The Rest

This page is for the highlights, hidden gems, and the square pegs in the round holes, and all those that don’t fit into neat categories.

There is also a complete page for every activity if you’re looking to get into a new way to explore the state.  Peruse the groupings below for lesser known pages on the site that might just catch your interest.

Organizations

Highlights

Long Trails (non-blue blaze or linear state park)

Activities

Benton Homestead

★☆☆☆☆

154 Metcalf Rd, Tolland, CT

Daniel Benton Homestead Tolland Historical Location 12 acres in Tolland, CT Parking: Small parking area at 154 Metcalf Rd, Tolland, CT Trail Map          Trails:…

Bafflin Sanctuary

★★☆☆☆

218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT, United States

Bafflin Sanctuary Audubon Society 692 acres in Pomfret, CT Parking: Small lot at 85 Pomfret St Pomfret, CT or near 218 Day Rd Pomfret, CT Trail Map   …

Rock Spring Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.718996, -72.062861

Rock Spring Preserve The Nature Conservancy 450 acres in Scotland, CT Parking: Small pull off near 276 Pudding Hill Rd Scotland, CT Trail Map         …

Chapman Pond Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.445753, -72.435977

Chapman Pond Preserve The Nature Conservancy and East Haddam Land Trust Property 700 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 187 River Rd, East…

Tri State Marker East

★★★☆☆

42.007811, -71.805467

Tri State Border Marker CT, MA, RI in Thompson, CT Parking: Small lot near 652 E Thompson Rd, Thompson, CT Trail Map.       Trails: 2 miles …

Trail Wood Sanctuary

★★★☆☆

41.810728, -72.065097

Edwin Teale Trail Wood Sanctuary CT Audubon Property 168 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Medium sized lot at 93 Kenyon Road Hampton, CT Trail Map       …

Codfish Falls

★★☆☆☆

41.823937, -72.226878

Codfish Falls Mansfield Waterfall Small waterfall in Mansfield, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 99 Codfish Falls Rd Mansfield, CT Trail Map       Trails: Less than a mile …

UCONN HEEP

★☆☆☆☆

41.817473, -72.272925

UCONN Hillside Environmental Education Park University of Connecticut Open Space 165 acres in Mansfield, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 248 Hunting Lodge Rd Mansfield, CT Trail Map   …

North South Trail

★☆☆☆☆

41.850808, -71.795226

Rhode Island North-South Trail Rhode Island Thru Hike in Killingly, CT Parking: Park along Pond Rd near Killingly Pond State Park Trail Map      Trails: Less than a mile … Read more…

Walden Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.480951, -72.275345

Walden Preserve The Nature Conservancy managed by The Salem Land Trust 400 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 191 Hagen Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map   …