Unit 4a
Public lands inside this unit
4 found
Trails near Unit 4a
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultUpper Hop River State Park Trail
13.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBigelow Hollow Pond, Mashapaug Lake and Breakneck Pond
11.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWhitaker Woods to Soapstone Mountain via White and Yellow Blazes
9.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultVernon Rails to Trail from Valley Falls Park
7.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBreakneck Ridge Loop
7.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultShenipsit Blue Blazed Trail
6.8 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBreakneck Pond Loop Trail
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMashapaug Pond View Trail
5.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateSoapstone Mountain Assault Course
5.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultShenipsit Forest Trail
5.0 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 4a
5 found
Moosemeadow Camping Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThe Quarry Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDel-aire Camping Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDel-Aire Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBrialee Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Connecticut
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Connecticut-Hunting-and-Trapping-Guide
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Lottery-Hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/State-Land-Hunting
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Hunting-and-Trapping/Hunting-and-Trapping-Statistics
- Hunter education ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/CEFS/Connecticut-Hunter-Education
- Buy a license ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Licenses-Fees-and-Permits
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 4a, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.