Explore Eastford, CT

Town Parks

• • Boston Turnpike Trail –★★★– 1.6 miles – A surprisingly nice hike on this section of the Old Connecticut Path
  • Crystal Pond Park –★★★– 2.5 miles – Hiking trails and a section of the Old Connecticut Path along the pond amidst a disc golf course
  • George Askew Nature Trail – 1 mile trail behind the elementary school ball fields down to the Still River

Land Trust

• • Five land trusts hold property in town, but none are hikeable as far as I can tell
    • Wyndham Land Trust – Bradway-McFarlane Property
    • New Roxbury Land Trust – Unlisted Property
    • Wolf Den Land Trust
      • Brumbach Forest on Eastford Road (22 acres, no maintained trails)
    • Joshua’s Trust – Unlisted Property
    • The Last Green Valley – Unlisted Property

State Parks / Forest

• • Bigelow Brook Wildlife Area – Adjacent to Natchaug State Forest parcel
  • Natchaug State Forest –★★★– 16 miles – Huge forest along the Natchaug River with hiking, swimming, and horse trail options
  • Nathaniel Lyon State Park –★★– <1 mile – Preserved chimney of the first general to die in the Civil War, with access to the Natchaug Trail and a backpacking campsite

Blue Blaze

• • Natchaug Trail
    • Natchaug Trail: Morey Road –★★– 1 mile – A narrow trail with tiny cascades leading into the state forest
    • Natchaug State Forest –★★★– 1 mile – Past beaver marsh towards the river with a backpacking lean-to campsite near Nathianel Lyon State Park
    • Natchaug Trail: Lyon Rd –★★★– 8 miles – Remote feeling stretch of trail until the Rt 198 road walk

The Rest

• • Yale Forest Camp –★★– 2+ miles – Part of Yale Myers Forest there are mill ruins, the modern camp, and hidden structures in the woods