Hop River Trail Alliance

09/02/2026

08/30/2026

Meet & Greet held at Bolton Notch on Saturday. Several first time trail visitors, the Kitty Krew group from Northeast CT, a trail advocate from Portland, Maine, the Wethersfield High run team and many others. With Sylvia & Jim

08/28/2026

PSA - Mind the mile markers. As you are traveling on the Hop River Trail, you will notice mile markers like the one shown here. Take note of the markers. If you ever have difficulty or an emergency, use the markers to reference your location. Marker zero is in Willimantic, where the Air Line Trail meets the Hop River Trail. Mile 21 is at Colonial Road in Manchester. New markers will be added once the connection from Colonial Road to Main Street in Manchester is complete. When reporting your location from this marker, heading toward Manchester you would say “I am between mile markers 12 and 13 in Bolton”. Emergencies (illegal activity, hazards) on the Hop should be reported directly to Environmental Conservation Police at 860-424-3333. For medical emergencies, call 911.

08/26/2026

Thanks to the town of Bolton for making the crossing at Steeles Crossing Rd safer for all. Work is ongoing.

08/19/2026

Friends of American Legion and Peoples State Forests will be hosting a bike ride tour this Sunday in western CT if you're looking for something to do this weekend. https://falps.org/falps-events/

08/15/2026

The Town of Manchester's rendering of the future Hop River Trail in the area between Main St and Oakland St. Construction on this 1 mile extension is scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2026 with completion and opening in May 2027. Rendering is looking north with Whiton Library at the top of this picture. Note the inclusion of a proposed overhead trail sign in the bottom left of the picture. Visit this link for full info Town has created for the project. https://www.manchesterct.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-GIS/Project-Info/2015143

08/15/2026

Hop River Trail Alliance volunteers Lisa and John met and spoke with perhaps 100 trail users at Church St Vernon this morning (Saturday). Thank you to all of you that stopped to get trail info. I neglected to take any pictures so picture below is from another event a couple of weeks ago.

08/13/2026

Dad and his 3 kids enjoying the last wisps of summer on the Hop River Trail

08/08/2026

If you liked or missed the Family and Friends - Bike, Run, Walk event, keep your eyes here for our next Friends & Family event coming in October 2026.