Southbury, Connecticut Travel Information

Cuddling in Connecticut Amazing as it may seem, less than three hours from the teeming streets of Manhattan lies one of the most beautiful parts of New England. Replete with picturesque villages, country inns, classic spired... New Preston, CT

National Parks of Connecticut This chapter is an excerpt from the book "Guide to the National Park Areas: Eastern States" and contains National Parks, National Monuments, National Preserves, National Historic Sites, and other attr... Waterbury, CT

The Litchfield Hills: Traditional New England For lots of wealthy New Yorkers and celebrities (Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, and Henry Kissinger, to name just a few), this little northwestern corner of Connecticut is a “have your cake and eat it ... New Milford, CT

Washington & New Milford, CT This weekend itinerary takes you on a romantic retreat to the towns of Washington and New Milford in the Litchfield Hills. The “Litchfield Hills” has become a generic name for the extraordinarily att... Washington, CT

Washington, New Preston, New Milford & Kent, CT In this itinerary you will visit the town of Washington with the Institute for American Indian Studies and the Gunn Historical Museum. In New Preston you'll visit Lake Waramaug State Park and Hopkins... Washington, CT

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• New Haven, Hartford, and Central Connecticut Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Trips from New York City (outside New York) Weekend Getaways and Day Trips
• Litchfield Hills & Western Connecticut Weekend Getaways and Day Trips
• Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Western Connecticut Off the Beaten Path Travel

Larkin Bridle Path (Distance: 0.2 mi) This little-known gem of a trail offers solitude and sylvan surroundings just off Connecticut’s main east-west thoroughfare (I–84). Surface: Original ballast and cinder. Location: New Haven County...

Waterbury , CT - Rail-Trails - length:10.7 mi

Larkin State Park Trail (Distance: 0.7 mi) This little-known gem of a trail offers solitude and sylvan surroundings just off Connecticut’s main east-west thoroughfare (Interstate 84).

Woodbury, CT - Rail trails - length:10.7 mi

Southford Falls State Park (Distance: 3.0 mi) Four miles SE of Southbury. With easy-to-moderate grades, this loop travels downstream along Eight Mile Brook, ascends the hill rising east of the brook, and returns along Papermill Pond. Special att...

Southbury, CT - Hiking - length:1.5 mi

Southford Falls (Distance: 3.1 mi) A great walk through yet another gorgeous Connecticut state park. Most of Southford Falls State Park’s 120 acres lie in the township of Oxford, but the entrance is in Southbury. Eight Mile Brook is th...

Southbury, CT - Walking - length:unknown

Kettletown State Park Trail (Distance: 3.7 mi) From a short walk through a hemlock gorge that cradles Kettletown Brook to a wonderful hilltop view of Lake Zoar, this loop trail has much to recommend it.

Southbury, CT - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

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Gainfield Farms Gainfield Farms Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1384 yards, par 28 0.6 miles from center of Southbury, Connecticut

Heritage Village Heritage Village Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6266 yards, par 72 0.7 miles from center of Southbury, Connecticut

Pomperaug Pomperaug Golf Club Public, 9 holes 2750 yards, par 35 0.9 miles from center of Southbury, Connecticut

Highfield Highfield Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3253 yards, par 36 5.6 miles from center of Southbury, Connecticut

Oxford Greens The Golf Club At Oxford Greens Public, 18 holes 7147 yards, par 72 5.7 miles from center of Southbury, Connecticut

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