Torrington, Connecticut Travel Information

Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall, West Cornwall & Sharon, CT Cornwall Bridge has its own story to tell. If you stay long enough, you will undoubtedly hear some speculation over Dudleytown. As one of the few ghost towns left in Connecticut, its legends linger on... Cornwall, CT

Garden Walks in Connecticut This travel guide includes walking information and garden descriptions, such as admission price, operating hours, and directions, on the following gardens in Connecticut: Caprilands Herb Farm, Gillett... Litchfield, CT

Litchfield County: Artful Pleasures and Historic Treasures From its northwest corner where it meets the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts to the fertile valleys formed by the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers as they dissect the foothills, Litchfield County... Cornwall, CT

Litchfield Hills, Northwest Connecticut Having traveled most of Connecticut, I’m convinced that the two most scenic sections are the northern corners of the state. The northwest corner, known as the Litchfield Hills, has the great combinati... Litchfield, CT

Litchfield, Bethlehem, Woodbury & Southbury, CT The Pootatuck Indians conveyed title of land in the western hills of Connecticut to the residents of Hartford and Windsor, who named it Litchfield. The early settlers, led by John Marsh and John Buell... Litchfield, CT

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Burr Pond State Park Trail (Distance: 4.7 mi) Nestled in the hills of northwestern Connecticut, Burr Pond State Park is the site of Borden’s first condensed milk factory, built in 1854. The well-worn Blue Trail encircles the 88-acre Burr Pond, pa...

Winsted, CT - Hiking - length:3 mi

Wolcott Trail and Burr Pond Trail (Distance: 5.0 mi) In the mid-1800s Milo Burr built a rock dam across a tributary stream of the Still River to create a permanent source of water power for America’s first condensed-milk plant and for the water wheels o...

Torrington, CT - Hiking - length:2.75 mi

Lake Waramaug (Distance: 5.2 mi) Lake Waramaug has everything for a long, happy, and relaxed weekend. The state park at the western end of the lake has been much improved and made more beautiful over the twenty-one years since Jane G...

Litchfield, CT - Road Biking - length:8 mi

Litchfield (Distance: 5.2 mi) Litchfield is a short Shore Bike Ride designed to give you a leisurely look at this quintessential New England village of the mid-seventeen hundreds. It is best to arrive between 10:00am and 4:00pm on...

Litchfield, CT - Road Biking - length:4 mi

Litchfield County (Distance: 5.2 mi) If you would like a leisurely, French-countryside kind of a picnic, under a tall shady tree with cows lowing on the other side of a New England stone wall, load your pannier bags will all the fixings ...

Litchfield, CT - Road Biking - length:12 mi

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Eastwood Eastwood Country Club Public, 9 holes 2933 yards, par 36 2.6 miles from center of Torrington, Connecticut

Fairview Farm Fairview Farm Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6660 yards, par 72 4.1 miles from center of Torrington, Connecticut

Torrington Torrington Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6518 yards, par 72 5.0 miles from center of Torrington, Connecticut

Litchfield Litchfield Country Club Private Equity, 9 holes 2829 yards, par 35 6.0 miles from center of Torrington, Connecticut

Green Woods Green Woods Country Club Public, 9 holes 2854 yards, par 35 6.5 miles from center of Torrington, Connecticut

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