Windham County

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The Quiet Corner of Connecticut.

Most Popular Locations

My Recommendations

Best Overlook: Old Furnace State Park but the Lem Walker Loop is a hidden gem

Best Waterfall: Cargill Falls is powerful but my pick is the man-made falls of Cat Hollow

Other Highlights: Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook

Boating/Fishing

Regional Land Trusts

Town List

  • Ashford (17 hiking areas for 42 miles of trails, 1 fishing/boating)
    • Highlight is Boston Hollow
  • Brooklyn (7 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight Davis Forest
  • Canterbury (2 hiking areas for 2.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Kinne Preserve
  • Chaplin (8 hiking areas for 16.5 miles, 3 fishing/boating areas, and a disc golf course)
    • Highlight is Diana’s Pool
  • Eastford (6 hiking areas for 23.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Halls Pond
  • Hampton (13 hiking areas for 31.2 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Goodwin State Forest
  • Killingly (15 hiking areas for 20.6 miles, 5 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Old Furnace State Park
  • Plainfield (3 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Sugar Brook
  • Pomfret (13 hiking areas for 43.2 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Wolf Den
  • Putnam (3 hiking areas for 3.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Cargill Falls
  • Scotland (5 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 0 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Rock Spring
  • Sterling (2 hiking areas for 6.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Pharisee Rock
  • Thompson (12 hiking areas for 28.5 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is the Tri-State Marker
  • Windham (5 hiking areas for 10 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Allanach Wolf Woodlands
  • Woodstock (11 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 4 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is the Lem Walker Loop

Ferguson Conservancy

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41.806490, -71.952575

C. Vaughan Ferguson Jr. Conservancy and Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest Wolf Den Land Trust 152.6 acres in Brooklyn, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 319-231 CT-169 Brooklyn,… Read more…

Iron Mine Valley

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41.898831, -72.167540

Iron Mine Valley Preserve Joshua’s Trust 52 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 31 Sand Hill Rd, Ashford, CT Trail Map         Trails:…

Fliegal Farm Woods

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41.894127, -72.200063

Fliegal Farm Woods Joshua’s Trust 5 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 98 E Howey Rd, Ashford, CT Trail Map        Trails: 0.3 miles …

Pappenheimer Preserve

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41.659111, -72.088545

Pappenheimer Preserve Joshua’s Trust 102 acres in Scotland, CT Parking: Shoulder parking 584 Devotion Rd, Baltic, CT Trail Map         Trails: 1.5 miles     …

Friedman Forest

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41.845289, -72.150130

Abraham R. and Samuel H. Friedman Memorial Forest Joshua’s Trust 143 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Small lot near 427 Bebbington Rd Ashford, CT Trail Map   …

Preston Nature Sanctuary

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41.813820, -72.045126

H.E. Preston Nature Sanctuary Joshua’s Trust 107.34 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 843 CT-97, Hampton, CT Trail Map         Trails: Less than…

Hemphill Woods

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41.745795, -72.038286

George and Margaret Hemphill Woods Joshua’s Trust 44.75 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 40 Old Canterbury Rd, Hampton, CT Trail Map       …

Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park

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41.847478, -72.083341

Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park Connecticut State Park 5 acres in Eastford, CT Parking:  Small lot along Kingsbury Rd Eastford, CT Trail Map        Trails:…

Church Farm

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41.838798, -72.171105

Church Farm Joshua’s Trust Property 79 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Main Parking: Small pull off near 29 Varga Rd, Ashford, CT for blue access trail Shoulder… Read more…

Josias Byles Sanctuary

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41.868035, -72.150976

Josias Byles Sanctuary Joshua’s Trust Property 69 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Small pull off near 111 Ashford Center Rd Ashford, CT Trail Map       Trails:…