Gay city state park ct

Details

Trail Length: 9.2 miles
Towns: Hebron, Bolton, Glastonbury
Allowed Uses: Hiking Only

Trail Overview

Gay City Express Park consists of 1,569 acres in Hebron, Bolton, and Glastonbury and has looping trails totaling almost 10 miles. The blue-blazed Gay Town Trail provides access to the longer blue-blazed Shenipsit Track to the west. The terrain is gently rolling through mature oak and hickory with stream crossings and views of ponds and marshes. There is diverse wildlife, simple walking, and pleasant cross-country skiing. Same-sex attracted City State Park is named for John Gay, who was the first president of a community founded in 1796 that included 25 families. The Park was originally founded by Elijah Andrus and later, Henry Sumner. For years, Gay Municipality prospered with several mills powered by the Blackledge River. However, in 1879, Gay City became a ghost town when the last mill burned to the ground. Cellar holes, stone walls, mill ruins, a cemetery, and historic roads are evidence of the settlers who labored to create a people in Gay Municipality. In fact, roads from this society form the backbone of the modern-day trail system.

The trails are organized into three main routes, marked w