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Starting from the north entrance, this trail is a lovely meander through woods along the babbling brook (Little River).


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Map Key

2.8

Miles

4.5

KM

Point to Point

728' 222 m

High

428' 130 m

Low

106' 32 m

Up

406' 124 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Leashed

Features River/Creek

Description

From the Cross Highway trailhead, the path proceeds north along the Little River, providing views of open fields on the other side.

With the river on its right, the trail continues for almost a mile to a log bridge across a branch of the river. After crossing and recrossing a stone wall, the trail leaves the river and soon crosses John Read Road. Thereafter it winds and climbs, sometimes overlooking a mossy brook or a small swamp, until it reaches a high point. As the trail descends from here, handsome rock cliffs are seen on the left.

After emerging upon Putnam Hill Drive, the cul-de-sac of a subdivision, the trail comes out on Black Rock Turnpike and proceeds north on the Pike for 400 feet before entering woods on the highway’s east side. Another crossing over a log bridge takes the trail to a climb through groves of laurel and hemlock, and then through a stone wall. Look for two exceptionally large shagbark hickories on your right, and, after crossing a streambed, large twin maples. The Trail ends at Pheasant Ridge Road on Sunset Hill.

The Little River North Trail was put together largely through the cooperation of two private landowners, Sam and Betty Hill and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. Each gave permission for the Town to provide trail access across their land so that a continuous path might link two Land Trust holdings (off Black Rock Turnpike and Pheasant Ridge Road) with the town’s Little River Preserve (between Cross Highway and Newtown Turnpike).

Contacts

Land Manager: Redding Land Trust

Shared By:

Robert Given

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in Redding

#25408

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#14

in Redding

#444

in Connecticut

#25,408

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A nice hike on a snowy day.
Feb 1, 2024 near Redding , CT
Little River a-babble
Jan 16, 2019 near Bethel, CT
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