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Bolton

  • Risley Park Reservoir –★★★– 3 miles – Short loop around the reservoir or a long loop climbing up to a wooded ridge

East Hartford

  • MJ Williams Park

Manchester

  • Alba Pavan Nature Preserve
  • Barlow Park
  • Buckland Pond
  • Bush Hill Preserve –★★★– 6 miles – Great varied loops in this expanding farm preserve
  • Cheney Rail Trail
  • Fairway Park
  • Barnwood Trail at Griswold Park on Hills Street
  • Lombardo Farm (Potential future trail)
  • Marsh Pond
  • Purdy Nature Trail
  • Salters Pond
  • Wyllys Falls (Spring St Griswold) – ★★– No official trails to this great bridal veil style waterfall

Vernon

  • Pleasant/Stickney Hill
Alphabetical
  • Alba Pavan Nature Preserve
  • Barlow Park
  • Buckland Pond
  • Bush Hill Preserve
  • Cheney Rail Trail
  • Fairway Park
  • Barnwood Trail at Griswold Park on Hills Street
  • Lombardo Farm
  • Marsh Pond
  • MJ Williams Park
  • Pleasant/Stickney Hill
  • Purdy Nature Trail
  • Risley Park Reservoir
  • Salters Pond
  • Wyllys Falls (Spring St/Griswold)
Complete Property List

Approximate Location Town Donor or Seller Date Acquired Acres [Extra Info.]
Gould Parklet (149 Lakewood Cir. North) Manchester Gould Family 9/24/1974 0.10
Marsh Pond (319 Porter St.) Manchester Dr. Alexander & Gertrude Marsh 9/29/1975 0.99
Marsh Pond rear Manchester Dr. Alexander & Gertrude Marsh 4/25/1980 1.23
Marsh Pond (Willow Pl./Porter St.) Manchester Diane Morrison 1/29/1986 0.78
Griswold Park (75 Hills Street) Manchester Hayden Griswold 12/24/1980 2.74
599R Spring St., rear of #617, #607 and #599 Manchester Hayden Griswold 12/24/1980 0.37
635 Spring St., rear of #637, #627, and #617 Manchester Rev. Clifford Simpson 5/19/1982 0.67
569 Spring St., opp. Tam Rd. Manchester Hayden Griswold 12/30/1985 0.63
670 Spring St., Case Parklet, trailhead Manchester Dorothy Case Beach 10/31/2000 0.55
Upper Case Pond, 78 Birch Mt. Rd Manchester Dennison Trust 10/31/2005 7.59
Salter’s Pond, 501 Parker St.(west shoreline of Salter’s Pond, Lydall St.) Manchester Lydall, Inc. 12/30/1980 8.93
Salter’s Pond North Side, 24R Tracy Dr Manchester Green Manor Corp. 1/27/1981 2.29
Lydall Woods (multiple addresses on Deer Run Trail and Bridle Path La.) Manchester Jack Davis 12/17/1986 33.48
Fairway Park, 111 Gerald Dr. Manchester Fairway Estates, Gerald Dr. 10/31/1989 4.89
Yules Park, 389 Birch Mt. Rd. Manchester Yules family 12/31/1990 2.27
Buckland Hills Drive, 88, 271, 427, 429 Manchester John Finguera 12/29/1992 25.00
Buckland Hills Drive Manchester John Finguera 12/20/2005 2.30
Manning-Ferris (130 Bush Hill Rd.) Manchester Manning-Ferris family 3/22/1993 13.40
House Park (175 Greenwood Dr.) Manchester Virginia & Charles House 1/27/1995 6.41
Alpine Parklet, 26 Alpine St. Manchester Hayden Griswold 10/3/1996 0.26
South Manchester Railroad (northernmost section) Manchester Reale Family GIS 41 Hilliard & 141 Mid.TpkW. 12/19/2005 5.00
South Manchester Railroad (section south of Hilliard) Manchester Brian Daigle GIS 44 Hilliard 12/31/2008 0.64
Miller Pond (141 Bush Hill Rd) Manchester West Central Properties 9/29/2006 3.10
Buckland Pond (667 Hillstown Rd) Manchester West Central Properties 9/29/2006 9.04
Buckland Pond (37 Bush Hill Rd”Association Land”) MFB paid $28,000 Manchester Ernest Becker Estate 12/15/2014 4.01
Barlow Park (970 Hillstown Rd.) Manchester Malcolm & Susan Barlow 12/29/2006 4.75
Jarvis Parklet (897R. Center St.) Manchester Jarvis Family Trust 12/29/2006 0.50
Harry James Park (Torpey Dr.EH entr.) Manchester Harry James 8/19/2009 0.67
Olive Chambers (93 Westland St.) Manchester Chambers Family 11/19/2009 0.20
Ansaldi Park (141 R Gardner St.) Manchester Andrew Ansaldi 7/22/2012 2.22
Bush Hill Farm (330 Bush Hill Rd.) Manchester & Glastonbury Botti Family 8/19/2015 62.00 (5 acres in Glastonbury)
118 Round Hill Road Manchester Merritt (“Mike”) Baldwin gift 11/3/2017 1.64
40 Lindman Street Manchester Jose Linares gift 9/24/2019 1.40
House Park Addition (213 Greenwood Dr.) Manchester Purchased from St. Theresa parish 2/27/2020 6.80
Alba Pavan Preserve 421 Bush Hill Rd. Manchester Purchased from Pavan estate 3/26/2020 21.24
36 DeSousa Drive Manchester Tax sale; First CT Cap. housing developer failed 1/8/2021 0.15 (177.56 acres when added to Botti & Lombardo)
Lombardo Farm, 871 Hillstown Rd Manchester & Glastonbury* Purchased from Hillstown Enterprises 6/25/2021 102.00 (2 acres in Glastonbury)
Path to Wellness Hospital donations: 37 & 97 Hemlock, 77R Alton, 62&66 Hawthorne Manchester ECHN Prospect Hospital 1/27/2022 11.57
Risley Park Vernon Gladys Risley Hall, Dorothy Risley Miller 12/29/1986 50.00
Risley Park Bolton Gladys Risley Hall, Dorothy Risley Miller 12/29/1986 54.00
Risley Park Vernon Eleanore Rhodes 3/5/1997 7.00
Risley Park Bolton Eleanore Rhodes 3/5/1997 8.00
Risley Park meadow Vernon Gladys Risley Hall, Dorothy Risley Miller 1/4/2000 5.30
Risley Park Bolton Muriel Schindler 7/27/2000 3.00
Risley Park Vernon Muriel Schindler 7/27/2000 2.00
Risley Orchard Bolton Gladys Risley Hall 5/24/2013 13.00
Risley Park Bolton Eleanore Rhodes 4/17/2014 13.00
M.J. Williams Park 272 Long Hill St. EH & 1813 Tolland Tpk,Mnch East Hartford Mary Jane Williams 9/25/1996 38.42 0.22 acres in Manch.
Riverpoint, 237 East River Drive East Hartford Phoenix,Shell Oil,Riverpoint Condos 6/1/2007 0.82
Reed Park, Long Hill Rd./Skinner Hill Rd. Andover Mohegan Land Trust 3/19/2009 35.25
Barlow Park,1014 Oak Street East Hartford Malcolm & Susan Barlow 12/15/2014 4.18
Bush Hill Farm (Glastonbury acreage – Manchester portion listed in Manchester) Glastonbury Botti Family 8/19/2015 5.00 acres in Manchester
Lombardo (Glastonbury acreage – Manchester portion listed in Manchester) Glastonbury Hillstown Enterprises 6/25/2021 2.00 acres in Manchester
Stickney Hill Preserve, GPS 41 Pleasant St. Vernon Richard Lee & Stephen Lamont 12/22/2016 15.93
Amy Drive 0 (abuts Lydall Woods) Vernon Reservoir Heights Homeowners Assoc. 11/13/2017 2.44
493 Weir Street Glastonbury Robert Jones donation 8/24/2020 0.94
TOTAL ACREAGE  =   605.09

Bush Hill Preserve

★★★☆☆

330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester, CT, USA

Bush Hill Preserve Manchester Land Trust 177.5 acres in Manchester, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester, CT Trail Map         Trails: 6 miles   …

Wyllys Falls

★★★☆☆

41.760756, -72.494769

Wyllys Falls Connecticut Waterfall acres in Manchester, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 569 Spring St. Manchester, CT Trail Map Right next door to Case Mountain is the… Read more…

Risley Park

★★★☆☆

41.801953, -72.470323

John S. Risley Park Manchester Land Conservation Trust and CFPA Blue Blaze Trail 180 acres in Vernon, Bolton, Manchester, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 366 Lake…

Case Mountain

★★★★☆

68 Birch Mountain Rd, Manchester, CT

Case Mountain Manchester Town Park and Manchester Land Conservation Trust Property 640 acres in Manchester and Glastonbury, CT Parking: Four options (most popular to least): Case Pond… Read more…