• Stoddard Hill State Park
• Connecticut Route 12, Ledyard, CT
• Trailhead:  41°27’34.60″N, 72° 3’50.40″W
• Last Time Hiked: April 17, 2019
• Approximate distance hiked: 0.7 miles
• Fairly easy with some significant elevation.

This small State Park along the Thames River offers a towering ledge of boulders and a historic cemetery. There is a boat ramp here at the cove and small network of trails. The main trail, unblazed, climbs slightly uphill at first then follows the bank that overlooks the river and railroad below. The trail winds to the left of the ledge slowly going uphill and eventually dead ending near private property. Retracing your steps back a bit you find a trail to the left that leads to the cemetery of the Stoddard Family. Graves here date back to the 1800’s and members of the family fought in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. There is a trail to the south that leads back to the main trail, downhill, and to the parking area

Map can be found at: Stoddard Hill

Historic Stoddard Family Cemetery with Ledge Behind It.