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Running trails in Thomaston, CT
Thomaston has 2 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 with a stated distance, and 2 open 24 hours. Every one post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 246 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Mattatuck State Forest
4.5 ★★★★★ 235 reviews
Begun with a donation of land in 1925, this undeveloped state forest now spans some 4,500 acres.
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How to pick a trail in Thomaston
- Match the surface to your legs. Thomaston gives you a choice: 1 paved and 1 natural surface. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance. The longest stated distance in Thomaston is Naugatuck River Walk at 4 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. Every trail in Thomaston is listed as open 24 hours, so an early start is never the problem. 2 of the 2 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 1 has trailhead parking, 1 has restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Thomaston. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 dog-friendly. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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