Our Trails
74 Camps Flat Road, South Kent, CT 06785 Preserve Acres: 64
As early as the 1970s, our founder and first president, Alice McCallister, identified Mud Pond as a protection priority.
Read More40A Obtuse Road North, Brookfield, CT 06804 175 acres
The Birch Rocks and Pratt Glen Preserve is over 175 acres of permanently protected hardwood forest, streams, wetlands, and 2.5 miles of public trails that wind along the shore of Lake Lillinonah.
Read More24 Church Road, Sherman, CT 06784 86 acres
The Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook runs through these preserve.
Read More13 Sherman Road, New Milford, CT 06776 Preserve Acres: 16.3
The trail connects two of the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy’s preserves on Candlewood Mountain. Hikers will have to use their hands on this trek, most notably at the giant pile of boulders known as the “corkscrew,” where the trail spirals up through a mammoth heap of fallen bedrock.
Read More26 Studio Hill Circle, Kent, CT 06757 Preserve Acres: 158
The Orange Trail at Cobble Brook Vista Preserve is closed until further notice due to downed trees and storm damage. The other trails and the meadow walk are open for your enjoyment.
The trail offers instant gratification as you walk through the meadow and hikers can continue through the meadow and climb the steep, wild flanks that rise above Cobble Brook.
159 Macedonia Brook Rd, Kent, CT 06757 20 acres
NCLC has worked since 1982 to protect areas around Macedonia State Park. The trail has both the steepest climb (630 vertical feet) and the most dramatic vistas of any Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy preserve.
Read More9 Cozier Hill Road, Sherman, CT 06784 45 acres
Best place for kite flying.
Read More100 Fern Avenue, Litchfield, CT 06759 Preserve Acres: 90
Higher than Litchfield’s village center, the Hauser Preserve looks out to the high points of the Litchfield Hills, including Cornwall’s Mohawk Mountain.
Read More22 Sawmill Road, Newtown, CT 06470 Preserve Acres: 28
A pleasant, easy walk on a well-worn trail.
Read More38 Evans Hill Road, Sherman, CT 06784 185 acres
The Herrick Preserve’s mixed hardwood forest offers easy hiking and gentle slopes. It is a 1.25 mile hike to the Housatonic Overlook that gives hikers a beautiful view to the northeast and up the river valley.
Read More3 Irene Lane, Sherman, CT 06784 59 acres
A moderate walk that will take you past rock outcrops, vernal pools, and a scenic overlook.
Read More10 Hop Brook Road, Brookfield, CT 3.97 acres
Kahlo Preserve is a small forested property nestled along Hop Brook with a short out-and-back trail that offers a quick escape, and a shady, streamside walk.
Read More58 Cherniske Road, New Milford, CT 06776 Preserve Acres: NCLC Kahn Preserve, 117 Acres; Town Nostrand Preserve, 150 Acres
The Kahn Preserve’s John McNeely trail is named in honor of Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy’s first professional land steward. An expert naturalist, bird rehabilitator, and filmmaker, he worked for NCLC for almost thirty years.
Read More15 Route CT-39, Sherman, CT 06784 120 acres
A long boardwalk takes hikes through a wetland to a rolling loop trail along the Sawmill Brook.
Read More43 Mt. Tom Road, New Milford, CT 06776 Preserve Acres: 50
An easy 1.3 mile looped trail from Mount Tom Road. The hike can be extended by taking the trail to the Pratt Nature Center.
Read MoreParking at 130 Gaylord Road, New Milford, CT Preserve Acres: 55
This preserve contains varied landscapes and species as well as a trail that quickly puts the hustle and bustle of the Route 7 corridor out of sight and sound.
Read More499 Kent Road, New Milford, CT 06776 Preserve Acres: 115
Tory’s Cave is closed to the public. The preserve still offers 0.4 miles of trails and a central access point to the 6 mile Housatonic Range Trail which is part of the Connecticut Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System.
Read More46 Route 37E, Sherman, CT 06784 81 acres
The Towner Hill Preserve features impressive glacial erratics. These massive boulders were left behind at the end of the last ice age.
Trail map coming soon!
Read More23 West Briggs Hill Road, Sherman, CT 06784 84 acres
After steep climb up the first hill, enjoy the moderate rolling loop trail. This trail is a hit with trail runners as well as birdwatchers.
Read More24 Caray Hill Road, Sharon, CT 06069 Preserve Acres: 163
It captures our best stand of northern hardwoods and has a plentiful food supply for wildlife. Quiet exploration will reveal its treasures.
Read More159 Route 39-N, Sherman, CT 06784 51 acres
The Wimisink Preserve’s boardwalks and observation platform offer excellent wildlife viewing.
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