Guilford Land Conservation Trust
700 acres in Guilford, CT
Parking: Large lot near 4391 Durham Rd, Guilford, CT
Trail Map Trails: 3 miles Rating: ★★★☆☆
I made a quick stop to Bluff Head in 2014 after exploring Guilford. I took the steep trail from the parking lot up along the ridge to the overlook and wanted to continue hiking but ended up in a confusing network of poorly blazed trails.
Cut to ten years later when I returned to the property while thru-hiking the New England Trail. The property is now part of the 'Northwoods Trail System' and the blue blazed Mattabesett Trail has been rerouted to the more gradual climb (likely to reduce erosion on the original steep trail).
Views were socked in on my recent visit but usually the beautiful traprock ridge overlook provides a great view above Meyerhuber Pond.
Heading north: 0.5 mile road walk to Pistapaug Mountain
Heading south: Broomstick Ledges
From the land trust site,
“The land trust began buying land at Bluff Head in the 1960s. Today, it owns more than 700 acres there, including most of the area around the sheer, 500-foot traprock cliff as well as the adjoining areas of Totoket Mountain
Peter Marteka – Eight Of Connecticut’s Challenging Hikes (2017)
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