The Connecticut Forest and Park Association, established in 1895, is the oldest private, nonprofit conservation organization in Connecticut. The organization is credited as an important early pioneer
Blue blazes marking the Metacomet Trail
Blue-Blazed Trails
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The Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail system, managed by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association, and the related trail systems documented in the two-volume 19th Edition of the "Connecticut Walk Book" compri
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
…Walk Book West” for their Blue-Blazed Trails in Eastern and Western Connecticut that are available at many public libraries. The CFPA established the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System in 1929, when the Quinnipiac Trail was created. This trail system includes more than 825 miles of Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails that pass through 88 towns…
Blue Blaze and CFPA Sign for scenic overlook spur on tree along Paugussett Trail near Golden Hill Lane in Shelton, Connecticut
An example of several different trail markers in use: wooden sign, blue diamond sign, light blue paint blazes. The Housatonic Range Trail (AKA Candlewood Mountain Trail) crossing on Squash Hollow Road in New Milford, CT.
At the Housatonic Range Trail's Northern Terminus: a wooden trail head sign and light blue painted wood tags indicating a left turn.
The Blue Blazes are not just for trees, where necessary they are painted on rocks, telephone poles, fences or power line towers. A right turn.