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254:"HuRT") is primarily used as a through-hike or bird-watching. The trail consists of several quiet woodland segments, with terrain ranging from riparian valley to ridgeline escarpments; it is intersected in a handful of places by small country lanes where car-parking slots are very convenient but of limited size. Thus, the trail is taken as one through-hike, or a series of shorter hikes. The northern end of the trail veers slightly westward away from the Housatonic River.
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explore the
Housatonic River and quickly establishing seasonal fur trading camps with Native American tribes. They built at least one fort on the Housatonic River. To the chagrin of the Dutch, English settlers on the Connecticut shoreline (in Milford and New Haven) began to trade with the Native American tribes up and down the Housatonic and seized the unoccupied Dutch fort without firing weapons.
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was the first man-made body of water created just for water stored as potential energy. It was created using several dams, one river and water pumped in from the
Housatonic River. Today it is the largest lake in Connecticut and a major recreation area. As the average depth of the lake is only forty
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Concord Way and Connecticut Route 37 near the trail's intersection with Candlewood Mountain Road. The trail crosses Squash Hollow Road twice; allowing for access and limited parking. The middle segments are best known for their interesting
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Housatonic Range Trail ends at the summit of Candlewood Mountain in New Milford Connecticut; this is one-and-a-half miles south of the parking lot and trail head at the junction of CT-37 and Candlewood Mountain Road. This is a strenuous up-and-back hike of 3 miles. There
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Extensive flooding in ponds, puddles and streams usually occurs in the late winter or early spring, overflowing into the trail and causing very muddy conditions. In this case fairly high waterproof boots are recommended. Since some parts of the trail follow forest roads, ruts and tracks from ATVs
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physically closed off and it is wet inside with parts occupied by bats with "White Nose
Syndrome". There is a warning sign outside the cave opening with safety rules including one that only experienced spelunkers should enter it; however, it is CLOSED indefinitely to protect the bats. Do not enter.
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Americans traveled the Housatonic and its tributaries extensively for trading, hunting, fishing as well as for their annual summer migration to the Long Island Sound shore and winter migration to inland forests. The Dutch, under Adrian Block, are believed to have been the first Europeans to
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The northern segment runs from the
Gaylordsville Cemetery to Route 7 near Tory's Cave. There is a small parking area on Gaylord Street on the cemetery side; the trail descends to a wooden foot bridge which crosses a brook; it then rises over two ridgelines and ends at a larger parking lot near
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is the only natural "marble" true cave (created by water dripping and wearing away rock rather than by upheavals in the earth and rock) in
Connecticut. A legend that Tories hid in the cave during the Revolutionary war has no factual basis. The cave is narrow at the opening, parts of it are
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Housatonic Range Trail is close to water and though some swamp areas inland are prone to flooding the trail along the lake shore is mostly on very high ground. There are no camping facilities along the trail and primitive camping is prohibited in most locations on the route. Trail
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Notable features include: the only true cave in Connecticut, although it is closed to protect a bat colony; a few modest high points with views of the Housatonic River valley, Candlewood Mountain, Kelly's Slide, Pine Knob, Boardman Mountain and the Straits Rock ridge top. There are several
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The mainline Housatonic Range trail is blazed with blue rectangles. It is regularly maintained, and is considered easy hiking, with very few sections of rugged and moderately difficult hiking (notably just the climb up to the northern high point near the great Oak tree).
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As of April 2010 the Pootatuck State Forest "Seedling Series" letterbox has been missing although the State of Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection Forestry Division has said that it will be made available again.
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boulder/rock formations (including the "Corkscrew") and stone fences. There is one segment of the trail which is very close to residential areas (Concord Way).
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934:. Vol. II (1818 printing ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Maltby, Goldsmith & Co. and Samuel Wadsworth. pp. 1–1166.
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View of Housatonic River valley and Connecticut Route 7 (Kent Rd) from Pine Knob summit.
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Biting insects can be bothersome during warm weather. Parasitic
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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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New York/Jersey/Connecticut Botany on Housatonic Range Trail
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A Complete History of Connecticut - Civil and Ecclesiastical
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A Complete History of Connecticut - Civil and Ecclesiastical
888:. Hartford, Connecticut: Wm. Jas. Hamersley. pp. 1–509.
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easy, with some difficult sections (bypass routes available)
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The Housatonic Range Blue-Blazed Trail was created by the
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Footbridge over Morrisey Brook on Housatonic Range Trail,
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are short side trails for exploration of Kelly's Slide.
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Site-specific activities enjoyed along the route include
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Berkshire Hiking Website page on Housatonic Range Trail
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Keyarts, Eugene (2002). Pietrzyk, Cindi Dale (ed.).
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Candlewood Mountain summit, 971 ft (296 m)
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3080:Protected areas of Litchfield County, Connecticut
266:The Housatonic Range Trail is primarily used for
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2704:Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield
2739:Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
959:Gorp Trail Finder Housatonic Range Trail entry
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989:Housatonic Valley Association on New Milford
954:Berkshire Hiking Website page on Tory's Cave
833:Laubach, Rene; Smith, Charles W. G. (2007).
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239:trail on Candlewood Mountain in the town of
854:Ostertag, Rhonda; Ostertag, George (2002).
365:Landscape, geology, and natural environment
353:The Housatonic Range Trail is contained in
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815:Short Nature Walks: Connecticut Guide Book
1475:Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
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876:Books – Connecticut history and geography
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2946:List of nature centers in Connecticut
2497:Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck WMA
1966:Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
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2769:Stamford Museum & Nature Center
2669:Audubon Center at Bent of the River
2397:Little River Fish and Wildlife Area
1571:Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument
984:MountainZone Pine Knob Summit entry
836:AMC's Best Day Hikes in Connecticut
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398:Stratford and Milford Connecticut.
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2674:Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
1871:Moosup Valley State Park Trail
1566:Becket Hill State Park Reserve
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250:The Housatonic Range Trail (
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857:Hiking Southern New England
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80:Candlewood Mountain summit
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1961:Salt Rock State Campground
1746:Hop River State Park Trail
773:Connecticut Walk Book West
752:Connecticut Walk Book East
743:Books – Connecticut hiking
602:Gaylordsville, Connecticut
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691:"Lovers Leap State Park"
607:New Milford, Connecticut
592:Housatonic Valley Region
355:New Milford, Connecticut
2925:Whitestone Cliffs Trail
2633:West Hartford Reservoir
2512:Skiff Mountain Coop WMA
2467:Raymond Brook Marsh WMA
1816:Larkin State Park Trail
770:Colson, Ann T. (2006).
749:Colson, Ann T. (2005).
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468:Squantz Pond State Park
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2774:Steep Rock Association
2382:King's Island Coop WMA
2327:Charles E. Wheeler WMA
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2815:Aspetuck Valley Trail
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2724:Great Mountain Forest
2613:Mansfield Hollow Lake
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2372:Higganum Meadows WMA
2342:East River Marsh WMA
2332:Cromwell Meadows WMA
2109:Centennial Watershed
1811:Lamentation Mountain
1626:Collis P. Huntington
1308:Still River Greenway
1079:Charter Oak Greenway
470:and the neighboring
378:History and folklore
307:cross-country skiing
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2734:Highstead Arboretum
2689:Branford Land Trust
2659:Aspetuck Land Trust
2623:Saugatuck Reservoir
2542:Wangunk Meadows WMA
2452:Quinebaug River WMA
2352:Eightmile River WMA
2317:Candlewood Hill WMA
1981:Seth Low Pierrepont
1447:Stewart B. McKinney
1093:East Coast Greenway
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666:"Untitled Document"
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2905:Salmon River Trail
2860:Narragansett Trail
2820:Blue-Blazed Trails
2744:McLean Game Refuge
2593:Far Mill Reservoir
2568:Aspetuck Reservoir
2502:Sessions Woods WMA
2357:Franklin Swamp WMA
2337:Durham Meadows WMA
2292:Bartlett Brook WMA
2046:Trout Brook Valley
1766:Housatonic Meadows
1741:Higganum Reservoir
1601:Brainard Homestead
1313:Stony Creek Quarry
1168:McLean Game Refuge
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912:Trumbull, Benjamin
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2472:Robbins Swamp WMA
2422:Messerschmidt WMA
2417:Menunketesuck WMA
2307:Bishops Swamp WMA
1841:Mashamoquet Brook
1736:Haystack Mountain
1731:Harkness Memorial
1726:Hammonasset Beach
1465:Appalachian Trail
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906:. pp. 1–704.
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431:Tory's Cave Sign.
349:Trail communities
262:Trail description
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3019:Roosevelt Forest
2999:Lillinonah Woods
2955:Local Government
2920:Westwoods Trails
2895:Quinnipiac Trail
2885:Paugussett Trail
2840:Lillinonah Trail
2588:Easton Reservoir
2537:Tankerhoosen WMA
2412:Meadow Brook WMA
2407:Maromas Coop WMA
2367:Great Harbor WMA
2277:Babcock Pond WMA
2267:Aldo Leopold WMA
2124:James L. Goodwin
2081:Wooster Mountain
2036:Talcott Mountain
1936:Quinnipiac River
1836:Mansfield Hollow
1671:Farmington Canal
1621:Chatfield Hollow
1513:Housatonic River
1508:Green Fall River
1503:Farmington River
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2527:Suffield WMA
2507:Simsbury WMA
2482:Roraback WMA
2272:Assekonk WMA
2229:Salmon River
2041:Tri-Mountain
2006:Squantz Pond
1991:Silver Sands
1851:Millers Pond
1846:Mianus River
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2547:Wopowog WMA
2427:Newgate WMA
2302:Belding WMA
2169:Nathan Hale
2114:Cockaponset
1976:Selden Neck
1901:Osbornedale
1896:Old Furnace
1831:Machimoodus
1821:Lovers Leap
1781:Indian Well
1761:Horse Guard
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1158:Mattabesett
1098:Falls Brook
1088:Cockaponset
1055:Appalachian
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3069:Categories
2930:Zoar Trail
2719:Earthplace
2561:Reservoirs
2532:Talbot WMA
2387:Kollar WMA
2362:Goshen WMA
2249:Wyantenock
2209:Paugussett
2194:Nye-Holman
2159:Nassahegon
2144:Meshomasic
2129:Housatonic
2026:Sunnybrook
1951:Rocky Neck
1946:Rocky Glen
1911:Platt Hill
1886:Mount Riga
1796:Kettletown
1791:Kent Falls
1721:Haley Farm
1666:Farm River
1586:Black Rock
1533:Wood River
1273:Quinnipiac
1243:Paugussett
1143:Lillinonah
1138:Kettletown
904:Otis Clapp
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613:References
520:deer ticks
303:spelunking
295:bouldering
276:picnicking
219:poison ivy
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185:Difficulty
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2643:Lake Zoar
2234:Shenipsit
2219:Pootatuck
2174:Naugatuck
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2099:Algonquin
1956:Ross Pond
1891:Mount Tom
1866:Mono Pond
1606:Burr Pond
1551:Above All
1333:Westwoods
1298:Shenipsit
1293:Saugatuck
1283:Regicides
1268:Quinebaug
1263:Pomperaug
1258:Pine Knob
1208:Naugatuck
1178:Metacomet
1163:Mattatuck
1148:Lone Pine
1118:Hop River
1083:Chatfield
2239:Topsmead
2224:Quaddick
2214:People's
2179:Nehantic
2164:Natchaug
2134:Massacoe
1926:Quaddick
1751:Hopemead
1691:Gay City
1656:Dinosaur
1641:Day Pond
1556:Air Line
1343:Williams
1218:Nehantic
1203:Natchaug
1108:Gay City
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566:See also
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2199:Pachaug
2189:Nipmuck
2154:Mohegan
2031:Sunrise
1916:Pomeroy
1906:Penwood
1876:Mooween
1348:Wolcott
1248:Peoples
1238:Pachaug
1228:Nipmuck
1133:Jericho
1040:Airline
291:fishing
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211:hunters
206:Hazards
164:, other
158:fishing
2803:Trails
2244:Tunxis
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2119:Enders
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1776:Hurd
1353:Zoar
1193:Muir
1128:Iron
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