Explore Pomfret, CT

Town Parks

• • Pomfret Forest –★★– 10 miles – (aka Frankfurter Project) Work is underway in this labor of love project for mountain biking
  • Pomfret Recreation Park –★★– 2 miles – Standard park fields and pavilion plus disc golf and mountain bike trails

Land Trust

• • New England Forestry Foundation
    • Kimball Memorial Forest –★★– 1 mile – Great short trail that connects to the Air Line Trail and Pomfret Forest
  • Wyndham Land Trust
    • Aicher Holzer Preserve –★★– 1 mile – Rough farm field trails pass an old pond and a hilly view
    • Duck Marsh Preserve –★– A nice overlook platform from a hill just off the Air Line Trail 
    • Gellert/Valentine Preserve –★★– 1.25 miles – Simple lollipop loop with a nice view and access to the Air Line Trail
    • Lyon Preserve –★★– 1 mile – Three rough loop options start next to an old barn
    • Three B’s Preserve –★★★– 8 miles – These three Bosworth, Butner, and Butts combine with the Bafflin Sanctuary for a network of trails
    • Wright Preserve –★★– 0.45 miles – Just across the road and through a field from the Bafflin Sanctuary is a very short loop hike 

State Parks / Forest

• • Air Line Trail State Park– 7.7 miles
    • Tiny lot on Rt. 97 near 917 Hampton Rd Pomfret Center, CT
      • Connection to trail at Gellert/Valentine Preserve
      • Connection to trail at Kimball Memorial Forest
      • Connection to trails at Pomfret Forest
    • Small lot near 5 Haven Rd, Pomfret Center, CT
      • 1000′ road connection to Mashamoquet Brook State Park
    • Small lot near 6 Railroad St, Pomfret Center, CT
      • Connection to Duck Marsh Preserve
  • Mashamoquet Brook State Park –★★★– 6.5 miles – Swimming area, pavilion, and trails to Wolf Den, Table Rock, and Indian Chair
  • Natchaug State Forest– ★★ – 3.3 miles – Designated an equestrian trail the trail connects Mashamoquet Brook State Park with Clapp Road

Blue Blaze

• • None

The Rest

• • Audubon Society
    • Bafflin Sanctuary –★★– 8 miles – Varied trails through meadows, fields, and forest
  • Bara-Hack – Unexplored on private property
  • The Nature Conservancy
    • Dennis Farm Preserve –★★– 2 miles – The first mile is clear and the second is very rough, an out and back you likely won’t want to repeat