Everything Simsbury
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” Simsbury 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.
All The CTMQ Simsbury Stuff
Museums
Simsbury Historical Society Museums
- 1790 School House
Ellsworth Visitor’s Center & Ensign Bickford Building
Hendrick Cottage & Meeting House
Phelps Tavern Museum & Homestead
Phelps Barn & Carriage House
Probate Building and Ice House
Flamig Educational Farm
Heublein Tower Museum
Potter Galleries at Ethel Walker School
Storyteller’s Cottage (Closed)
Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center
Westminster School Art Galleries
Hikes & Bikes
Penwood State Park – Intro & Hikes
Stratton Brook State Park – Intro & Hikes
Talcott Mountain State Park – Intro & Hikes
Nod Brook WMA
Simsbury WMA
Massacoe/Great Pond State Forest
CFPA’s East-West Trail – Intro
- Section 1: Penwood State Park to TBD (Future trail)
CFPA’s Metacomet Trail – Intro
- Section 10: A Towering Acheivement
Section 11: You Can’t Pen These Woods
McLean Game Refuge – Intro
Simsbury Land Trust Trails – Intro
- Bog Walk
Case
Glover Property
James Property
Ketchin Quarry
Knapp
LaSalette Trail
Owen-Mortimer Trail
Rosedale Farm
Tanager Hill
Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot
Wagner Woods
West Mountain Trails: Cathles and 60 Westledge
Simsbury’s Town Trails – Intro
- Belden Forest
Darling Wildlife Sanctuary
Ethel Walker Woods and Town Forest
Helen’s Way
Onion Mountain Park
Owens Brook Trail (Gone)
Riverwalk Nature Trail
Simsbury Farms Trail
Simsbury Meadows
Still Brook Open Space
Tariffville/Farmington River
Multi-Use/Rail Trails
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail – Intro
- Section 1: Massachusetts State Line, Suffield to Hopmeadow Street
Section 2: Hopmeadow Street to Red Oak Hill Road, Farmington
Farmington River Trail Loop Extension: Red Oak Hill Road to Hopmeadow Street
Food & Drink
CT Ice Cream Trail: J. Foster Ice Cream (Closed)
CT Ice Cream Trail: Tulmeadow Farm Ice Cream
CT Historic Restaurant Trail: Red Stone Pub
CT Wine Trail:Rosedale Vineyards
CT Spirits Trail:Powderman Spirits Company (future distillery)
Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.
Everything Else
National Natural Landmark: McLean Game Refuge
US First: Lookout tower for public use
US First: Steel mill
US First: Safety fuse
Simsbury’s first house, school, ferry, & Colonial Traineband Field
The Pinchot Sycamore
Cathles Falls
Northgate Falls/Westledge Trail Falls
Tariffville Gorge Cascades
Elephant Rock
Hell Hole
Lake Basile
Heublein Tower
Farmington Canal
Firetown
Stratton Brook Covered Bridge
The Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge
Climax Road
Simsbury Wrap-Up
Completion Celebration: Millwright’s Restaurant & Tavern

Simsbury view from Talcott Mountain




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