Farmington Mountain Biking

Farmington Mountain, 502 feet, is a traprock ridge located 9 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Farmington Mountain is kno…
Farmington Mountain, 502 feet, is a traprock ridge located 9 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Farmington Mountain is known for its microclimate ecosystems, rare plant communities, and for the historic Hill-Stead Museum. Farmington Mountain is traversed by the 51-mile Metacomet Trail.
  • Elevation: 502 ft (153 m)
  • Location: Farmington, Connecticut
  • Parent range: Metacomet Ridge
  • Topo map(s): New Britain, CT
  • Rock age: 200 Ma
  • Mountain type(s): Fault-block; igneous
  • Easiest route: Metacomet Trail

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