aug ▁Tra il ▁is ▁on ▁state ▁land ▁within ▁the ▁P ach aug ▁State ▁Forest . ▁ ▁It ▁connect s ▁to ▁one ▁small ▁public ▁recre ation ▁area ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁at ▁Phill ips ▁P ond . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ine b aug ▁Tra il ▁is ▁flat ▁or ▁has ▁grad ual ▁asc ents ▁and ▁desc ents ▁and ▁is ▁suitable ▁for ▁cas ual ▁walking ▁or ▁h ik ing , ▁running ▁- ▁or ▁snow sh oe ing ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁The ▁ste ep est ▁section ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁trail ▁travers es ▁the ▁closed ▁section ▁of ▁Fl at ▁Rock ▁Road . ▁The ▁Qu ine b aug ▁Tra il ▁cross es ▁streams ▁and ▁wet land ▁areas ▁that ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁flo oding ▁in ▁periods ▁of ▁significant ▁rain ▁and ▁snow ▁m elt . ▁ ▁In ▁particular ▁the ▁trail ▁sections ▁close ▁to ▁Hell ▁H ollow ▁P ond ▁and ▁Lock es ▁M ead ow ▁P ond ▁are ▁low - lying ▁areas ▁which ▁are ▁often ▁under ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁trail ▁connect s ▁to ▁other ▁Blue - B laz ed ▁tra ils ▁in ▁Connecticut ' s ▁P ach aug ▁State ▁Forest : ▁the ▁P ach aug ▁Tra il ▁in ▁the ▁Phili ps ▁P ond ▁through ▁Fl at ▁Rock ▁section , ▁and ▁the ▁Ne h antic ▁Tra il ▁at ▁Lee ▁Road . ▁The ▁Ne h antic - Qu ine b aug ▁C ros so ver ▁trail ▁is ▁an ▁over la pping ▁section ▁of ▁Lee ▁and ▁Break ne ck ▁Ro ads ▁connecting ▁these ▁two ▁tra