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The 'Whitestone Cliffs Trail' is a ''Blue-Blazed'' hiking trail in the Waterbury area in Thomaston and Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is contained almost entirely in a section of the Mattatuck State Forest. The mainline (official "Blue" "non-dot") trail is a loop trail with one connector trail (Blue-Blazed with yellow dot) to the Jericho Blue-Blazed Trail. The trail is listed as one of the Waterbury area trails in the Connecticut Walk Book West. The Whitestone Cliffs Trail is a loop trail with spurs at the loop's bottom leading to Connecticut Route 262 in both the east and west directions. The eastern spur terminates at the trail's parking lot. The western spurs is the Jericho Connector trail which leaves Mattatuck State Forest, travels alongside the Naugatuck River before crossing it using Connecticut Route 262 and before heading under Route 8. Notable features include a 750 foot summit and several overlook views. The trail goes near, but does not summit Mount Tobe.〔Connecticut Walk Book: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 17th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. Undated.〕 The trail is maintained largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. ==Trail description== The Whitestone Cliffs Trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, rock climbing,〔http://www.climbfind.com/places/outdoor-rock-climbing/united-states/whitestone-cliff-plymouth-ct〕 and in the winter, snowshoeing. Portions of the trail are suitable for, and are used for, cross-country skiing. Site-specific activities enjoyed along the route include bird watching, hunting (very limited), fishing, horseback riding, bouldering and rock climbing (limited). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whitestone Cliffs Trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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