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Waterford

CT · 41.3497, -72.1469

North Fork Trail, State Routes 49 & 14A and Connecticut State Route 169 are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Waterford, Connecticut.

Waterford is accessible via I-95, 1-395. A Greyhound and Amtrak station are located in nearby New London.
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5 scenic drives near Waterford

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Waterford. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Connecticut State Route 169

    National Scenic Byway · 19 mi out

  2. 02

    Revolutionary Heritage Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 28 mi out

  3. 03

    North Fork Trail

    State scenic byway · 14 mi out

  4. 04

    State Routes 49 & 14A

    State scenic byway · 16 mi out

  5. 05

    Shannock Road

    State scenic byway · 26 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 264 mi

7 h 51 loop · 6 stops · back by 7:51 PM. Incorporates Merritt Parkway.

  1. King Philip's Stockade Viewpoint · 15 min
  2. Mount Tom · 15 min
  3. Cook Hill · 15 min
  4. Georges Cellar Hill · 15 min
  5. Prospect Hill · 15 min
  6. Mill Hill · 15 min

Touches Merritt Parkway, North Fork Trail, Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Waterford?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Waterford: 4 h, 122 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 264 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Waterford?

The 8 h loop stops at King Philip's Stockade Viewpoint, Mount Tom, Cook Hill, Georges Cellar Hill, Prospect Hill and Mill Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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