Granby

Hike Granby, CT

Part of Hartford County

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

Granby has 12 hiking areas for 20 miles of trails.

Links

• 2016 Plan of Conservation and Development
• Granby Conservation Commission
• Salmon Brook Historical Society
• CTMQ’s Guide to Granby

Explore

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• The peaceful pond and cabin at Dismal Brook
• The Scarlet Tanager Overlook at Old Messenger Road Preserves
• Hidden gems within Enders Falls

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Town Parks

• Christensen’s Pond – Unexplored
• Holcomb Farm Trails –★★– 8 miles – East and West sections, west is difficult to access since bridge knocked out in 2021
• Salmon Brook Park – Unexplored

Land Trust

• Granby Land Trust
  • Dewey-Granby Oak –★★– No trails – This majestic old tree has faded a bit in the last decade but remains one of the oldest and most impressive trees in the state
  • Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve –★★★★– 3.14 miles – History, views, an well preserved cabin and miles of gorgeous trails at this hidden gem
  • Godard Preserve –★★– 2.4 miles – Reasonable loop hike along the property’s streams
  • Holcombe Preserve – Unexplored
  • Katan Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves –★★★– 2.14 miles – Rugged trails and a steep climb to the Scarlet Tanager overlook through three preserves
    • Katan-Ensor Preserve
    • Schlicht Family
    • Richard P. Garmany Preserve
  • Mary Edwards Mountain Property –★★★– 3.8 miles – Starts with great overlooks and climbs three hills through the valleys between them
  • Nuckols Preserve – Unexplored
  • Western Barndoor Hills Preserve – Unexplored

State Parks / Forest

• Enders Falls & State Forest –★★★★★– 2 miles – Very popular waterfalls set alongside a short updated trail loop, swimming and some cliff jumping – the rest of the state forest property is undeveloped or a rough crossing of old woods roads

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The Rest

• McLean Game Refuge –★★★★– 20 miles – This expansive park offers waterfalls, miles of trails, and many hidden gems [/expand]

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93. Granby, incorporated from Simsbury, Oct., 1786, and named from the Marquis of Granby (Chas. Manners), or from Granby, Mass.

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Now go out and hike Granby, CT!