{"id":3684,"date":"2025-03-01T00:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/?page_id=3684"},"modified":"2025-03-01T00:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:20:51","slug":"lake-bethany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/preserves\/lake-bethany\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Bethany"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3684\" class=\"elementor elementor-3684\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd6557 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dd6557\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be09578 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be09578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4196af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4196af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Bethany is a Regional Water Authority (RWA) reservoir and Recreation Area. There are four miles of scenic trails that follow the lake shore and a scenic ravine carved out by the West River. Hiking on the trails requires a permit from RWA.\u00a0 Additional Information about trails, parking, and permits for accessing the hiking trails can be obtained by visiting the RWA website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwater.com\/about-us\/in-the-community\/recreation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.rwater.com\/about-us\/in-the-community\/recreation\/<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776f8e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"776f8e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8fc6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea8fc6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lake-Bethany-Property-page-photo.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5277273 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5277273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fc92f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0fc92f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5596115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5596115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Trails:<\/strong><\/p><p>The trails at Lake Bethany are located both north and south of Hatfield Hill Road.<\/p><ul><li>The Lake Trail (easy; 2.2 miles) on the east side of the lake crosses an old field that once grew hay for the water company\u2019s draft horses. Recent timber harvesting has occurred. The west side of the Lake Trail is a bird watcher\u2019s delight with habitat that includes maturing and medium-sized maple and birch, alternating with tall pines and clearings dominated by blackberries, goldenrod, and meadowsweet.<\/li><li>The Tamarack Trail (easy; 0.29 miles) is a loop off the Lake Trail. The trees along the Tamarack Trail are actually European Larch, a close relative of the tamarack tree, one of two native conifers that drop all their needles every fall. Goshawks, large forest hawks, have been observed nesting here and are known to be aggressive defending their territory against intruders, including humans.<\/li><li>The West River Trail (moderate; 0.65 miles) follows moderate grades and offers a delightful view through the trees of the West River.<\/li><li>The River\u2019s Edge Spur Trail (difficult; 0.06 miles) drops steeply to the river, providing a short, but challenging hike down to the water\u2019s edge.<\/li><li>The Hemlock Trail (moderate; 0.56 miles) connects the parking area with the West River Trail.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b867545 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b867545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9f974 addressparking elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9f974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Area: <\/strong>513 acres<\/p><p><strong>Address<\/strong>: Hatfield Hill Road, Bethany CT<\/p><p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> \u00a0The Lake Bethany gated entrance and parking area is located along Hatfield Hill Road adjacent to the overhead power lines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1782a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b1782a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bethanylandtrust.org\/Maps\/Lake-Bethany-SCCOG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"downloadmap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 117.66v346.32c0 11.32 11.43 19.06 21.94 14.86L160 416V32L20.12 87.95A32.006 32.006 0 0 0 0 117.66zM192 416l192 64V96L192 32v384zM554.06 33.16L416 96v384l139.88-55.95A31.996 31.996 0 0 0 576 394.34V48.02c0-11.32-11.43-19.06-21.94-14.86z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Trail Map<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430bb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"430bb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lakebethany.popup_.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b88469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b88469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gallery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acea374 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"acea374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Bethany is a Regional Water Authority (RWA) reservoir and Recreation Area. There are four miles of scenic trails that follow the lake shore and a scenic ravine carved out by the West River. Hiking on the trails requires a permit from RWA.\u00a0 Additional Information about trails, parking, and permits for accessing the hiking trails [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":2408,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"on","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3684","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3684\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}