Redding Land Trust
Redding & Bethel
Hoo boy, Redding has not made this easy on me. In the past, one had to go to Redding and find Redding’s “Book of Trails” in order to have any clue where to hike. In 2019, the town/land trust put the book online, making my life much easier. (This, after driving out there to buy one… a few weeks before some kind soul mailed me one.)
RLT members… Hope this rough crowd doesn’t chase me down!
Even so, Redding’s roads are difficult to navigate and the trails are all sort of interconnected in very confusing ways. I’ve done my best to parse which are land trust (below) and which are town land (over here) – which are all intermixed with state land and CFPA trails and Audubon Society Trails and Nature Conservancy trails… phew. In other words, Redding is pretty awesome.
The Preserves/Hikes:
If linked, I’ve hiked it
Arthur F. Brinckerhoff Nature Preserve
Dan Beard & Reeve Biggers Trails
The Fitzpatrick Preserve and Jean’s Trail (The Saugaway)
The Great Ledge
Joan Plishner Wildlife Preserve
Limekiln Natural Area, the Marcus Gift, and Todd’s Woods
Little River North Trail
The Mahoney Gift
Marchant Farm (Westway Trail)
Rock Lot & Mary Evelyn Scott Nature Preserve (Westway Trail)
Stephenson Preserve
Windy Hill (Westway Trail)
Indispensable Redding Trail Updates
CTMQ’s Land Trust Trails Page
The town and land trust properties and their trails all intertwine, so it’s best to think of them as one organization. From a hiker perspective, ownership is not the issue. Saugatuck Falls is definitely the destination area area, although all are working hiking at least once. Check out my guide: https://westrocktrails.blogspot.com/p/version1.html