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Avoid the crowds along these 25 secret hiking trails around CT Peter Marteka FacebookTwitterEmail While popular state park hiking areas filled up fast during the pandemic, forcing the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to close them, nearby land trusts and municipal open spaces sat relatively empty and unused. To enjoy our natural beauty without the crowds, skip the overused trails and visit these paths less traveled. Hidden Valley Preserve Location: Washington Total distance: 17 miles Must-see: The “Pinnacle” and “Lookout” overlooks Hidden Valley Preserve is home to the finest trail bridge in Connecticut. The Thoreau Bridge connects the northern and southern portions of the 650-acre preserve. The cable-stayed, mass-timber suspension bridge spans 134 feet across the Shepaug River and is etched with famous quotes by the 19th-century author and philosopher such as: “The universe is wider than our views of it” and “Wi ....
Conservation Corner: Hiking through pandemic helps ease COVID stress Katharine Owens FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Shown are the ruins of a dwelling at the Spiderweed Preserve in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Katharine Owens is a member of Middletown’s Commission on Conservation and Agriculture.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Middletown Conservation and Agriculture member Katharine Owens and her family pose for a photograph at the Jablonski property in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwnsShow MoreShow Less 5of6 Shown is a tree locted at the Hubbard Conservation Area in Middletown.Contributed photo / Katharine OwensShow MoreShow Less 6of6 ....