Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails

Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails
Canton, Barkhamsted, & Burlington

When most people think of Canton, they think of the route 44 corridor. The built up area including, most notably, the Shoppes at Farmington Valley. The Shoppes used to be a golf course, which in my mind, are just as environmentally damaging as the giant “shoppe-ing” area.

But north of 44 – only YARDS north of 44 in some places, Canton is a wild and beautiful place. North Canton? Forget about it! There are parts of it that look positively Vermontish. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven through West Simsbury to North Canton and have found myself on tiny roads snaking down valleys that just seem way too pristine to be mere minutes from my house in West Hartford. I’m eager to check out its trails.

The Hikes:

Arnold Preserve
Baker Preserve
Bunker Hill Preserve
Goedecke-Humphrey Trails
Mary Conklin Sanctuary
Onion Mountain
Pratt Place & Waquaheag Trail
Smith Tree Farm
Sun, Wind, and Woodland Trails
Swan Preserve and Winsor Woods
Sweetheart Mountain
Swibold Preserve
Uplands Preserve

Canton Land Conservation Trust
CTMQ’s Guide to Canton
CTMQ’s Land Trust Trails Page