Burn Calories, Be One with Nature! Snowshoe Trails Near Bethel

Finally…snow is headed to much of Connecticut this weekend! You don’t need to be a kid to get outside and bask in the white fluff! Why not give snowshoeing a try? Enjoy the picturesque backdrop of nature in New England while engaging in a low impact cardio workout.

"Snowshoeing is the best bang-for-your-buck, fat-burning workout in winter," according to Dr. Ray Browning of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado's Health Science Center and Vail Mountain Man champion. "It's an exceptional way to achieve cardiovascular fitness, expend energy and reduce your chance of heart disease; plus it's low cost, easily mastered and fun."

According to two independent studies conducted by Ball State University and the University of Vermont, snowshoers can burn between 420-1000 calories per hour. Here are some snowshoeing trails near Bethel courtesy of AllTrails.com:

TrailDifficultyRatingPark
Baxter PreserveEASY4Baxter Preserve
Bear Mountain via Red, White, and Yellow Trails LoopMODERATE4Bear Mountain Reservation
Bear Mountain Reservation Short LoopMODERATE3.5Bear Mountain Reservation
White Trail to Blue Trail LoopMODERATE4.5Collis P. Huntington State Park
Ives Trail GreenwayMODERATE3.5Danbury, Connecticut
Great Ledge and Bedford Trail LoopMODERATE4.5Devils Den Nature Preserve
Saugatuck TrailMODERATE4Devils Glen Park
Fairfield Hills LoopEASY4Newtown, Connecticut
Housatonic Railway Trail: Monroe to NewtownEASY3Newtown, Connecticut
Hemlock Hills, Pine Mountain TrailHARD4.5Ridgefield, Connecticut
Tarrywile Park TrailMODERATE4Tarrywile Park
Middle Mountain to Thomas Mountain LoopMODERATE4.5Tarrywile Park

Please visit AllTrails.com for more information about the trails at https://www.alltrails.com/us/connecticut/snowshoeing

 

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Submitted by Bethel, CT

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