Manituck Mountain from the Metacomet Trail in Suffield, CT

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  Introduction:
  The Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett trail system, or "Triple M Trail", is one of New England's   premier scenic and recreational resources. Traversing more than 200 miles of ridge lines, forests, and   open spaces, the three trails pass through and link 37 communities in Connecticut and Massachusetts to   a unique but vanishing landscape.

  The MMM Trail Study:
  In December 2002 the President signed Public Law 107-338, directing the National Park Service to   study the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett trail system in Connecticut and Massachusetts for   possible inclusion in the National Trails System through designation as a National Scenic Trail. The   principal rationale for the Study, as expressed in testimony before Congress, is that without a concerted   effort to protect this trail system, it will cease to exist as a recreational resource for future generations.

  Trail Study Goals:
  Primary Goal: To determine the best way to ensure the long-term viability of a continuous public use trail   system from Long Island Sound through Connecticut to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border.

  Secondary Goal: To determine whether or not designation as a National Scenic Trail makes sense as a   means of achieving the primary goal of long-term trail system viability.

  Public Involvement in the Trail Study:
  Meaningful investigation of the trail's long-term viability can only occur with the full involvement of a   wide range of trail advocates, landowners, municipal governments, and other interested citizens. Your   input is needed and welcome!

  Please visit this site periodically to obtain updated information, and click on the "contact us" link to reach   Trail Study leaders via mail, telephone, or email.

  Note:
  This Web site covers only the Connecticut portion of the Trail Study. In Massachusetts the study is   being coordinated by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Franklin Regional Council of   Governments (PVPC &FRCOG). For information on the Massachusetts portion of the Study, please   contact: Chris Curtis: 413-781-6045, chcurtis@pvpc.org or
Elizabeth Giannini: (413) 774-1194 x 104,   giannini@frcog.org.

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