East River Preserve
635.1 acres in Guilford, CT
Parking:
- Small pull-off near 494 Clapboard Hill Rd, Guilford, CT
- Medium sized lot near 16 Sullivan Dr, Guilford, CT
Trail Map Trails: 7.63 miles Trail Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Hiking
- Menunkatuck Trail – Blue Blaze – 2.7 miles
- Coming off the road for the first real hiking trail of this section of the 235 mile New England Trail, you head up a short hill to a rocky view of the namesake East River. The trail passes an old dam and spillway, crosses Duck Hole road, and goes through unique rocky terrain. You then skirt the edge of some fields, return to get up close with the river. The property switches to open fields near the western parking area before crossing old stonewalls and through rolling forested landscape until crossing into Nut Plain Woods
- Heading north: Nut Plains Woods
- Heading south: 3.9 mile road walk coming from Chittenden Park
- Coming off the road for the first real hiking trail of this section of the 235 mile New England Trail, you head up a short hill to a rocky view of the namesake East River. The trail passes an old dam and spillway, crosses Duck Hole road, and goes through unique rocky terrain. You then skirt the edge of some fields, return to get up close with the river. The property switches to open fields near the western parking area before crossing old stonewalls and through rolling forested landscape until crossing into Nut Plain Woods
- Yellow Trail – Unexplored
- Green Trail – Unexplored
- Red Trail – Unexplored
History
The Town of Guilford acquired the East River Preserve in 2009 from the Goss family.
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Last updated October 13th, 2024
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