Hikers may walk 2 miles along the Kress Family Trail along the Shepaug River. At approximately 0.25 mile in, a trail on the right sweeps up through the wooded hillside…
From the trailhead off Flag Swamp Road, follow the blazes through the gently rolling wooded hills and past stone walls and pristine wetlands for 0.5 miles until the trail joins…
From the preserve sign on Lower County Road, the trail leads through a grove of mature beech trees distinguished by their smooth, silvery bark. The trail climbs gradually through a…
Located near the intersection of Squire Road and Apple Lane about 0.5 mile from Route 67 or 0.9 mile from South Street, the Tierney Preserve offers a 1.8-mile trail loop…
Donated by Arthur L. Carter in 1997, the Carter Preserve may only be accessed off the Main Loop in the Mine Hill Preserve. The Carter Preserve Trail starts at the…
These beautiful preserves offer two long loop trails with steep climbs over ridges and glacial boulders, rolling terrain and hemlock forests. Both trails pass by an historic sawmill site and…
With a peak elevation of 870 feet and broad expanses of gently rolling meadows, the Gavel Family Farm Preserve commands stunning views to the south, east and west. Walkers may…
Offering access to the Shepaug River for fishing near the intersection of Mine Hill Road, this preserve has no trails. N. Paul Loomba and Mary Adams Loomba donated the preserve…
The Lilly Preserve’s Blue Loop is 1.5 miles and of moderate difficulty. It passes through marshes and wooded swampland near Jack’s Brook. Hikers may encounter cattle grazing in the field…
Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Mine Hill is the site of a 19th century iron mine and furnace complex. The Roxbury Land Trust acquired the preserve in…
The easy 0.25-mile trail heads north across an open field, then downhill toward a wooded area with a boardwalk. It then crosses a stone wall and to the hilltop and…
Situated along the scenic Shepaug River, all three preserves are accessed through the River Road Preserve parking area off River Road or from the Botsford Hill Road parking lot at…
The Greenbelt stretches along the eastern ridge of Roxbury from the Good Hill Farm Preserve to Painter Hill Road in Woodbury totaling 720 connected, permanently protected acres. Beginning at the…
Located 0.3 mile on the right after turning off Route 317 with parking along the roadside, the van Deusen Preserve connects to the Baldwin Preserve. A short, planked trail leads…
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