Crescent Lake Trail

nice, but very muddy on red trail around lake. Very rocky and full of tree roots. No good for any kind of wheeled carriage.

One of my favorites.

Well marked and maintained trail. Enjoyed the scenic overlook of Crescent Lake from the Orange\Blue trail. Looking to come back and do some kayaking on the Lake next time! Fun day! 3.5 stars.

Great walk - we will go back

Beautiful! Red trail keeps you closest to the lake

Very nice! Took our 10 month old baby and we had a blast.

The red trail is no good. Theres a next level up and the trek is amazing. Theres a rock ledge to look off and the trail offers alot of variety.

Great hike with an amazing view to finish!

Easy trail, nice views, can be wet and might have to cross streams if it has rained a lot.

I should add the metacomet terminates on esther. st. I'm NewBritain...then if you walk down to west main you can do the blue blazed towards farmington.But it's a half mile or so on asphalt

Fun trail. Meets up with metacomet and you can walk half mile to blue blazed off west main st. new britain/Plainville line. This trail will take you over pinnacle mountain towards farmington! This is where the leather man's cave is. Good luck.

A little wet but that's because it rained yesterday. Wanted to get a hike in with my pup before the rain started again. Went the red trail around the lake - next time I'll go the orange up to the lookout!

We wanted to go on the larger trail, but we got there a little too late. The trail around the lake was very muddy, but quiet and relaxing. Everyone around us was pleasant too.

Easy but pretty & quiet- nice pines along both sides of the reservoir

orange trail is very good, only takes about an hour and offers some nice views and a decent workout. take it counterclockwise for the best workout.

Enjoyable hiking trail. Good car parking area. Trail map at the beginning of the trail. Pay attention to follow the trail markers. I've hiked the orange trail a few times by myself. Following the orange markers prevented me from getting lost. I use a hiking staff, there are some elevations and fairly steep descents on the orange trail. There is also an easier trail which follows right along the lake edge.

trails not clearly marked. markings are outdated and off trail in some places. Beautiful woods and lake. nice place to get lost which is what we did

nice quiet easy trail

Good workout, not too much incline. Nice loop and easy to follow. Lot of people fishing, some people on the trail.

Short little loop options. We did a couple. I wouldn't rate it hard, maybe two moderate sections. A nice view of the lake at one point.

Ducks were awesome.... where good ankle sneakers.

Crescent lake has a few trails. One around the lake that is moderately flat and easy. One upper trail that has a few climbs and is about 3 miles and then one to the right where you kind of do a loop. It's sad to see the top trail will be going away. They've already started cutting down trees. The only bad part about this trail is the "fisherman" smoking around the pond.

Beautiful, peaceful trail with a wonderful view!

Awesome

extremely easy & beautiful.

Not difficult at all nice short hike pretty view of Southington and Bristol

There are three marked trails in the park. Red loop stays close to the lake and is very muddy in the spring. Orange loop starts near the lake but then goes up the hill and connects to the blue blazed Metacomet trail, nice views in several places. The green loop stays in the woods, several unmarked trails come off the green trail. Unmarked trails were made by mountain bikers, lots of switchbacks and a few jumps. Great for hiking, biking or running.

Easy hike that took about 30 minutes to get to the top of the mountain. Pretty view from the top. Decided to try and loop all the way around back to the beginning, but the trail thickens right at the end and I probably ended up with Lyme disease.

Great little lake with surrounding trails with beautiful scenery. I hike this occasionally with my girlfriend because it is a very easy trail. If you want to go on a short day hike for the scenery and relaxation, this is a great place to go. Caught some decent large mouth in the lake as well. Very fun place!

Just recently discovered this place, and absolutely love it. Nothing too intense and a really nice hike. Will definitely be coming back to explore other trails in the area