Hancock Brook Trail

The 'Hancock Brook Trail' is a 2.8mi Blue-Blazed hiking trail Waterville Section of the City of Waterbury in New Haven County close to the borders of Thomaston and Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is contained overwhelmingly in a section of the Mattatuck State Forest bounded by Hancock Brook on the east, Thomaston Avenue on the west and Spruce Brook Road / Route 262 to the north.The 'Hancock Brook Trail' is listed as one of the Waterbury area trails in the Connecticut Walk Book West.The Hancock Brook Trail is a highly linear loop trail composed of two parallel north-south trails connected at the north and south. The eastern trail follows the western shore of Hancock Brook. The western trail follows the ridge line rising up a few yards from the western shore of the Hancock Brook.Notable features include a 660-foot summit and several overlook views. The trail is maintained largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.Trail descriptionThe Hancock Brook Trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and in the winter, snowshoeing.