Paugnut State Forest
Torrington & Winchester
Though Paugnut sounds like a kind of tree, it was supposedly a Native American chief back in the day. There is some dispute about the veracity of this claim. Regardless, we now have a decently sized state forest that more or less connects two state parks in Torrington.

There are a jumble of trails, maintained by multiple organizations. It’s tough for me to parse what’s what, but I guess – as always – the best way to do so is to get boots on the ground and see what’s doin’ out in the Litchfield Hills.
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All Things Paugnut State Forest
2016 TSTL Burr Pond Hike with my Boys
Burr Pond State Park Intro & Trails
Sunnybrook State Park/White Nature Trails
Buttrick, Walnut Mountain, & Taylor Brook Trails
World’s First: Condensed Milk Factory
Burr Falls
Madden Pond Falls
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CTMQ’s State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, & Forests

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