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Timberland Preserve
Designated as a national scenic trail in 2009, the 215-mile New England Trail (NET) includes
portions of four largely contiguous trails: the Mattabesett, Menunkatuck, and
Metacomet Trails in Connecticut and parts of the Metacomet-MonadnockTrail in
Massachusetts. To learn more about the NET please visit www.newenglandtrail.org.
The New England Trail
Conservation Partners
is to connect people to the land, to protectforests, walking trails and open spaces for future generations. CFPA is the managing organization for the New England Trail (NET) inConnecticut and the 825-mile Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System. Contact us at www.ctwoodlands.org or (860) 346-TREE.
Connecticut Forest & Park Association(CFPA) is a non-profit, conservation-
based membership organization. Our mission
conservation, supervision and regulation ofnatural and water resources, within theterritorial limits of Guilford. For more info or toget involved, call (203) 453-8015 or visitwww.ci.guilford.ct.us/boards-commissions.
The Preserve is managed by volunteers of the Guilford Conservation Commission.
The Conservation Commission was establishedin 1963 and is charged with the development,
Preserve Guidelines
Trails are open to hikers, bikers and horseback riders.
Preserve open during daylight hours.
Hikers & bikers yield to horse users.
Do not cut trees, pick flowers or otherwisedamage living vegetation.
No swimming in Upper Lake.
Carry out what you carry in.
Pick up after your pet or animals.
Dogs must be leashed.
Hunting and trapping are not allowed.
Go through, not around, muddy areas.
Licensed anglers may fish in Iron Stream.
Stay on marked trails.
Report illegal or suspicious activity to Guilford Police: (203) 453-8061
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Guilford Land Conservation Trust Lands
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State Lands
Scenic Viewpoints
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The Town of Guilford acquired the 600-acre Timberland Preserve in 1975 and the forest
is managed primarily for wildlife habitat,nature-based recreation and education. Comprised of a mixed upland forest, the
Preserve offers access to the beautiful Iron Stream,
the headwater for the East River.
With over 15 miles of marked trails, including the New England Trail and a tree identification
trail, visitors are sure to find many opportunities to explore this naturally
rich and unique property.
a cool, high-quality trout streamand
Welcome to Timberland Preserve
Timberland is part of a large expanse of forest, relatively unfragmented by paved roads or
development. This greenway provides ample habitat for fisher and warblers, veery, wood
thrush, and other forest-nesting birds.
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