White Memorial - Mattatuck Trail
White Memorial – Mattatuck Trail offers a serene and extensive trail system with 40 miles of trails winding through 4000 acres of forest and wetlands. Visitors can enjoy hiking, birdwatching, jogging, and walking along loop trails that lead to seven different ponds. The area is family and pet-friendly with wheelchair accessible parking and scenic views including beaver ponds, marshes, and lush greenery. The trails are suitable for all ages and skill levels, making it a great outdoor destination for nature lovers and dog owners alike.
Reviews
40 miles of trails and 4000 acres of forest and wetlands. Lots of picturesque scenery. These trails are beautiful. Bantam Lake and Bantam River ate both accessible by White Memorials Point Folly Marina and boat launch at 123 North Shore Rd in Litchfield. #hiking #biking #habitat #snowshoeing #nature #fishing #camping #wildlife #horsebackingriding #bridletrail #museum #bantam #litchfieldcounty
This trail is easy . About 2 .Ile loop arou.d the ponds. Gravel path most of the way. Small parking lot.
Great trail around amazing beaver ponds on a mild and bit rainy morning – the fog over the marshes and ponds was magical! So much green for December – small stands of soft pines, large groups of mountain laurel that must be beautiful in bloom. Bring the trail map as I did get off course and had to walk on a dirt road then Rte 63 before heading back into the forest.
This is a beautiful trail system. My friend and I hiked the beaver trail segment past Teal pond. We started at the trail head on 63 at the intersection of 61. There is a strip of parking on the edge of the road for about 5 or 6 cars depending on how well cars are parked. The trail was covered in snow mostly but had been packed down for x country skiers so very walkable. I recommend taking a snapshot of the trail map so you can orient yourself with all the intersecting trails. We forgot so retraced our steps to go back to the car. A map would have made it easy to make the hike into a loop. Families with young children, dogs, couples and seniors were out enjoying the trails. Even so it didn’t feel crowded. Gentle hills and beautiful scenery made this an easy to moderate hike/walk. Fun to see evidence of beavers heard at work. 🦫
There are so many different trails to explore here, and you can travel to 7 different ponds throughout the hiking system! The land is so expansive that in the 6 years I’ve been hiking here I still haven’t seen everything. You definitely need to look at the map so you can plan out your hike and explore the path less travelled.