A word about the Mattabesett where it intersects Route 68: the trail is poorly blazed here, so it is hard to see where the trail turns off to the north, unless you are constantly on the lookout. I didn't see any blazes marking this turn.
This is a view looking down at the parking area in the distance, as you come out of the trail onto Route 68. It's about a 3-minute walk along Route 68 between the parking area and the turn-off going north into the woods. Or, more accurately, a 3-minute dance with death. The shoulder along Route 68 becomes frighteningly narrow in places - less than a foot wide - and traffic travels at about 50 mph along the road. When you're walking in the direction of traffic, it's particularly nasty. This is one of the reasons that I rarely hike here.
If you leave the parking area, and, after walking for a few minutes you come to the beginning of a guard rail, you've come too far. Keep an eye out for the turn-off to your right soon after you've passed the very narrow part of the shoulder.
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