The Narragansett Trail in Connecticut is a multifaceted trail that passes thorough rich forestland and active wildlife refuge areas. The trail follows and crosses several brooks, traverses wild ravines, and passes five ponds and lakes. The trail offers many panoramic vistas along the way, including those from the summits of Lantern Hill and High Ledge. On a clear day, hikers may be able to see all the way to Long Island Sound. The trail joins the Pachaug Trail in Pachaug State Forest; it also passes near The Nature Conservancy's Gladys Foster Preserve, and offers opportunities for loop hikes where it connects with other CFPA trails.
The Narragansett Trail continues into Rhode Island at Camp Yawgoog and that section is maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club. Along the border the trail shares footage with the Tippecansett Trail. The original 1932 route continues on yellow-blazed trails in Rhode Island maintained by the local chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The club is actively working on restoring the original route all the way to Worden Pond. The trail through the Audubon Long Pond Preserve is considered by some to be the most challenging hike in Rhode Island and one of the most beautiful trails in all of New England. Note that Audubon does not allow runners, dogs, or bikes on the trail through their preserve.

Longer backpacking trips can be achieved by linking the Quinebaug, Pachaug, Nehantic, and Narragansett Trails. Four overnight shelters in the CT State Forest can be used by backpackers on a first-come, first-serve basis.
https://asri.org/hike/wildliferefuges/long-pond-woods.html
https://www.ctwoodlands.org/blue-blazed-hiking-trails/narragansett-trail
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1Narragansett Trail
Pachaug State Forest
3 miles
2Wyassup Connector
Pachaug State Forest
551 ft
3Camp Shelter Spur
North Stonington
771 ft
4Naragansett Trail
North Stonington
3,642 ft
5Legend Wood Road / Narragansett Trail
North Stonington
1,932 ft
6Narragansett Trail / Bear Cave Double Track
Pachaug State Forest
1,778 ft
7Narragansett Trail
Pachaug State Forest
2 miles
8Narragansett Trail
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
1 mile
9Sand Hill Road / Narragansett Trail
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
761 ft
10Narragansett Trail
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
2,064 ft
11Green Fall Pond/Narragansett Trails
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
3,107 ft
12Narragansett Trail
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
607 ft
13Narragansett Trail / Patchaug Dbl Trk
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
233 ft
14Narragansett (Green Fall Pond)
Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest)
4,075 ft
15Legend Wood Road / Narragansett Trail
North Stonington
1,014 ft
16Long & Ell Pond Trail
Long Pond Woods Wildlife Refuge
2 miles
17Round the Pond / Narragansett Trail
Camp Yawgoog
1 mile
18Yawgoog Yellow/Narragansett Trails
Camp Yawgoog
236 ft
19George Utter Trail/ Narragansett Trail
Camp Yawgoog
1,352 ft
20Narragansett Trail
Camp Yawgoog
807 ft
21Stubtown Road
Hopkinton
1,424 ft
22Table Rock Trail
Hopkinton
2,221 ft
23Narragansett Trail - Canochet
Hopkinton
2,398 ft
24Narragansett Trail
Pachaug State Forest
1 mile
25North Road / Narragansett Trail
Charlestown
1,302 ft
26Naragansett Trail - Lantern Hill
Mashantucket
1,007 ft
27Naragansett Trail - Lantern Hill
Mashantucket
390 ft
28Pendleton Hill Road (Rt 49)
Voluntown
3,222 ft
29Sand Hill Road
Pachaug State Forest
4,616 ft
30Tom Wheeler Road
Voluntown
2,198 ft
31Lawton Foster Road North
Hopkinton
3,540 ft
32Canonchet Trail
Hopkinton
4,803 ft
33Camp Yawgoog Rd / Narragansett Trail
Camp Yawgoog
1,017 ft
34Naragansett Trail - Lantern Hill
Mashantucket
4,724 ft
35Narragansett (Blue/Yellow)
Camp Yawgoog
3,051 ft
36Nct Timber Ck Campground Spur
Huron/Manistee National Forest ( Lake County)
673 ft
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