The road walking today was beautiful though, as I ambled through the back roads of New England.

The New England Trail near Amherst included old stone bridges, mushroom hunts, and a town day.

Day 3 on The New England Trail was one of my favorites. The ridges above Hermit’s Cave had beautiful Fall views!

The New England Trail was almost eerily quiet this morning. I paused to look around me. “Where are the birds?” I whispered.

New England Trail Day 1 brought the first of only a handful of shelters along this 215 mile trail.

Highlights of Mattabesett Section 12 included Highland Pond Preserve, Higby Mountain, and busting my butt on the sidewalk.

Highlights of Mattabesett Section 11 on The New England trail included great views, a good cardio workout, and an encounter with a little Cray Cray Weed.

The NET Mattabesett Section 10 made me work for my views, compared to prior New England Trail sections, but they were worth it!

New England Trail, Mattabesett Section 09 has a lot of variety, making it an interesting section of trail. You can even stop for lunch along the way.

NET Menunkatuck Section 8 has beautiful rolling forests, and wide, well marked trails. Much of this section is old forest and logging roads.

NET Mattabesett Section 4 is my favorite section of The New England Trail so far. With Bear Rock and Miller’s Pond, there is a lot to enjoy on this hike.

I hiked NET Mattabesett Section 3 on an absolutely beautiful day, which made the road walks through old New England countryside a compliment to the trail.

The NET Mattabesett Section 2 is slightly less maintained than Section 1 of the Mattabesett, but still a very nice section of trail.

Section One of the Mattabesett Trail is a nice section of trail that has a little bit of everything. No matter your hiking style, you will enjoy it.