Date visited: 4/26/2021

According to the Connecticut Government DEEP website, this is trail is known as the Moosup Valley State Park Trail. It starts in Plainfield, continues through Sterling and goes into Rhode Island, where it becomes the "Trestle Trail". So imagine my suprise when I arrive to find sections in Sterling to have "No Trespassing" sings installed, with no indication that the trail is part of a State Park. What I think is happening, is that the trail has been overrun with ATV's and the town is trying to keep them away. The state seemed to abandoned the trail completely. We walked one section that didn't have the "No Trespassing", and it is obvious that the primary use these days has been ATV's. As a matter of fact, we encountered the same three ATV riders that we encountered on the Plainfield section. This town has a great name, but a really crappy trail!

Date visited: 12/30/2021

This is one of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association's Blue Blazed Trails. After such a bad experience the last time I was in the town, this trail turned out to be much nicer! This was a fun, short hike, on a really damp day. The rain had held off on the drive here, that is until we made it to the Sterling town line! The rain did taper off, and the trail was suprisingly not too muddy, despite all the rain the last couple of days. The highlight of the trail is definitely the small waterfall area with the wooden bridge crossing the stream. It's probably considered more of a cascade than a waterfall, but it was pretty cool none the less. The sun actually tried to peak through the clouds, right as we reached the summit, but the appearance was brief.