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Towns with the most trails in Connecticut

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 151 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Canton
Connecticut · Most trails

Where Canton lands: #37 of 151

2.0 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Canton →

Burlington 1 Burlington Northwest Hills Planning Region 3.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 113.5 mi Hamden 2 Hamden South Central Connecticut Planning Region 3.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 123.1 mi Manchester 3 Manchester Capitol Planning Region 3.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 101.0 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Burlington BurlingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 9,680 people 3.8 mi / sq mi 113.5 mi 18
2 Hamden HamdenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 61,045 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 123.1 mi 30
3 Manchester ManchesterCapitol Planning Region · 59,635 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 101.0 mi 51
4 Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 3.4 mi / sq mi 174.3 mi 185
5 Beacon Falls Beacon FallsNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 6,147 people 3.3 mi / sq mi 31.7 mi 7
6 Guilford GuilfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 22,108 people 3.1 mi / sq mi 154.7 mi 61
7 Simsbury SimsburyCapitol Planning Region · 25,066 people 3.0 mi / sq mi 103.1 mi 46
8 Woodbridge WoodbridgeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 9,073 people 2.9 mi / sq mi 55.4 mi 27
9 Essex EssexLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,794 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 33.5 mi 26
10 Mansfield MansfieldCapitol Planning Region · 25,358 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 127.2 mi 99
11 Avon AvonCapitol Planning Region · 18,946 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 65.6 mi 23
12 Madison MadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 17,616 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 101.4 mi 56
13 Map of Berlin BerlinCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 74.2 mi 37
14 New Haven New Haven134,349 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 53.1 mi 72
15 Chester ChesterLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 3,825 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 44.5 mi 13
16 Branford BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 28,217 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 73.5 mi 23
17 Bolton BoltonCapitol Planning Region · 4,853 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 37.8 mi 24
18 Portland PortlandLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 9,434 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 63.2 mi 38
19 West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 56.1 mi 23
20 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 65.7 mi 27
21 Bethany BethanySouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 5,288 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 53.7 mi 21
22 Ansonia Ansonia19,033 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 15.1 mi 11
23 Deep River Deep RiverLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,458 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 34.0 mi 24
24 Redding ReddingWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,780 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 75.6 mi 46
25 Farmington FarmingtonCapitol Planning Region · 27,134 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 66.0 mi 39
26 Map of Derby Derby12,487 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 7
27 East Granby East GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 5,238 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 38.5 mi 4
28 East Haddam East HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,969 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 119.6 mi 63
29 Map of North Branford North BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 13,503 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 56.3 mi 21
30 Cromwell CromwellLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 14,334 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 27.2 mi 11
31 Haddam HaddamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 8,644 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 97.1 mi 35
32 Voluntown VoluntownNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,604 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 83.1 mi 2
33 New Hartford New HartfordNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 6,675 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 78.9 mi 17
34 Durham DurhamLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,208 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 49.0 mi 19
35 Hebron HebronCapitol Planning Region · 9,157 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 76.2 mi 53
36 Killingworth KillingworthLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,240 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 73.1 mi 12
37 Canton CantonCapitol Planning Region · 10,144 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 50.8 mi 18
38 East Hampton East HamptonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 12,925 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 71.6 mi 18
39 Map of Middletown Middletown47,958 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 81.3 mi 31
40 Southington SouthingtonCapitol Planning Region · 43,803 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 69.0 mi 15
41 Plainville PlainvilleCapitol Planning Region · 17,551 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 18.2 mi 9
42 Meriden Meriden60,545 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 44.2 mi 28
43 Trumbull TrumbullGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 37,281 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 43.1 mi 27
44 Old Lyme Old LymeLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 7,679 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 51.4 mi 26
45 Groton GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 38,130 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 80.3 mi 71
46 Orange OrangeSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 14,315 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 30.0 mi 14
47 Vernon VernonCapitol Planning Region · 30,577 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 30.7 mi 35
48 Washington WashingtonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,676 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 64.9 mi 14
49 Granby GranbyCapitol Planning Region · 11,184 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 68.1 mi 34
50 Old Saybrook Old SaybrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 10,575 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 36.2 mi 14
51 MiddlefieldLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 4,243 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 21.9 mi 6
52 Ridgefield RidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 25,109 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 56.6 mi 127
53 Bethel BethelWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,796 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 26.8 mi 8
54 Weston WestonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 10,396 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 32.7 mi 12
55 Salem SalemSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,282 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 46.4 mi 16
56 Fairfield FairfieldGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 63,416 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 48.1 mi 77
57 Hartford Hartford121,127 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 27.5 mi 34
58 Wilton WiltonWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,777 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 41.2 mi 30
59 Harwinton HarwintonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 5,575 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 46.4 mi 5
60 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 23.9 mi 21
61 Tolland TollandCapitol Planning Region · 14,606 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 58.6 mi 76
62 Windham WindhamSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 23,961 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 39.8 mi 28
63 Map of Oxford OxfordNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 12,991 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 48.1 mi 13
64 Cheshire CheshireNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 29,040 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 47.7 mi 53
65 Shelton Shelton41,889 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 45.3 mi 47
66 Rocky Hill Rocky HillCapitol Planning Region · 20,880 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 19.7 mi 28
67 Ashford AshfordNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,226 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 55.4 mi 23
68 East Lyme East LymeSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,721 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 58.2 mi 27
69 Map of Barkhamsted BarkhamstedNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,678 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 53.7 mi 13
70 Colchester ColchesterSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,648 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 68.2 mi 18
71 Somers SomersCapitol Planning Region · 10,308 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 39.4 mi 19
72 North Stonington North StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,160 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 75.2 mi 52
73 Clinton ClintonLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 13,377 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 25.8 mi 33
74 Map of Wallingford WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 53.9 mi 45
75 North Haven North HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 24,336 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 28.3 mi 17
76 Windsor WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 41.3 mi 45
77 East Haven East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 27,806 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 18.0 mi 22
78 Kent KentNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,056 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 65.7 mi 18
79 Sherman ShermanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,554 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 30.3 mi 19
80 Stafford StaffordCapitol Planning Region · 11,511 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 74.0 mi 33
81 Middlebury MiddleburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,807 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 22.9 mi 50
82 Ellington EllingtonCapitol Planning Region · 16,455 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 42.5 mi 48
83 Seymour SeymourNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,889 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 18.3 mi 17
84 Easton EastonGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 7,670 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 34.4 mi 10
85 Marlborough MarlboroughCapitol Planning Region · 6,130 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 28.2 mi 19
86 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 16.1 mi 17
87 Watertown WatertownNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 22,253 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 33.9 mi 8
88 Lebanon LebanonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 7,116 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 63.0 mi 15
89 Southbury SouthburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 20,071 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 45.0 mi 24
90 Ledyard LedyardSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,433 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 44.9 mi 88
91 Westbrook WestbrookLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · 6,856 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 23.9 mi 19
92 Sharon SharonNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 2,723 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 65.0 mi 20
93 Bridgeport Bridgeport149,153 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 20.8 mi 31
94 Danbury Danbury87,263 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 47.5 mi 25
95 Newtown NewtownWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,593 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 63.4 mi 72
96 Willington WillingtonCapitol Planning Region · 5,575 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 35.2 mi 33
97 Bristol Bristol61,462 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 27.8 mi 23
98 Woodbury WoodburyNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,833 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 38.2 mi 57
99 South Windsor South WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 26,907 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 29.6 mi 50
100 Thompson ThompsonNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,337 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 49.5 mi 27
101 Andover AndoverCapitol Planning Region · 3,152 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 15.4 mi 20
102 Pomfret PomfretNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,317 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 39.3 mi 25
103 Map of Brookfield BrookfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,706 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 19.4 mi 20
104 Wolcott WolcottNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 16,279 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 20.1 mi 11
105 Thomaston ThomastonNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 7,492 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 8
106 Columbia ColumbiaCapitol Planning Region · 5,300 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 21.0 mi 10
107 Salisbury SalisburyNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 4,224 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 56.6 mi 43
108 Litchfield LitchfieldNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 8,260 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 52.9 mi 22
109 Map of West Haven West Haven55,351 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 17
110 Griswold GriswoldSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 11,530 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 33.6 mi 7
111 Sprague SpragueSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 2,962 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 12.5 mi 9
112 Monroe MonroeGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 18,949 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 23.2 mi 32
113 Suffield SuffieldCapitol Planning Region · 15,702 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 37.3 mi 26
114 Waterbury Waterbury114,869 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 24.8 mi 30
115 New London New London27,625 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 8.9 mi 17
116 Prospect ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 9,458 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 14
117 Newington NewingtonCapitol Planning Region · 30,896 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 10.8 mi 27
118 Coventry CoventryCapitol Planning Region · 12,326 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 30.1 mi 68
119 Plymouth PlymouthNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 11,746 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 17.1 mi 9
120 Torrington Torrington35,547 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 30.3 mi 20
121 Stonington StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,478 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 37.9 mi 58
122 Preston PrestonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,821 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 23.7 mi 20
123 Greenwich GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 63,856 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 47.6 mi 98
124 New Milford New MilfordWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 28,334 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 44.9 mi 30
125 Windsor Locks Windsor LocksCapitol Planning Region · 12,579 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 6.3 mi 13
126 East Hartford East HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 50,918 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 26
127 Norwich Norwich39,973 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 18.3 mi 66
128 Stratford StratfordGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 52,790 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 12.0 mi 20
129 Winchester WinchesterNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 10,284 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 20.3 mi 43
130 Stamford Stamford137,144 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 30.7 mi 59
131 Waterford WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 19,673 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 26.3 mi 45
132 Wethersfield WethersfieldCapitol Planning Region · 27,250 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 32
133 North Canaan North CanaanNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,221 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.6 mi 4
134 Plainfield PlainfieldNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,141 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 22.9 mi 15
135 Sterling SterlingNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 3,629 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 14.7 mi 6
136 Map of Enfield EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 17.8 mi 44
137 Montville MontvilleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,950 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 22.6 mi 28
138 East Windsor East WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 11,213 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 10
139 New Fairfield New FairfieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 13,584 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 12.4 mi 9
140 New Canaan New CanaanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,870 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 16
141 Woodstock WoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,319 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 29.2 mi 28
142 Putnam PutnamNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,292 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 34
143 Goshen GoshenNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 3,196 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 20.4 mi 8
144 Killingly KillinglyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,867 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 21.9 mi 23
145 Westport WestportWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 27,528 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 13.2 mi 31
146 Norwalk Norwalk92,187 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 56
147 Darien DarienWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 21,936 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 8.5 mi 12
148 Map of Bethlehem BethlehemNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 3,423 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.9 mi 24
149 Canterbury CanterburyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 5,124 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.3 mi 17
150 Lisbon LisbonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 4,211 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 3
151 Brooklyn BrooklynNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 8,517 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 14

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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