Canterbury

Hike Canterbury, CT

(Part of Windham County)


If you’re looking for the best hiking trails in Canterbury this is the complete guide to all the trails, rivers, and history it has to offer.


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Town Parks

  • Kinne Preserve –★★– 1.2 miles – A short loop with a camping area and views of an unnamed brook
  • Manship Park –★– Sports fields with a 0.3 mile walking track and a boat launch into the Quinebaug River

Land Trust

  • None

State Parks / Forest

  • None

Blue Blaze

  • None

The Rest

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Town History |expand|

This Mohegan territory had a fort along the Quinebaug River here and called the area Peagscomsueck meaning “a great brook.” Owaneco, the son of Uncas and sachem of the Mohegans granted a title to a large tract known as the Quinebaug lands in 1680 to Major James Fitch of Norwich.  Fitch settled in the area in 1697 and named his home Kent and others began to settle the west side of the river (then Plainfield) in the next few years.

It was set off from Plainfield and incorporated as the 34th town in Connecticut on October 14th, 1703.  It was named from Canterbury in Kent, England (likely thanks to Fitch’s name for his home).

In 1832, Prudence Crandall, a schoolteacher created controversy when she opened the Canterbury Female Boarding School and admitted black girls as students.  She was arrested and jailed, legal proceedings carried on and the school was forced to close in 1834 by a mob of Canterbury residents.

Now go out and hike Canterbury, CT!

Manship Park

★☆☆☆☆

50 Lovell Ln, Canterbury, CT

Robert Manship Park Canterbury Town Park 8 acres in Canterbury, CT Parking: Small lots near 50 Lovell Ln, Canterbury, CT Trail Map      Trails: 0.3 miles …

Kinne Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.677651, -72.011359

Kinne Preserve Canterbury Town Park 28 acres in Canterbury, CT 06331 Parking: Small lot near the end of Wisniewski Rd, Canterbury, CT Trail Map       …