1.5-mile Mohegan Park Run, Norwich, CT
Mohegan Park, located in Norwich, CT, boasts both paved footpaths and dirt trails through the woods. Some of trails include challenging hills.
While running through the woods you may encounter squirrels, chipmunks and a variety of birds. There are ponds and a rose garden that add to the visual aspect of your run.
In this 1.5-mile paved trail run, you will start at the Park Center parking lot and travel clockwise through the park. Heading toward the parking lot exit, you will take a left onto the trail entrance and head down the hill staying to the right when the trail forks.
Crossing Deerview Drive, you will continue onto the paved footpath connecting with Wilderness Road. After a long steep climb up the sidewalk along Wilderness Road, you will take a right into Park Center Road and then pick up the paved trail by Spaulding Pond, bearing left at the fork. The path will take you up and around the pond. Keep left at the fork heading up a hill. Finish the route by continuing down the sidewalk of Mohegan Park Road back to the parking lot.
Free parking is available in the Park Center parking lot within Mohegan Park.
Directions from Hartford:
Take Route 2 East, and follow onto Washington Street/32N/Route 2. Take a slight left on Broadway Street. In less than a half mile turn left onto Rockwell Street. Turn Left on Judd Road and an quick right onto Mohegan Park Road. The parking lots will be to the left on Deerview Drive.
Directions from New London:
Take 32/Mohegan Ave. to 395N. Take exit 82E toward Norwich to 2E/32S. Take a slight left on Broadway Street. In less than a half mile turn left onto Rockwell Street. Turn left on Judd Road and an quick right onto Mohegan Park Road. The parking lot will be to the left on Deerview Drive.
Directions from New Haven:
Take 95 N to 395 N. Take exit 82E toward Norwich to 2E/32S. Take a slight left on Broadway Street. In less than a half mile turn left onto Rockwell Street. Turn left on Judd Road and an quick right onto Mohegan Park Road. The parking lot will be to the left on Deerview Drive.
