherman Memorial Forest has a 3 mile trail that passes through woodland roads on properties belonging to the Wolf Den Land Trust and the Town of Killingly. On this trail, you'll find an old stone foundation.

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• Mason Hill Conservation Area has an easy 1-mile trail through woods and along meadows.

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• Old Furnace State Park has a clearly marked three-mile long Blue Blazed trail. You can find other unmarked trails in the park. The terrain is steep and rocky in places.

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• Cat Hollow Town Park has an easy half-mile trail along a paved road that parallels Whetstone Brook. The trail is paved and is suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs, or strollers.

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• Old Killingly State Park has a 1.25 mile loop on the Old Kentuck Trail marked in blue.

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• The Town of Killingly's Quinebaug River Trail is planned to extend south to Plainfield and north to Putnam. Eventually the River Trail will become part of the East Coast Greenway stretching from Florida to Maine. Two sections of the trail are complete in Killingly:

  • The southern section of the trail follows the Quinebaug River just south of Route 6 in Danielson. The trail starts where Main Street (Route 12) intersects Route 6. The trail is paved and is suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs, or strollers.

  • The northern section is also a paved trail that is suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs, or strollers. The trail starts at the Holiday Inn just west of the Attawaugan/Ballouville exit of 395 (exit 43) and goes north along Tracy Road toward Putnam. The trail ends on Tracy Road, but if you continue north into Putnam you can connect with the Putnam River Trail along the Quinebaug River.