Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

From the DPNC 2018 brochure:

• Forest Loop (.9 mile) - Easy walk through oak-hickory woods, meadow, along ledges, streams and past freshwater marsh and pond.
• Meadow Loop (.4 mile) - Flat trail through early successional forest of red cedar, highbush blueberry and red maple. Narrow boardwalks traverse seasonally wet areas. Stop in the bird blind to look and listen for bluebirds, hawks and others.
• Ledge Trail (.9 mile) - Hilly trail to Hidden Pond with dramatic rocky ledges overlooking wooded wetlands and tributaries of Copp’s Brook. Connects to Avalonia Trail across powerline.
• Avalonia Trail (1 mile) - Beech groves, interesting outcroppings, ledges and vernal pools. Connects to Avalonia’s White Cedar Swamp property across Jerry Brown Rd.
• Denison Farm Trail (.75 mile) - Traverses open fields and woods of Eastern White Pine, Black Birch and oak, past the 1717 Pequotsepos Manor house and museum.
• Stone Bridges Trail (1.3 miles) - Follows the Pequotsepos Brook. You can find several wooden or stone bridges, and old granite quarries.
• River to Forest Trail (1.4 miles) - Connects the Nature Center and Coogan Farm running East-West, from the Denison Farm Market, across Pequotsepos Brook and agricultural fields to Greenmanville Avenue and the Mystic River.
• Greenmanville Trail (.7 mile) - Starts from section of historic Mystic, known as Greenmanville, into Coogan Farm, along a walled pentway to the Hamm Pavilion. Situated on a hill at the heart of the farm, this marks the northern border of Greenmanville.
• Gallup Orchard Trail (.35 mile) - Meanders through woodland and meadow with old apple and pear trees, including ancestors of heirloom varieties likely dating back to Mystic’s colonial days.
• Stillman Mansion Trail (.5 mile) - Leads through open habitat, woodland and red cedar forest past the 1894 Stillman Mansion foundation and a small quarry. Offers dramatic views across the river.