{"id":3698,"date":"2025-03-01T00:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/?page_id=3698"},"modified":"2025-03-01T00:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:33:50","slug":"naugatuck-state-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethanylandtrust.org\/Test\/preserves\/naugatuck-state-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Naugatuck State Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3698\" class=\"elementor elementor-3698\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497843c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"497843c\" 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-2db7da9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2db7da9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0183e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0183e9\" 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>The Naugatuck State Forest has almost 5,000 acres of wild, undeveloped woodlands, grasslands, rivers, lakes, ravines, and swamp in the scenic Naugatuck River valley.\u00a0Trails in the East Block of the forest that includes Bethany connect with trails in the Van Epps Preserve. The Naugatuck Trail is one of the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails manged by Connecticut Forest &amp; Park Association to better connect people to the land.\u00a0 Established in 1929, the\u00a0Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System\u00a0now includes over 825 miles of\u00a0trails that pass through 96 towns traversing both public and private lands.<\/p><p>For more information, visit the CTParks website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctparks.com\/parks\/naugatuck-state-forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ctparks.com\/parks\/naugatuck-state-forest<\/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-07cdfcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07cdfcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961e354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"961e354\" 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\/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-a4a28da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4a28da\" 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-f6f2078 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6f2078\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a0e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a0e96\" 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 in Bethany in the Naugatuck State Forest can be accessed from the Whittemore Trail parking area. Trails in the Naugatuck State Forest also connect with trails in the Land Trust\u2019s Van Epps Preserve.<\/p><ul><li>The Whittemore Trail (moderate; 0.7 miles) heads northwest up a slope from the parking area and connects to the Spirit Trail in the Van Epps Preserve and terminates at the Naugatuck Trail.<\/li><li>The Naugatuck Trail (moderate; approx. 2.3 miles to the Whittemore Trail junction) heads northeast via a newly blazed route. A short, steep spur trail leads to Beacon Cap, a 770\u2019 highpoint, with views to the south and east. The Naugatuck Trail proceeds west where it connects with Whittemore Trail and with the VanEpps Trail from the Van Epps Preserve. The trail continues west along an uneven east-west ridge into Beacon Falls. A loop hike from the parking area using the Naugatuck and Whittemore Trails takes about 2-3 hours.<\/li><\/ul><p>Note: The map provided by the State of Connecticut has not yet been updated with the newly blazed trail route.<\/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-f596c54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f596c54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cadd1 addressparking elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8cadd1\" 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>&gt; 5000 acres in Bethany, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, and Oxford<\/p><p><strong>Address<\/strong>: 320 Beacon Road, Bethany, CT<\/p><p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> The dirt Whittemore Trail parking area at 320 Beacon Road holds about four cars.<\/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-618f10e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"618f10e\" 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\/Naugatuck-Forest-EastBlock-GPS.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-a14606c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a14606c\" 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\/stateforest.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-6957aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6957aba\" 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-84627cd gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"84627cd\" 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>The Naugatuck State Forest has almost 5,000 acres of wild, undeveloped woodlands, grasslands, rivers, lakes, ravines, and swamp in the scenic Naugatuck River valley.\u00a0Trails in the East Block of the forest that includes Bethany connect with trails in the Van Epps Preserve. 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