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May 2024 by Anthony Jannetty
Wonderful natural area surrounding the Shepaug River. A great place to get some fresh air, exercise and contemplate God's awesomeness..Romans 1:19-20 ESV
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. [20] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
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March 2024 by Lee Plutino
Great place for a walk, hike or trail run. Trails are well marked. You can choose a path for an easy stroll or strenuous hike or a combination of both. Today if felt like spring so it was the perfect place to get your nature on...
Trails had some spots that were muddy and wet but that's part of the game around this time of year. Try to at least pretend you're in the country and skip the Prada's for a good pair of trail shoes.
Cashew gives its paws up!
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January 2024 by Jeannine Szostak
We came to this park “by accident”, looking for its sister Steep Rock Preserve a bit to the south. We came for the suspension bridge; while there are several bridges here that are really cool, it wasn’t the bridge or easy walk that I remembered from several years ago ?. We decided to go out to the quartz mine and back. The “shortcut” was roped off so they could fix the trail, so we took the longer way. Very scenic. The upper trail was definitely drier, though it involved a lot more uphill travel than we’d anticipated. There are a few benches / natural places to sit along the way. The second bridge involved some stairs - we didn’t go that far. In all, we did have a cool time! We did lose cell reception in the woods, if that matters to anyone.
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November 2023 by Jena Vignola
Absolutely love this location. The Henry David Thoreau hanging bridge is pretty impressive and the perfect subject for fall foliage photography. The parking area is super close to the bridge, so you don't have to hike miles to see it. The rest of the trails are pretty flat and wide, for the most part, and easy to walk and navigate. The trail markings perfectly align with the maps and are easy to follow from one trail to another. We hiked to the abandoned quartz mine and were blown away by how much quartz was still in the area. Several other footbridges and man made staircases were helpful to see both sides of the river. There were some people along the trails but it was not overcrowded (during the week). I will definitely return to this location to do more hiking, to check out the lookouts and the train tracks.
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November 2023 by Ray Roberts
This awesome hike. Didn’t get up to quartz mine. Like I wanted to. But I seen a lot of sign of it. I be coming back to this one very soon. Met a lot of nice people on the trail.. there spots near the stream to a cook out. I would love to explore this area.
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November 2023 by David Ouellette
Great quiet place. Good for a mostly flat walk or a medium difficult hike to a good view.
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November 2023 by Z
Great trails to explore with plenty of off-street parking
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October 2023 by John Planas
Very nice place
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September 2023 by Camilo Coeli C.
Beautiful place for hiking and swimming in the River. I would come back, no doubt. Don’t think it twice and visit this wonderful place.
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September 2023 by John Williams
Great walk through the forest. Nice path next to the river.
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August 2023 by Dan Pinton
Square Orange and white trail around the river across the two bridges. 1.7 miles mostly flat with some excellent views of the river and falling streams. Farthest bridge has three flights of stairs from the river to trail. The yellow circle trail leading to scenic overlook starts to right of main parking lot - easily missed. Starts at a nice climb. Continuous to ridge line. This preserve is excellent for different types of walks. Dogs on leashes. Parking lot holds 30 cars. Their is a smaller lot that has its own trail head entrance. No bathrooms. No water.
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August 2023 by Joseph Harrison
The bridges are just gorgeous
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July 2023 by Michael T
It's a beautiful forest preserve with great trails.
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June 2023 by Alan Cortez
This is a great place to just chill and walk and enjoy the beauty of nature. You can see all the people just having a nice time and I even saw some crayfish, guess I made a new friend and a place that’s worth my hour drive.
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June 2023 by Robert
Its a preserve let them keep it
