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Geocaching Guides and Trips in Connecticut
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Trips
Windsor Meadows State Park is a unique and quiet refuge along the Connecticut River just a few miles north of Hartford. It offers 155 acres of Connecticut River woodlands as well as the Bissell Bridge Boat Launch and the entrance and terminus of the Bissell Bridge Walkway Trail. The Walkway connects Windsor to the large system of multi-use trails in Manchester and East Hartford. Dutch explorer Adrian Block, the first European explorer...
Canopied with deciduous trees for most of its 10.4 miles, the Larkin State Park Trail (a.k.a. Larkin Bridle Path) is primarily a wilderness trail, with wooded vistas, wetland views and sparse residential development. Its railroad past began in 1881 with completion of the New York & New England Railroad between western Connecticut and New York. Following bankruptcy in 1894, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad took over the line until...
Hartford Reservoir Number 2 provides blazed trails that offer the hiker a wide expanse. Appox 10,000 acre piece of property with an abundance of wildlife. Trails are easy to moderate and some parts of the trails are can be wet.The hiker will be sharing the trials with mountain bikers. A very popular place with many dog owners. Great place to take in the fall leaves.Outstanding view of the reservoir can be seen...
Natchaug State Forest: "Natchaug" is a Native American word meaning "land between the rivers." This state forest occupies a portion of the former hunting grounds of the Wabbaquasset Indians between the Bigelow and Still Rivers. Fittingly for one of Connecticut's largest state forests,Scenic Beaver Pond, one of several ponds made at Natchaug by the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps. Natchaug was the site of a CCC camp during the Depression. Off Route 198 in Eastford,...
Ansonia Reservoir is place full of surprises. The hike is along the reservoir banks and the view is great in places. As you hike along the banks you will encounter raised board walks over rocky out cropping's. The terrain varies in places with some gentle elevations. For the most part it is an easy hike even for a winter outing. Some of the trail will lead you behind the newly built Ansonia High School. You...
This part of Larkin Bridle Path will take you by the Waterbury- Oxford Airport. Keep your head low. This hike was completed during a recent snow fall. Passed by many cross-country skiers. Flat easy terrain.Canopied with deciduous trees for most of its 10.4 miles, the Larkin State Park Trail (a.k.a. Larkin Bridle Path) is primarily a wilderness trail, with wooded vistas, wetland views and sparse residential development. Its railroad past began in 1881...
The 6700-acres of Stewart State Forest are unique in the northeast and increasingly rare in the Hudson Valley. A mix of wetlands, fields and woods, the site includes 18 miles of gravel roads and over 22 miles of major trails which provide unparalleled recreation - hiking, biking,horseback riding, hunting, dog training and trials, skiing, snowmobiling, bird watching and fishing Old farm fields take you to an earlier gentler time in our nation's history.In 1971,...
This part of Larkin Bridle Path will take you past Long Meadow Pond.You will see beaver huts and dams along your way.Canopied with deciduous trees for most of its 10.4 miles, the Larkin State Park Trail (a.k.a. Larkin Bridle Path) is primarily a wilderness trail, with wooded vistas, wetland views and sparse residential development. Its railroad past began in 1881 with completion of the New York & New England Railroad between western...
This is a beautiful Forest containing 11 parcels spread over 7,078acres in northeastern Connecticut. Shenipsit is dominated by nearly pure stands of oak, particularly red oak. It is home to Bald Mountain, the highest point in the Connecticut valley. It is also home to Soapstone Mountain, which was the site of a Soapstone factory in the colonial days. The summits in Shenipsit State Forest reveal breathtaking and spectacular views of the surrounding area, as well as...
Schreiber Park: Once a small family-owned dairy farm, the park is laced with two and one-half miles of nature trails. The land encompasses almost 150 acres of wooded hills and grassy fields bisected by streams, a two acre pond, wet meadows, and an upland swamp. The site is a wonderful microcosm of a typical Connecticut landscape which provides sanctuary to many species of New England flora and fauna. A portion of the park...
You will be taking a yellow blaze trail that leads along the Scantic River. After walking a few hundred feet on a narrow pathway you will find an overlook bench, with the river basin below that offers you a really nice view of the river. The trail is a loop and along the way you will be crossing over wooden bridges and will be experiencing some pristine forests. A great trail that will...
This was our final leg of the Larkin Bridle Path. After completing hiking the Larkin, a real gem of Connecticut by the way, this part of the trail in our opinion is the best part. Starting from Whittemore Glen State Park and winding to the conclusion if offers some real scenic beauty. While passing some homes along the way I couldn't help but wonder how fortunate these home owners are to have this trial literally in their backyards.Canopied with deciduous trees for...
The Kohanza Reservoir was a reservoir in Danbury, Connecticut. It was the first of many reservoirs built to supply Danbury's hat factories. The dam broke on January 31, 1869. The ensuing flood of ice and water killed 11 people in half an hour, and caused major damage to many homes and farms, as well as uprooting trees and moving boulders.You will entering the reservoir from a parking lot behind a school. Follow the red blaze trail....
The Copp Property is a 240-acre parcel of land located in the geographic center of Groton. It was previously the site of a farm, so has large tracts of fields and meadows that are bordered by forest, wetlands, and rock outcroppings. It is an ideal hiking area and is also the location of a a town dog park, Central Bark.The trails are mostly flat with some steep areas. Nothing a young child...
Pootatuck State Forest is a nice local forest, and on a glorious day you can pop by Beaver Bog, a swamp close to Kettletown State Park. Members of the Mohican tribe moved from the Berkshire Mountains into western Connecticut along the Housatonic River that they named Pootatuck or "River of Falls." The white settlers gave the name of the river to the Indians who lived near the river. There was a lot...
Pachaug State Forest is the largest forest in
the Connecticut state
forest system, encompassing over 27,000 acres of land. It is located on
the Rhode Island border in New London
County, and parcels of the forest lie in the towns of Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, and Preston. The forest was founded in 1928, but
most of the land came from purchases made later during the Great
Depression. The Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp portion of the
park was declared a National Natural Landmark in May
1973. The forest is named after the Pachaug River,
which runs through the center of the forest.
The...
Pachaug State Forest is the largest forest in the Connecticut state forest system, encompassing over 27,000 acres of land. It is located on the Rhode Island border in New London County, and parcels of the forest lie in the towns of Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, and Preston. The forest was founded in 1928, but most of the land came from purchases made later during the Great Depression. The Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp portion of the park was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1973. The forest is named after the Pachaug...
Quillinan Reservoir property is 613-acres and is part of the Ansonia Nature and Recreation
Center's "outdoor classroom", which
already included open fields, woodlands, a pond, and community gardens. It is growing network
of trails, which are popular with visitors and area residents for environmental
education and non-motorized recreation. In addition, a one-hectare Biodiversity
Plot has been established on the property, and data collected from this study
plot is collected and analyzed by the Smithsonian Institution as part of...
History: The trail takes its name from the imaginary line drawn from New York to Boston, through the “air” so to speak, to illustrate the shortest possible route between these two major east coast cities. Building a completely new rail line however proved economically in-feasible so, for practical reasons, the “Air Line” as it came to be called, used existing rails from New York to New Haven and began its journey to the...
The Sue Grossman Still River Greenway runs for nearly 3 miles through a wooded corridor between Lanson Drive and Harris Drive in Torrington. The paved trail occupies the old right-of-way for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad's Naugatuck division.Nice paved and well maintained trail. Great place to take the kids for bicycle ride or just a walk with your dog.Trails are easy and flat.
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