CTMQ’s Guide to Burlington

Everything Burlington

I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Burlington CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.

If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.

Museums

Elton Tavern Museum
Burlington State Fish Hatchery
Center Schoolhouse
Lamothe’s Sugar House
Sessions Woods Nature Center

Hikes

Explore Connecticut’s Burlington Hiking Guide

Nassahegon State Forest Intro
Sessions Woods WMA
Nepaug Reservoir

CFPA’s Mainline Tunxis Trail – Intro

Section 1: Marsh Road to Hotchkiss Road
Section 2: Hotchkiss Road to Route 44/Satan’s Kingdom

CFPA’s Regional Tunxis Trails – Intro

Yellow Dot Trail
2018 Mile of Ledges Loop revisit with Calvin
White Dot Trail
Purple, Red, Orange, & Green Dot Trails
Nature Center Connector Trail

Burlington Land Trust – Intro

The Fetzer Property (Private)
Martha Brower Sanctuary
Taine Mountain Trails

3 Burlington Trail Challenges – Intro

I am a Burlington Trail Master!

Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut Land Trust Trails – Intro

Barnes Nature Center & Pigeon Hill Preserve

Canton Land Conservation Trust – Intro

Sweetheart Mountain

Burlington’s Town Trails – Intro

Adventure Trail 101
Adventure Trail 102
Adventure Trail 201
Highland Trail
Johnnycake Mountain
Long Esker Trail
Long Wall
Reservoir Ridge
Purple Boomerang
Stoney Hill Loops

Multi-Use/Rail Trails

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail – Intro

Farmington River Trail Loop Extension

Food & Drink

CT Beer Trail: Evening Sky Brewing Company
CT Hard Cider Trail: Hogans Cider Mill

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

Everything Else

CT Art Trail Viewpoint: Farmington River
Sessions Woods/Negro Hill Brook Falls
Bunnell’s & Burlington Falls
Fetzer Falls (Private)
Tory Den
CT Satan Trail: Devil’s Kitchen
Sessions Woods Tower
Hubble Tower (Private)

Burlington: Complete!

I “completed” Burlington in 2018 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open from time to time, so a town may never really be “complete.” I will, of course, continue to seek out and write about these new places and things as best I can. I “re-completed” Burlington in 2021.

Completion Celebration and Wrap-Up at Greenhouse Cafe & Tavern