Ridgefield, Connecticut Travel Information

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Ridgefield (Distance: 0.5 mi) Ridgefield, like Litchfield and Farmington, is a small, beautifully preserved town full of Revolutionary period history, and part of it, except for the paved roads and automobiles, look much as they d...

Ridgefield, CT - Road Biking - length:12 mi

Weir Pond and Swamp Loops (Distance: 2.1 mi) While not on the level of Walden, the beech- and laurel-rimmed pond is historic in its own right, with a small trickle of a cascade, a rocky bog, and a colorful boulder-filled forest all part of the ...

Branchville, CT - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Weir Nature Preserve Trail (Distance: 2.4 mi) This small Nature Conservancy property of 110 acres in southwestern Connecticut is one of my favorite places for exploring nature and enjoying the outdoors. My first visit, which happened to coincide ...

Wilton, CT - Hiking - length:1.1 mi

Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve (Distance: 3.4 mi) This is a trail of contrasts beginning amidst a strong residential presence surrounding Pierrepont Pond on flat terrain level with the pond shore. Soon the loop departs from this environment altogethe...

Ridgefield, CT - Hiking - length:2.91 mi

Westchester County: Bailey Mountain (Distance: 4.0 mi) The sign at the entrance of Mountain Lakes Park has a tick magnified to about the size of a small turtle. "Warning," it reads. "Ticks may be found in this area." It's almost enough to make you head aw...

North Salem, NY - Hiking - length:1 mi

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Silver Spring Silver Spring Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6518 yards, par 71 1.1 miles from center of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Waccabuc Waccabuc Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6398 yards, par 70 5.7 miles from center of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6692 yards, par 71 5.8 miles from center of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield Ridgefield Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6444 yards, par 71 6.2 miles from center of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Redding Redding Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6317 yards, par 71 6.4 miles from center of Ridgefield, Connecticut

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