Mashamoquet Brook State Park — Mashamoquet Brook Trail and Wolf Den
Quiet Corner / Pomfret, Connecticut
Activity
Hiking / Rock Exploration
Distance
4.2 mi round trip
Elevation gain
~500 ft
Route
Loop
The adventure
Loop through the Quiet Corner forest to a historic wolf den and two more bizarre stone formations. Hike the park's full blue-blazed loop past Wolf Den, Table Rock and Indian Chair—three signature formations wrapped into one wooded outing.
Take the blue-blazed Mashamoquet Brook Trail around the park and hunt down its three signature rock formations. Reach the historic Wolf Den, continue to Table Rock and Indian Chair, complete the hilly loop through the forest and return to your starting area to.
What to expect
- Hike the park's full blue-blazed loop past Wolf Den, Table Rock and Indian Chair—three signature formations wrapped into one wooded outing.
- Use the main day-use entrance on Mashamoquet Road and park in the established public lot rather than a reserved campground site. Locate the blue-blazed Mashamoquet Brook Trail and stay with the blue loop as it climbs through the park. Follow the signed/map-marked route past Wolf Den, Table Rock and Indian Chair. Continue on blue until the loop returns to the developed park area and your parking.
Good to know
- FOLLOW THE BLUE
- The blue-blazed Mashamoquet Brook Trail makes a roughly 4.2-mile loop through the park's hilly terrain.
- THE LEGEND
- Wolf Den is tied to the 1742 story of Israel Putnam crawling into the den after a wolf that had been killing local livestock.
- ROCK TRIFECTA
- Table Rock and Indian Chair add two more distinctive natural rock formations to the same loop.
- EXPECT ROCK
- The route includes hills and rocky scrambling, so this is more than a flat history walk.
- FIND THE INDIAN CHAIR
- Wolf Den isn't the only strange rock on the loop. Track down the broad seat-shaped ledge called Indian Chair and decide whether geology accidentally built patio furniture.
- Fee
- Free — no required entrance or parking fee.
- Entrance fee
- Connecticut State Parks explicitly lists day-use fees as Free; campground charges are separate and not required for the routed outing.
- Dogs
- allowed-on-leash.
- Season
- Day-use trails are normally available year-round during park hours; campground seasons and services are separate. Snow and ice increase difficulty.
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