Wallingford, Connecticut Travel Information

Branford, CT The largest in population of the shoreline towns that lie between New Haven and New London, Branford is a thriving municipality with a history that blends the features of a summer resort, a suburban b... Branford, CT

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

East Haven, CT Even though East Haven was first settled in the mid-1600s in connection with an ironworks that had been established at the southern end of Lake Saltonstall, the real development of the town came much ... East Haven, CT

Guilford, CT Guilford’s wide, colonial green, crisscrossed by pathways that seem to lead back in time, encourages the visitor to pause a while to savor the town’s agreeable setting on the Sound, its tranquil atmos... Guilford, CT

Guilford, Madison & Clinton, CT Guilford, named for lovely Guilford in Surrey, England, has a green surrounded by carefully preserved buildings dating from the early eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. In 1639, Reverend Hen... Guilford, CT

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Hezekiah's Knob and the Chestnut Grove Trail (Distance: 2.8 mi) Few places in New England are in the same league as Sleeping Giant State Park. The unique basalt mountain is home to everything from Indian legends to wildflowers to chestnut trees. It is a wonderful ...

Hamden, CT - Hiking - length:2.8 mi

Tyler Mill Run (Distance: 3.0 mi) The town of Wallingford, just off Interstate 91, about 12 miles north of New Haven. There is one short, steep climb near the beginning of the ride from the northern trailhead, and some more gradual cl...

Wallingford, CT - Mountain Biking - length:4 mi

Sleeping Giant (Distance: 3.2 mi) Climb a chin, walk the elbow, or trek up the head of the giant himself —hikers are sure to feel like Lilliputians while exploring the Sleeping Giant, a forested 2-mile traprock ridge that resembles a ...

Hamden, CT - Walking - length:unknown

Farmington Canal Linear State Park Trail (Distance: 4.6 mi) The Farmington Canal Trail is a popular destination for people of all ages. The trail has a wide paved surface, mileage and kilometer markers, benches, solid wood bridges, and signs at road crossings ...

Cheshire, CT - Rail-Trails - length:8 mi

Sleeping Giant State Park (Distance: 4.6 mi) Stand atop a reclining giant and walk the first trails in Connecticut to be designated National Recreational Trails by the US Department of Interior. Wander through woods that once provided for the Qu...

Hamden, CT - Hiking - length:2.3 mi

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Wallingford Wallingford Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6388 yards, par 71 1.2 miles from center of Wallingford, Connecticut

Tradition The Tradition Golf Club At Wallingford Public, 18 holes 6057 yards, par 70 2.1 miles from center of Wallingford, Connecticut

Farms The Farms Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6740 yards, par 72 2.4 miles from center of Wallingford, Connecticut

Sleeping Giant Sleeping Giant Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2671 yards, par 35 4.6 miles from center of Wallingford, Connecticut

Player Lyman Orchards Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6725 yards, par 71 6.4 miles from center of Wallingford, Connecticut

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