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Geocaching Guides and Trips in Bristol
Below are popular Geocaching guides in Bristol that you can use to plan your next adventure. You can download guides, including a detailed map, description and points of interest for a small fee to your iPhone or Android.
Trips
Compounce RidgeTrail (Tunxis feeder trail)
Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Geocaching | 3.8 miles
Geocaching | 3.8 miles
Strenuous hike. Can be challenging finding your way. Crossed by ATV trails.Blazed parts of the trail (blue blaze with yellow dot). Use caution during hunting season (Oct - Dec).Trails are clear not too much tree fell. Includes some nice views.
"The Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve is a 200-acre nature preserve.Hiker will travel through deep woods filled with huge trees and swaths of mountain laurel along old Native American trails and roads dating back to the Colonial era. At the top of Lookout Point a hiker will see the church steeples, old factory chimneys and distant hills. It's an old world, dating back 20,000 years to the melting of the Laurentide ice sheet, which...
Old Marsh Pond on the Marsh Brook in Litchfield County, Connecticut is used for drinking water purposes. Construction was completed in 1912. Its normal surface area is 220 acres. It is owned by Bristol Water Company.Trails lead around the reservoir. Wide and blue blazed trails that are easy and clearly marked. Great views of the pond and an earthen dam.Recommended for children and family's. Dogs allowed on leash.
Another geotrail along the Compounce ridge. It was a misty, foggy day with some trails and some bushwhacking to find 5 newer caches. One area might offer a good view if it's not a foggy day.
