2024 Shelton Trails Marathon Level 2

Welcome to Level 2 of our 2024 trail challenge! These hikes add up to 26.2 miles (the length of a marathon).  All hikes are either loops or out-and-back to your car. These hikes are designed for more experienced hikers looking for some hills and rocks and views. Participants should have some basic map reading abilities and trail navigational skills. There are some very rocky sections (including a rock scramble where you need to use your hands), and a challenging road crossing of Rt 110 at Indian Well to be avoided during rush hour.  Hike descriptions are more brief than with our Level 1 hikes. 

Use our custom Google maps for parking directions and to geolocate yourself while on the trails (the map was split in two because a few hikes overlap).  After clicking on the map links in your browser, you will need to star or save the maps to your Google Maps and then open with the Google Maps app on your phone. Once saved, you should be able to access the maps at any time from your app if you have cell service (tap SAVED and then scroll down to find MAPS towards the bottom). 

Google Map #1 

Google Map #2 

1. Oak Valley Tr/Paugussett Loop (2 miles, 130 ft total ascent)
2. Birchbank Mountain "Crazy 8" with Burritt's Bypass (2.5 miles, 510 ft)
   
3. Nicholdale Farm loop (1.9 mi, 170 ft)
   
4. Indian Well/Housatonic Woods loop (3.4 mi, 770 ft)
5. Boehm Pond (1.1 mile, 140 ft)
6. French's Hill (1.5 mi, 190 ft)
7. Birchbank lollipop loop from Round Hill Rd (2.1 mile, 410 ft)
8. Stockmal/Willis Trails out-and-back (2.0 mi. 240 ft)
9. Indian Well/Tahmore Figure-8 loop (1.6 mi, 410 ft)
10. Woodsend Trail lollipop loop (2 mi, 400 ft)
11. Paugussett Tr Buddington to Hope Lake lollipop loop (3 mi, 225 ft)
12. "Birch-Well" out-and-back (3.1 mi, 750 ft with rock scramble)