Ashford, Connecticut Travel Information

Nathan Hale Country around Willimantic and Storrs, Connecticut You can easily miss the turn onto Silver Street from U.S. Highway 44 in Coventry. But, hard as it is to find, Caprilands is, for many people, the crossroads of the world. Visitors flock to the fifty-a... Storrs, CT

Northeast Corner: A Quiet Getaway The nickname for the northeastern corner of Connecticut is “The Quiet Corner.” Indeed it is quiet. It’s also one of the Northeast’s most unspoiled chunks of land, made up of fertile pastures, low-risi... Coventry, CT

Old Sturbridge Village Area, Massachusetts The world has beaten a path to the entrance gates of Old Sturbridge Village, and rightly so. It is New England’s premier period restoration, creating a midnineteenth-century village from historic home... Sturbridge, MA

Tolland County: Simple Dreams and Country Comforts The hills of northeastern Connecticut have magic in them. As with Washington Irving’s Catskills, something within these knolls has defied the physical laws governing the passage of time. The traveler ... Storrs, CT

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Bigelow Hollow State Park (Distance: 4.6 mi) Twenty miles NE of Vernon. Three pond circuits of varying difficulty introduce this state park, its water, wildlife, and forest. Special attractions: Picturesque ponds with secluded coves, peninsulas...

Vernon, CT - Hiking - length:6.4 mi

Bigelow Hollow (Distance: 4.9 mi) The park abuts remote and extensive woodlands. Be sure to stick to the trails and watch young children that they don’t wander. No matter what trail you choose, be sure to leave enough daylight to comp...

Union, CT - Walking - length:1.6 mi

Breakneck Pond (Distance: 4.9 mi) Tucked away on the northern border of Connecticut, Breakneck Pond is surrounded by a 9000-acre conservation area comprised of Bigelow Hollow State Park and adjacent Nipmuck State Forest. In Algonquin,...

Southbridge, MA - Hiking - length:7.4 mi

Breakneck Pond - Bigelow Hollow State Park and Nipmick State Forest Trail (Distance: 4.9 mi) Breakneck Pond is a narrow, 1.6-mile-long body of water lying between two schist and gneiss ridges. The north end of the pond extends into Massachusetts. The advance of glacial ice widened and deepene...

Union, CT - Hiking - length:6.1 mi

Natchaug State Forest (Distance: 5.4 mi) Just off Connecticut Highway 198, between U.S. Highway 44 and US 6. In the counterclockwise direction, you begin by climbing gently and steadily for about a mile, then rolling for about 4 miles, and f...

Willimantic, CT - Mountain Biking - length:7 mi

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Hemlock Ridge Hemlock Ridge Golf Club Public, 18 holes 3136 yards, par 36 10.7 miles from center of Ashford, Connecticut

Cohasse Cohasse Country Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3061 yards, par 36 10.8 miles from center of Ashford, Connecticut

Skungamaug River Skungamaug River Golf Club Public, 18 holes 5785 yards, par 70 11.9 miles from center of Ashford, Connecticut

Royal Oaks Royal Oaks Country Club Public, 18 holes 6516 yards, par 72 11.9 miles from center of Ashford, Connecticut

Vineyard Valley Vineyard Valley Golf Club Public, 9 holes 3033 yards, par 36 12.2 miles from center of Ashford, Connecticut

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