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    Shafran Conservation Area

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      ★★★☆☆
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      Shafran Conservation Area, 66-94 Eaton Rd, Tolland, CT 06084, USA
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    At A Glance

    Tolland Town Park

    65.3 acres in Tolland, CT

    Parking: Shoulder parking near 104 Eaton Road Tolland, CT

    Trail Map        Trails: 1.4 miles      Rating: ★★★☆☆

    The Shafran Conservation Area has 1.4 miles of trails.  Though I’m guessing their, or my, distances must be off since my figure eight hike was 1.54 miles and I skipped the parts of the orange trail.

    I like the description from the Tolland site,

    “There is a Red Oak/Low Blueberry forest with a shrubby understory composed of blueberry and Mountain Laurel. At the east side of the property, the trail passes through a grove of Mountain Laurel. In the moist lowlands, the dominant canopy tree is the Red Maple with Cinnamon Fern forming a nearly uninterrupted understory.”

    Hiking

    From the parking lot, the trail soon forks and heading left enters a stretch of pines which the Tolland site calls a “small dense stand of Pitch Pine.” That continues downhill until reaching the white trail.  I took the short white loop around the tiny pond with little to note.

    Next was the crossing of Cemetary Brook which has the highest obtainable water quality at Class AA.  The water was clear, fast flowing, and certainly looked good enough to drink.  The brook flows into Charter Brook which empties into Shenipsit Lake, a public drinking water reservoir.  The yellow loop trail was lush and green when I hiked it in August, it was also amazingly bug-free and peacefully quiet.

    I’ll be happy to revisit this property in other seasons and hope to get the same peaceful beauty.

    History

    Established as a conservation area in 2002 when the property was purchased from Raja Peggy and Dimitry Shafran.

    Links

    Peter Marteka – Shafran Area Offers Rich Variety Of Nature (2004)

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    • ★★★☆☆
    • 2018
    • 2023
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    • Peter Marteka
    • Tolland
    • Tolland County
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    The information shown here is for general reference purposes only. exploreCT.org gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or reliability of this data. Parking in all areas, whether designated here or not, is at your own risk. exploreCT.org is not responsible for any damage or loss to vehicles or contents. Last updated August 12th, 2018

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    • Shafran Conservation Area, 66-94 Eaton Rd, Tolland, CT 06084, USA

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