Hebron CT - Dog Friendly Parks, Walks & Places

Gay City State Park

Dates visited: 10/24/2020 & 6/1/2021

This state park is situated on land that used to be an old mill city in the 1800's. The mills kept burning down. There are plenty of ruins of the old buildings to explore here. We visited on a damp, rainy day. A small part near the pond crosses into Bolton. On another ocassion we returned to the park, hiking in via a connecting trail from Blackledge Falls in Glastonbury.

Meshomasic State Forest

Date visited: 6/1/2021

This state forest is situated in the towns of Glastonbury and Hebron. It sits in between the official border of Gay City State Park and Blackledge Falls. We hiked through here on our way to Gay City from Blackledge Falls. The open area below is a power line crossing.

Raymond Brook Preserve

Date visited: 9/24/2021

This is a nice nature preserve. The trail was more of a dirt road than a trail, but it made for a very pleasant walk. It had rained hard earlier in the day, but the crushed rock surface of the trail kept it mostly dry. The most amazing part of the trail, was that there were no bugs. Seeing how I forgot to bring my bug spray, this was a very pleasant surprise. The bridge over the brook looked brand new.

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Air-Line Trail & Cochester Spur

Date visited: 12/8/2022

This spur starts near the center of Colchester and runs north, passing into Hebron. The picture below is from the Hebron section.

Air Line Trail

Date visited: 9/25/2026

The pictures below are from the section of trail from the Hebron Town Line to Lebanon Road (Route 207). This was part of our 6.5 mile walk that started in Lebanon. The sun actually popped out for a very brief moment.

Air Line Trail

Date visited: 10/13/2026

With another gloomy day, we decided to tackle another section of the Air Line Trail. I tend to save this trail for days like this, since it's not particularly interesting but still better than walking around the neighborhood. I'd rather save the more scenic places for sunnier days, when the photos come out better. We started at the Lebanon Road (Route 207) parking pull-off where we left off last time and headed west about two and a half miles to the Grayville Road trailhead before turning around and retracing our steps. The trail crosses Old Colchester Road where construction is ongoing on the bridge. The road itself is closed, but the trail is still open. The fall foliage added some bright color to an otherwise dreary day, and despite the recent rain, the trail was relatively dry. The highlight was an impressive painted mural on the back of the building near the Route 85 trailhead. Between the fall colors and the mural, we found a few things to enjoy despite the gloomy weather.