Something for New Fairfield to look forward to - National Trails Day is coming June 6th

Did you know that Connecticut hosts the largest National Trails Day celebration in the nation according to the CT Forest and Park Association?

National Trails Day is scheduled to take place on June 6th and 7th.  You can register now by clicking here https://www.ctwoodlands.org/ct-trails-weekend/2020-connecticut-trails-day-event-registration-open

Last year the event attracted over 250 events and an estimated 5000 participants The event organizers are very helpful in making the event successful for first time participants.

Below is a list of hiking trails within 25 miles of New Fairfield;

LocationTrail
151 Brookdale Road & Merribrook Lane, Stamford Bartlett Arboretum & Mianus River Preserve & Park
Bennett’s Farm Road & 50 Barlow Mountain Rd, Ridgefield, CT Bennett’s Pond State Park & Seth Low Pierrepont State Park
Sunset Hill Rd., Redding, CT Collis P. Huntington State Park
33 Pent Rd, Weston Devil's Den Nature Preserve
596 Flanders Rd, Southbury, CT Flanders Nature Center & Kettletown State Park
300 Grumman Ave, Norwalk, CT Gallaher Mansion and Cranbury Park
Howe Avenue, Shelton Indian Well State Park
1400 Georges Hill Rd, Southbury, CT Kettletown State Park
178 Shortwoods Road, New Milford, cT Lovers Leap State Park
33 Pent Road, Weston Lucius Pond Ordway - Devil's Den Preserve
Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck State Forest
144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT New Canaan Nature Center
Sandy Hook, CT Paugussett State Forest
Old Mine Rd, Trumbull Pequonnock River Trail
Route 53 Sunset Hill Road, Redding, CT Saugatuck Reservoir Trails and Collis P. Huntington State Park
178 Shortwoods Road, New Fairfield, CT Squantz Pond State Park
70 Southern Blvd, Danbury, CT Tarrywile Park
25 CT-136, Westport Winslow Park

If you would like more information, please click here https://www.ctwoodlands.org/ct-trails-weekend/7-reasons-lead-connecticut-trails-day-event.

For a list of all the state parks in CT, please click here https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Trail-and-Camping-Maps---CT-State-Parks-and-Forests

We look forward to seeing you on the trails!

 

 

 

 

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Submitted by New Fairfield, CT

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