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CTMQ > CTMQ Town Guides > CTMQ’s Guide to Cheshire

CTMQ’s Guide to Cheshire

January 15, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything Cheshire

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” Cheshire 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

Barker Character Comic & Cartoon Museum & Art Gallery
California Raisins, Gumby, and CelebriDucks Museums
Hitchcock-Phillips House
Kohn-Joseloff Gallery at Cheshire Academy
Lock 12 Historical Park Museum
Riverbound Farm Nature Center
Sage MiniMuseum Multiplex

Hikes, Bikes & Paddles

Explore Connecticut’s Cheshire Outdoor Guide

Farmington Canal Trail State Park – Intro

    2017 Hike

Naugatuck State Forest – Intro
CFPA’s Quinnipiac Trail – Intro

    Section 2: Whitney Ave, Hamden to TBD

Cheshire Land Trust’s Trails – Intro

    Brooke Preserve & Kolstad Woods
    Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
    Ives Farm
    Mortensen Sanctuary at Riverbound Farm
    Old Farms Preserve
    Tow Path Acres & Cran Preserve

Cheshire’s Town Trails – Intro

    Boulder Knoll
    Casertano
    Cheshire Park
    DeDominicis Property
    Mixville Hills
    Quinnipiac Park River Walk
    Roaring Brook Falls Park
    Ten Mile Lowlands
    Yankee Expressway Highlands

Multi-Use/ Rail Trails

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail – Intro

    Section 4: Canal Street, Southington to Temple Street, New Haven

Water Trails

Quinnipiac River Water Trail – Intro

Food & Drink

Roadfood List: Hotdogs at Blackie’s
CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail: Old Bishop Farms Ice Cream
CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail: Sweet Claude’s
CT Chocolate Trail:CocoaShak (Closed)
CT Beer Trail: Cheshire Craft Brewing
CT Beer Trail: Counter Weight Brewing Company
CT Beer Trail: Malpractice Brewing Company (Potential Future Brewery)

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

Everything Else

AT&T Cold War Underground Facility
Paul Bunyan Muffler Man, Gorilla, & Groot
Roaring Brook Falls
Satan in CT Trail: Devil’s Backbone
Stolen Horse Block
Scott’s Rock
Town Essay: Cheshire: The Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut

Cheshire Wrap-Up

Completion Celebration at TBD

Farmington Canal Lock 12


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Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Cheshire, New Haven County

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Comments

  1. Joy VanderLek says

    May 31, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Thanks for including us. Our website lists the properties with trails open to the public. In a nutshell, they are Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary on Cook Hill, Brooke Preserve on Sperry Rd., Ives Woodlands (weekends only) at Ives Farm on Cheshire St. and the fabulous Prospect Ridge hike taken from Cornwall Ave in Prospect to Roaring Brook or on to Bethany Mountain Road and Naugatuck State Forest.

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