The Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail (BBHT) system, managed by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), and the related trail systems documented in the two-volume ("East" and "West") 19th Edition of the "Connecticut Walk Book" comprise over 800 miles of hiking trails in Connecticut.[1][2]
There are now over 825 miles of CFPA Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails that pass through 96 towns traversing both public and private lands. This includes all official main and side trails. The main line trails are marked using the solid light blue rectangular vertical paint blaze. A recent change in blaze design to official CFPA connector, side and alternate trails is now in use. The new design standard for blaze markings for these trails is the same light blue blaze as the main trails with the designated color square painted below and abutting to the blue blaze.[1]
The Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails and other trail systems listed in the Connecticut Walk Books by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association are also known as the Connecticut 400 for their total length in miles in the early 1970s.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b "Connecticut Forest & Park Association | A member-based nonprofit. Connecting people to the land since 1895". www.ctwoodlands.org.
- ^ http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/04/02/life/b6-_h_g-_column0402.txt [dead link]
- ^ "Peakbagging Outside New England". Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Robinson, Ruth (June 6, 1993). "Hikers Seek New Trails to Conquer". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hikes". www.ctmuseumquest.com.