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New England National Scenic Trail
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- Designation
- National Scenic Trail
- States
- MA, CT
- Park address
- Springfield, MA
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Nearby ParkQwest Places
- Springfield Armory National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Approximately 13 miles away (straight line)
- Martin Van Buren National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Approximately 61 miles away (straight line)
- Minute Man National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 63 miles away (straight line)
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 65 miles away (straight line)
- Roger Williams National MemorialNational Memorial · Approximately 65 miles away (straight line)
- Lowell National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 66 miles away (straight line)
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Notes
Designation Date: 12/07/2023
From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic vistas and close-ups of New England’s natural and cultural landscape: traprock ridges, historic village centers, farmlands, unfragmented forests, quiet streams, steep river valleys and waterfalls.