EAST COAST GREENWAY WEST

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East Hartford date provided by the MDC.

Trail Highlights
This trail is a part of a 9.8 continuous section of the Charter Oak Greenway that begins in Hartford and ends in Bolton. It is also a part of the East Coast Greenway. This trail begins at Forbes Street in East Hartford. It then travels east and south to the Manchester town line, where it connects with Manchester’s portion of the trail. At the East Hartford and Manchester town line, the East Coast Greenway intersects with the Captain John Bissel Greenway which heads north over the Hockanum River Trail to and around Wickham Park onto Chapel Rd. in South Windsor and connects to the greenway on the Bissel Bridge (not shown on trail map).

Parking and Accessibility
Parking is located at the Veterans Memorial Park in East Hartford. A spur at the east end of the parking lot will bring users to the trail. This trail is wheelchair accessible.

From I-84: Take exit 58 to Silver Lane. Turn left onto Silver Lane and follow to the Forbes Street intersection. Proceed through this intersection and take the second left onto Ridgewood Road. Then follow Ridgewood Road and bear right onto Sunset Ridge Drive. Veterans Memorial Park is located at the end of this road.

From I-384: Take exit 1 to Spencer Street. Go east on Spencer Street, which turns into Silver Lane in East Hartford. Follow Silver Lane until the intersection with Ridgewood Road. Take a right onto Ridgewood Road. Then follow Ridgewood Road and bear right onto Sunset Ridge Drive. Veterans Memorial Park is located at the end of this road.

Location: East Hartford, Forbes St. to Manchester
Hours: dawn to dusk
Length: 1.6 miles
Surface: bituminous
Difficulty: easy
Bike Lockers: yes
Contact: Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131,
(860) 594-2149