Below you can find a full list of all hiking trails located across the different GOSA properties.
Guided tours of each property are available. Email contact [email protected] for more information.
Sheep Farm South
Current Acquisition: Sheep Farm South
Address: 255 Hazelnut Hill Road, Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.356207, -72.022618
Parking: grassy lot
Facilities: none
Recreation: trails
Avery Farm Nature Preserve
Address: 245 Lambtown Road Ext., Ledyard, CT
Coordinates: 41.399665, -72.011283
Parking: dirt lot
Facilities: none
Recreation: walking, hiking, painting, bird watching, snowshoeing, photography, cross-country skiing,
Beebe Cove Vista
Address: East side of Elm Street (Route 215), north of the Brook Street intersection in Noank, CT
Coordinates: 41.332836, 71.992589
Parking: on street
Facilities: none
Recreation: scenic views, bird watching, short walk to Beebe Pond Park
Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve
Address: 55 Depot Road, Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.335560, -72.033277
Parking: dirt lot
Facilities: composting outhouses
Recreation: trails, bike paths, beaches, car top boat launch, X- Town Trail section
Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area
Address: South Side of Route 184, west of Rogers Road, Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.383753,-72.017410
Parking: Off road
Facilities: none
Recreation: walking, hiking, painting, bird watching, photography
Candlewood Ridge
Address: end of cul de sac on Larchmont Terrace, Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.389861, -72.009753
Parking: on street
Facilities: none
Recreation: walking, painting, hiking, bird watching, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, photography
Haley Farm State Park
Address: 90 Haley Farm Lane Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.332245, -72.005705
Parking: dirt lot
Facilities: composting outhouse
Recreation: trails, bike paths, X-Town Trail section
Sheep Farm
Address: 255 Hazelnut Hill Road, Groton, CT
Coordinates: 41.356207, -72.022618
Parking: grassy lot
Facilities: none
Recreation: trails
The Merritt Family Forest
Address: Fishtown Road, Groton, CT Between Rhonda Drive and Route 1
Coordinates: 41.349971,-71.998517
Parking: off road
Facilities: none
Recreation: mature hardwood forest, meadow, vernal pools, streams, colonial stone bridge, stone walls
X-Town Trail
Address: Trail will take you through many properties in Groton
Coordinates: 41.335560, -72.033277
Parking: Trail begins at Bluff Point and ends at Town’s End (an Avalonia Land Trust Conservancy property)
Facilities: Composting Outhouses (at Bluff Point and Haley Farm)
Recreation: Trails
