Plainville, Connecticut Travel Information

Central Connecticut around Southington, New Britain, and Bristol, Connecticut New Britain got its manufacturing start making sleigh bells. From these modest beginnings the city gradually branched out after 1800 into the manufacture of other hardware products, until it eventuall... New Britain, CT

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Farmington (Distance: 2.8 mi) Farmington is one of those Connecticut towns and villages that were founded before the American Revolution and bear the label "quaint" but are indeed far more than that tainted word implies. Farmingto...

Farmington, CT - Road Biking - length:13.5 mi

Ragged Mountain Preserve Trail (Distance: 4.2 mi) Located in Berlin, CT. Within this 563-acre open space acquired through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a demanding loop journeys through restful mixed woods and traverses a stirring cliff rim....

Berlin, CT - Hiking - length:6.1 mi

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area (Distance: 6.6 mi) Located in Burlington. Two short loops explore the WMA. Special attractions: Bird and wildlife watching, marsh / beaver pond, observation tower, waterfall, diverse woods, spring-flowering shrubs.

Burlington, CT - Hiking - length:2.6 mi

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area Trail (Distance: 7.1 mi) Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area proved to be an unexpected but very pleasant surprise. This 455-acre property, acquired by the state from the United Methodist Church in 1981, has a great deal ...

Burlington, CT - Hiking - length:3 mi

Mile of Ledges (Distance: 7.4 mi) This is a challenging, but rewarding loop walk. Said to be the roughest section of the Tunxis Trail, the Mile of Ledges is located in the south section of Burlington, quite near Bristol.

Burlington, CT - Walking - length:3 mi

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Pattonbrook Hawk's Landing Country Club Public, 18 holes 4433 yards, par 72 2.2 miles from center of Plainville, Connecticut

Westwoods 1 Westwoods Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 4407 yards, par 61 2.7 miles from center of Plainville, Connecticut

Pine Valley Pine Valley Golf Course, Inc. Public, 18 holes 6325 yards, par 71 3.9 miles from center of Plainville, Connecticut

Shuttle Meadow Shuttle Meadow Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6260 yards, par 71 3.9 miles from center of Plainville, Connecticut

Farmington Country Club of Farmington Private Equity, 18 holes 6453 yards, par 71 4.0 miles from center of Plainville, Connecticut

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