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Some sections of the trail have been called " Warpath s" (such as the so-called "Great Indian Warpath" through Chillicothe, Ohio ). It is clear, however, that the primary purpose for these roads was Peace ful Trade , Hunting , and gathering of Natural Resource s along their routes. ''Indian Paths of Pennsylvania'' by Paul Wallace Some sources describe the Great Trail as beginning at one point or another. However, as there was a gradation between local trails used by few people and more major routes used by many, identifying a point at which the Great Trail begins or ends is an arbitrary matter. The Great Trail system connected with the Overland Trail which led west as well as other trails to other parts of the Continent . One part of the Great Trail system stretched from Passamaquoddy territory in northernmost New England through the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and down to the Shawmut Peninsula in Massachusetts . From there it stretched down to the region of the Wampanoag of Cape Cod , and over to the territory of the Nipmuck and other tribes around Lake Chaubunagungamaug before connecting to Connecticut and points farther south. Landscape Planning Study Another part of the Great Trail system in New England corresponds to Massachusetts Route 2 and leads from Boston to Upstate New York . The section now known as the Mohawk Trail (used by tribes such as the Mohawk and Pocomtuc ) leads from the Connecticut River through the Berkshires and Mohawk Trail State Forest into the area of the present day state-capitol of Albany, New York . From here, the Great Trail system connected all parts of the territories in which members of the Iroquois Confederacy dwelled. The Mohawk Trail Pocumtuc history In northern New Jersey, the portion of the Great Trail much-used by the Lenape included choice places to cross the Passaic River and to pass through the valleys among the Watchung Mountains . As the Dutch advanced beyond the proximity of the Hudson River these paths became crucial to the new settlers. New Jersey Route 24 corresponds to a branch of the trail in this area. A more southernly part of the Great Trail system went from Delaware across Pennsylvania to Oldtown, Maryland , and then to the Ohio River below Pittsburgh . It crossed Columbiana County to Bolivar and Sandusky and then continued west. The part of the Great Trail used by Colonial America n troops during Pontiac's Rebellion now corresponds to U.S. Route 23 . ''Indian Paths of Pennsylvania'' by Paul Wallace As with Deer Field s created by Native Americans , the Great Trail is indicative that parts of North America , rather than being the "untouched wilderness" described by early colonists, were regions Land Managed by the indigenous inhabitants to serve the needs of their society.''There’s More Than Rocks, Trees, and Streams In The Woods: An ACQTC Guide for Friends of the Quinnipiac to the Great Trail System of Connecticut'', ACQTC Publications 1999) REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY
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