Hop River Explained

Hop River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Connecticut
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Tolland
Source1:Unnamed marsh
Source1 Location:Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
Source1 Coordinates:41.7883°N -72.435°W
Mouth:Willimantic River
Mouth Location:Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
Mouth Coordinates:41.7231°N -72.25°W

The Hop River is a river that runs through Tolland County, Connecticut. The Hop River's marshy source is just southeast of Bolton Notch, Connecticut. It flows for about to its confluence with the Willimantic River.[1] There is a popular paddling route beginning where the Skungamaug River enters the Hop River just north of the Hendee Road bridge and ending at the Willimantic River. Most of this route consists of quick-water, but a few Class I and Class II whitewater areas exist.

The Hop River State Park Trail crosses the river twice and is parallel to the river for the majority of the river's length.

Crossings

CountyTownCarrying
TollandBolton US 6 (twice

in a row)

CoventrySouth St.
AndoverTimes Farm Rd.
Hendee Rd.
Long Hill Rd.
Bunker Hill Rd.
Parker Bridge Rd.
Columbia Hop River State Park Trail (twice in a

row)

Hop River Rd.
Pucker Rd.
US 6 (Willimantic Bypass)
Abandoned Railroad Bridge
Flanders Rd.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011