The Shoreline Greenway Trail in East Haven is approximately 1.16 miles in length. Trails here provide generally easy and accessible as the terrain allows, with some small hills. D.C. Moore and Farm River State Park sections are hard packed with crushed stone. D.C. Moore section is handicapped accessible. The Farm River State Park section is for hiking because there are two steep inclines in this section.
The best place to start is at the former D.C. Moore School off Elliott Street. From the school access pathway, bear right and hike southwest on a walking trail through picturesque woods to a panoramic view of tidal wetlands at the Bradford Preserve. You may see several species of butterflies, and land-based and shorebirds. Backtrack and turn right at a rock formation on the main granite-topped trail through the woods. Observe glacial outcroppings, mountain laurel, hickory and tulip trees. Follow the main trail toward the East Haven Trailhead parking area. From the parking area, cross Mansfield Grove Road, and head east on Pevetty Drive, where the walking trail in Farm River State Park begins. In the park you can see nesting ospreys, caves and spectacular water views. The trail terminus is at Short Beach Road/Route 142.
East Haven Boy Scout Troop 401 preliminarily cleared one mile of the trail from D.C. Moore School through the park, with support from the East Haven Public Services Department. The completion of the trail was funded through a CTDEEP Recreational Trails grant.
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The Shoreline Greenway Trail is a 25-mile cycling and pedestrian trail being developed through five towns from Lighthouse Point in New Haven to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison. This trail is being pieced together by a volunteer-based organization without an existing right-of-way such as an abandoned rail line. Nearly 6 miles are complete and usable in East Haven, Branford, Madison and soon in Guilford. New sections are added as funding and landowner approvals are obtained.
Every month in one of the Shoreline Greenway Trail towns, volunteers hold First Saturday walks and occasional bike rides. The walks and rides are free and open to the public. For up to-date information, visit the trail website : https://shorelinegreenwaytrail.org/
From I-95 Exit 51, take Frontage Road/Saltonstall Avenue Turn right on Hemingway Avenue, left on Route 142 and right on Mansfield Grove Road to stop sign. Turn right to Hoop Pole Lane to second parking lot on left, the former section of the former D.C. Moore School, off Elliot Street parking lot. Access the trail from open field adjacent to the parking lot.
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