Granby

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

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

Blue Blaze

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The Rest

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

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Coming Soon!

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