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    Devil’s Den Preserve

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      20 miles
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      33 Pent Road, Weston, CT, USA
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    At A Glance

    Lucius Pond Ordway-Devil’s Den Preserve

    The Nature Conservancy

    1,756 acres in Weston and Redding, CT

    Parking:

      • Small lot near 33 Pent Rd, Weston, CT
      • Small pull-off near 57-99 Dayton Rd, Redding, CT

    Trail Map         Trails: 20 miles     Rating: Unexplored

    This is a partial/incomplete listing as I have not yet explored the Devil's Den Preserve

    History

    From the Nature Conservancy site,

    The Lucius Pond Ordway-Devil’s Den Preserve was created by the late Katharine Ordway through a series of donations from 1966 through 1968, beginning with an 1,100-acre purchase from the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. The 1,746-acre preserve was partially named after Katharine’s father, Lucius Pond Ordway. After his passing in 1948, Lucius’s five children inherited an estate worth $18.8 million. The inheritance allowed Katharine, then in her 50s and a long-time resident of Weston, to invest in land protection and become one of the greatest private contributors to nature conservation in U.S. history. Sixty-two acres of her former property also comprise TNC’s Katharine Ordway Preserve.

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    • Unexplored
    • Weston
    • Redding
    • Fairfield County
    • The Nature Conservancy
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    • 33 Pent Road, Weston, CT, USA

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