Glastonbury

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• Addison Bog Walk –★– 2 miles – Dominated by the Bell-Hebron Linear Park which is a popular paved biking path for an easy stroll, there are rough trails through the woods for those willing to explore and find the anti-climatic bog
• Blackledge Falls –★★★– 2 miles – Short but popular trails with a small waterfall and connections to Gay City State Park
• Buckingham Park –★– 1 mile – Not to be confused with nearby Buckingham Reservoir this small park is mainly a playscape and ballfields though has a short loop trail through the woods
• Cotton Hollow –★★★★– 1 mile – A very popular spot year round for short hikes, swimming in Roaring Brook, and views of historical ruins
• Earle Park –★★– 1 mile – Behind the Audubon Center, confusing trails wander to a unexpected view of the Connecticut River
• Ferry Landing –Unexplored
• Great Pond Reserve –★★– 1 mile – A bit hidden but trails lead to a small pond, and old cedar tree, and high banks along the CT River
• J.B. Williams Park –★★– 1 mile – Well traveled trails, lean-to camping for residents, and a small pond for fishing
• Matson Hill Open Space – Unexplored
• Richard Strong Memorial Open Space – Unexplored
• Riverfront Park –★★– 1 mile – A popular boat launch into the Connecticut River, a level crushed stone walking path, and plenty of ballfields and open space
• Shoddy Mill Preserve –★★– 1 mile – Rough trails loop through the woods in two sections here with views of the Shoddy Mill ruins
• Tiboni Property – Unexplored

Land Trust

• Kongscut Land Trust – I’m not certain which properties have trails so this is a lightly edited list, all are unexplored
  • Booth Woods Preserve
  • Drumlin Hill Preserve
  • Fern Hollow Preserve
  • Goodale Hill Preserve
  • Hollister Preserve/Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve –★★– 2.2 miles – 1.5 mile loop trail along Smith Brook and up to a vista with great views of the Hartford skyline
  • Landa Family & Costabile Preserve
  • Scoville Tract
  • Swan Estate & Riley Parcel
  • Zihrup Open Space Preserve

State Parks / Forest

• Not technically “in”, but Gay City State Park has trails that connect into Glastonbury
• Meshomasic State Forest
  • Kongscut Mountain & Phillips Cave Loop –★★★– 5 miles – An overlook on one side of the road and a loop trail with a ledge ‘cave’ on the other

Blue Blaze

• Shenipsit Trail
  • Shenipsit: Case Mountain –★★★– 2 miles – Though Case Mountain is a popular Manchester town park, the Shenipsit through the property is generally quiet and some of the best hiking in the park
  • Shenipsit Trail: Dark Hollow –★★– 5 miles – A rugged stretch of trail after Rt 2 with plenty of hills and valleys and a short spur trail to a long cascading waterfall
  • Shenipsit Trail: Dickinson Rd –★★– 5 miles – Winding along a network of old woods roads this uneventful section has long gradual hills

The Rest

• Buckingham Reservoir –★★★– 11 miles – A maze of popular mostly unblazed hiking and mountain bike trails centered around the reservoir with connections north to Case Mountain
• Case Mountain –★★★★– 12 miles – Largely a Manchester town park, the southern corner of the trail network is in Glastonbury

• Connecticut River
• Riverfront Park – A popular boat launch into a winding sectiong of the  Connecticut River
• Keeney Cove – Unexplored

• Buckingham Reservoir –★★★– 11 miles – A maze of popular mostly unblazed hiking and mountain bike trails centered around the reservoir with connections north to Case Mountain
• Case Mountain –★★★★– 12 miles – Largely a Manchester town park, the southern corner of the trail network is in Glastonbury

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33. Glastonbury, incorporated May, 1693; set off from Wethersfield, June, 1692; named from Glastonbury in Somersetshire.