Deep River Land Trust
Deep River
Shout out to our friends at the Deep River Land Trust. No, not for the fact that “Deep River Land Trust” probably sounds funny to people who don’t immediately know that Deep River is a Connecticut town with earthen land… shout out to them for have a website, with a modicum of design elements and multiple sections!

None of which, from what I can tell, list what properties the Deep River Land Trust oversees, let alone which ones are trailed. So getting the information for the properties listed below took actual sleuthing and research on my part – which is, let’s agree, absolutely ridiculous. I know most below have trails, but I’ve no idea which ones do that I’ve not listed. Grrr.
How’s that for your introduction to Deep River’s Land Trust trails?
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The Preserves and Hikes:
Congregational Nature Sanctuary
Falls River Sanctuary (Potential future trails)
Florence Bidwell Sanctuary
George C. Lyon Nature Preserve
Guetliweg Preserve
Nature Trail Preserve
Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve
Smyth Sanctuary
Union Street Trail
Walter E. Myslick Memorial Preserve
Whittlesey Brook Sanctuary
Williams Woodland Preserve (Potential future trails)
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Deep River Land Trust
CTMQ’s Guide to Deep River
CTMQ’s Land Trust Trails Page
Michael Zarfos says
August 16, 2020 at 4:04 pmGreetings,
Our website now has detailed descriptions of properties, their locations, and maps for those that have trails.
Check it out! https://www.deepriverlandtrust.org/?page_id=184