{"id":2942,"date":"2024-12-15T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/?page_id=2942"},"modified":"2024-12-15T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:26:19","slug":"bethany-farms-trails","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/preserves\/bethany-farms-complex\/bethany-farms-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethany Farms Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Located in the southwestern corner of Bethany, the Bethany Farms Trail System was created by the Bethany Land Trust to provide a peaceful retreat within one of Bethany\u2019s largest housing developments. When the 250-acre Bethany Farms Development was approved in the mid-1990s, the Town of Bethany and the Land Trust worked diligently to provide hiking trails on the property. The developers generously donated 10 open space parcels encompassing 70 acres and trail easements to the Land Trust. \u00a0An important outcomes related to the preservation of the Bethany Farms parcels were amendments to the town\u2019s regulations that require open space set asides to be included in subdivision plans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A variety of natural features can be found in the Bethany Farms system along with multiple habitat types including stream headwaters, wetlands, and upland forest. Upland hardwood forest species include oaks, hickories, birches, and maples.<\/p>

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Offering a variety of hiking experiences, the Bethany Farms Trail System consists of several trails including some that connect with remnants of the old Naugatuck Trail in Woodbridge. The Naugatuck Trail was originally established by the Paugussett Tribe and is one of the oldest indigenous trails in Connecticut. It was later used by settlers, including the \u201cLeatherman,\u201d as the main route leading from New Haven to Naugatuck.\u00a0 Trails connect with open space parcels in Woodbridge as well as Whispering Pines, owned by the Land Trust, and the Carrington Preserve owned by the Town of Bethany.<\/p>