2021 Connecticut Trails Day Events
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| Date |
Town |
Trail/Location | Event Type | Event Icons |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Ansonia | Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center | Nature Walk |
 
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| Saturday, June 5 | Ashford | Nipmuck Trail | Hike |
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| Multi Day Event | Ashford | Nipmuck Trail Backpacking Adventure | Multi-day Backpacking |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Triple Crown | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Jessie’s Hearty Loop | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Jessie Gerard Sampler | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Barkhamsted | Tunxis Trail, Pine Mountain Council Caves | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Henry Buck Loop | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Barkhamsted | Self-Guided Turkey Vulture Ledge | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Berlin | Timberlin Park | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bethany | Woodward Nature Preserve Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Bethlehem | Bellamy Ferriday Preserve | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Bethlehem | Bellamy-Ferriday Perimeter Walk | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bloomfield | Seabury Wildwoods Trails | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bloomfield | Farmington River Park | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Bloomfield | Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve Bobolink and Butterfly Walk | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bloomfield | Seabury Wildwoods Trails | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bolton | Nathan Hale Greenway Hike and Educational Event | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport Waterfront (Seaside Park to McLevy Green) | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bridgeport | Elton Rogers Park | Trail Maintenance |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Bristol | Birge Pond and Hoppers Area Trail | Trail Maintenance |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Brookfield | Birch Rocks and Pratt Glen Preserves | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Burlington | Nassahegon State Forest/ Tunxis trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Burlington | Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Burlington | Self-Guided Mile of Ledges | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Burlington | Nassahegan Recreation Complex | Run |
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| Self Guided | Canton | Self-Guided Collinsville Pollen Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Canton | Self-Guided Canton Land Trust Potpourri of Hikes | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Colchester | Bulkeley Hill Preserve | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Colchester | Norton Park Hike | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Colchester | Birding Hike Along the Air Line Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Colchester | Day Pond State Park/Salmon River Trail | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Colebrook | Colebrook Recreation Area/Cooper Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Columbia | Wells Woods Kelly Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Columbia | Wells Woods/ Mint Brook Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Cornwall | Trinity Forest Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Cornwall | Rattlesnake Preserve Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Coventry | Reading the 18th-Century Landscape | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Danbury | Tarrywile Park | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Derby | Self-Guided Osbornedale State Park | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Granby | Tariffville Metacomet Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Granby | Ian Clark Preserve to Newgate Pond | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Haddam | Sunrise State Park Salmon River Paddle | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Haddam | Machimoodus State Park Plant Walk | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Haddam | Harris Property | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Hampton | Bike The Airline Trail | Bike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Hartford | Great River Park/Two Rivers Historical Walk | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Hartford | Self-Guided East Hartford Martin Park | Trail Maintenance |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Lyme | Niantic River Kayak Trail | Paddle |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Lyme | Darrow Pond Recreation Area | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Lyme | Storybook Trail at Peretz Park | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Lyme | Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Lyme | Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve 1.5 Mile Hike | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | East Lyme | Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve 4.0 Mile Hike | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | East Windsor | Scantic River State Park | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Ellington | Batz Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Shade Swamp Sanctuary | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Farmington Flats Loop Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Nancy Conklin Loop Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Lt. Core Memorial Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Farmington | Heritage Bridge Trail. | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided New England Trail | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Farmington | Hill-Stead Museum | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Metacomet Trail | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Unionville’s Suburban Park | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Farmington Canal and River Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided - Hill-Stead Museum Trails | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Farmington | Self-Guided Farmington Aqueduct and Mason Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Glastonbury | Connecticut River Paddle | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Glastonbury | Shenipsit Trail/Flat Brook Falls | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Granby | Seth and Lucy Holcolmbe Preserve | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Groton | Self-Guided Thames River Heritage Park Quest - Fort Griswold | Multiple Activities |
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| Self Guided | Groton | Self-Guided Thames River Heritage Park Quest - Hidden Thames Street | Multiple Activities |
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| Self Guided | Groton | Self-Guided Mortimer Wright Preserve | Fitness Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Guilford | Timberland Preserve | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Guilford | Menunkatuck Trail to Broomstick Ledges - New England Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Haddam | Swan Hill | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hamden | West Rock Ridge State Park/Quinnipiac & Regicides Trails | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hamden | Walk the Locks on the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hamden | Brooksvale Park | Trail Maintenance |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Hampton | Goodwin Conservation Center/ Natchaug Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Hampton | Self-Guided Goodwin Conservation Center/ Garden | Multiple Activities |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hampton | Goodwin Conservation Center Garden Tour | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hampton | Goodwin Conservation Center/ Forest Discovery Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hartford | Bushnell Park Trees and Trinity Arch Tour | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Hartford | Cedar Hill Cemetery | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Hartford | Butler-McCook House & Garden, Discovering Historic Main Street | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Harwinton | Forever Forest | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Kent | Pond Mountain Natural Area | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Kent | Muffins and Martins At The Marvelwood School | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Killingly | Old Furnace State Park Blue Trail to Yellow Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Lebanon | Air Line Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Lebanon | Whitney Forest - Hibbard Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Ledyard | Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor | Nature Walk |
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| Self Guided | Litchfield | Self-Guided Vineyard/River Loop Trail | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Litchfield | Self-Guided Ice House Ruins Trail | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Litchfield | Medicine Rock Trail on the Upper Bantam River Preserve | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Lyme | Hadlyme Hills Trails - Masked Hike And Wander | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Lyme | Nehantic State Forest | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Lyme | Nehantic State Forest - Sunday | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Lyme | Riverside Preserve Meadow Path and White Trail | Multiple Activities |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Madison | Madison Land Trust - Blinnshed Loop Trail 1:00 Start | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Madison | Madison Land Trust - Blinnshed Loop Trail 1:30 Start | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Manchester | Center Springs Park Loop Trail and Railroad Jaunt | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Manchester | Case Mountain | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Manchester | East Coast Greenway | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Mansfield | Mansfield Hollow Lake Paddle | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Mansfield | Merrow Meadow Park | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Meriden | Giuffrida Park/New England Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Middletown | Hubbard Brook Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Milford | Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Milford | Solomon Woods | Nature Walk |
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| Self Guided | Morris | Self-Guided Apple Hill Trail | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Naugatuck | Self Guided Gunntown Passive Park and Nature Preserve | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Newtown | Upper Pagussett Trail Ride for Horses | Horseback Ride |
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| Self Guided | New Canaan | Self-Guided New Canaan Nature Center | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | New Fairfield | Great Hollow Nature Preserve | Hike |
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| Self Guided | New London | Self-Guided Thames River Quest - Fort Trumbull Quest | Multiple Activities |
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| Saturday, June 5 | New London | Bates Woods Park | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | New London | Self-Guided Thames River Heritage Park Quest - Downtown New London Waterfront Park | Multiple Activities |
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| Sunday, June 6 | New London | Hempstead Historic District | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | New Milford | Self-Guided Pratt Nature Center | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | New Milford | Youngs Field Riverwalk | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Norfolk | Billings Trail/ Tait Section | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | North Branford | Farm River Trail, Totoket Valley Park | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | North Branford | Harrison Farm Preserve | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | North Haven | Peters Rock Park | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Norwalk | Oak Hills Park | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Old Lyme | Old Lyme Land Trust - Lohmann Buck Twining Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Old Lyme | Lieutenant River | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Orange | Race Brook Tract | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Orange | Ewen Farm Preserve | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Oxford | Jackson Cove Park / Oxford Loop Trail | Multiple Activities |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Portland | Portland Air Line Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Prospect | Quinnipiac Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Redding | Ground Pine Sanctuary | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Rocky Hill | Dividend Pond Trails and Archaeological District | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Rocky Hill | 10 Mile Bike Ride | Bike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Roxbury | River Road Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Roxbury | The Greenbelt | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Salem | Woodland Warbler Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Sharon | D'Alton Preserve | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Sharon | Hamlin Preserve/Bear Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Sharon | Bog Meadow Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Sherman | Mallory Schneckenburger Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Sherman | CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Sherman | CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Sherman | CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Simsbury | Wagner Woods/Great Pond State Forest Hike | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Simsbury | Metacomet Trail | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Simsbury | Tanager Hill | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | South Windsor | Michael Donnelly Preserve | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Southbury | Kettletown State Park/ Pomperaug / Crest Trails | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Southbury | Kettletown State Park/Miller Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Southbury | Bent of the River Audubon Center | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Southington | Boy Rock and Bradley Mountain | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Southington | Ragged Mountain - Stanley Hart Pond Trail | Trail Maintenance |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Stafford | Shenipsit State Forest Trail Ride | Horseback Ride |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Stafford | Woodlawn Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Stonington | Hoffman Evergreen Preserve | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Suffield | Metacomet/NET | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Suffield | Phelps-Hatheway, Historic Main Street, Suffield | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Thompson | North Grosvenordale Pond | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Thompson | Train Wreck Guided Tour | Educational Walk |
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| Self Guided | Tolland | Self-Guided Shenipsit Lake Reservoir Trails | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Torrington | John Toro Sports Complex, Perkins Street, Naugatuck River Greenway | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Trumbull | Indian Ledge Park, (Upper Parking Lot) | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Voluntown | Green Falls Pond Loop | Hike |
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| Self Guided | Voluntown | Self-Guided Rhododendron Sanctuary | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Warren | Skidmore Trail | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Washington | The Institute for American Indian Studies and Steep Rock | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Washington | Macricostas Preserve/Hay Field Loop | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Waterford | Avery Nature Preserve/Quaker Hill | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | West Hartford | Metacomet Trail to Heublein Tower from Reservoir 6 | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | West Hartford | Dog-Friendly Group Hike at Res #6 and Metacomet | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Westbrook | The Preserve | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Westport | Sherwood Island State Park, Nature Center | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Westport | Sherwood Island State Park, Nature Center | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Westport | Sherwood Island State Park, Nature Center | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Westport | Sherwood Island State Park, Nature Center | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Westport | Air Field, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, CT | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Wethersfield | GMCT Wood Parcel | Nature Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Wethersfield | Wethersfield Cove/ Old Wethersfield/ Great Meadows/ Ferry/ Glastonbury | Bike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Wethersfield | Wethersfield Cove Paddle | Paddle |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Winchester | Houlihan Woods and Michael Giordano Tribute Area | Educational Walk |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Windsor | Northwest Park | Hike |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Windsor | East Barber St. River Trail | Nature Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Wolcott | Finch Brook Trail | Hike |
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| Sunday, June 6 | Woodbridge | Massaro Community Farm Nature Trail | Educational Walk |
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| Saturday, June 5 | Woodbury | Whittemore Sanctuary | Hike |
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