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Shelton Trails

Shelton Trails. All levels of difficulty. From very easy…. …to challenging. ~ Happy Trails ~. Multi-Use Paths. Pedestrians Street Bikes Baby Carriages Wheelchairs Paved or crushed stone. Shelton Riverwalk 0.3 miles. 0.3 miles long (0.6 mi. loop).

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Shelton Trails

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  1. SheltonTrails

  2. All levels of difficulty From very easy…

  3. …to challenging

  4. ~ Happy Trails ~

  5. Multi-Use Paths • Pedestrians • Street Bikes • Baby Carriages • Wheelchairs • Paved or crushed stone

  6. Shelton Riverwalk 0.3 miles 0.3 miles long (0.6 mi. loop)

  7. Shelton Lakes Recreation Path4.5 miles – under construction

  8. Downtown Shelton to Huntington Center4.5 miles in various stages of completion Rec Path

  9. Walking TrailsEasy to Moderate • Hiking • Mountain Biking • Footing often uneven, but not too steep

  10. 10 miles of trails Oak Valley Trail Dominick Trail Rec Path Turkey Trot Trail Nells Rock Trail Shelton Lakes Greenway

  11. Riverview Park Trail(0.6 mi. one way) Shelton’s Oldest Park

  12. Downtown Shelton

  13. History • Scenic Views • Playground

  14. “Bluff Walk” behind what is now the large baseball field,

  15. Fort Hill: Pootatucks build a fort here in 1673

  16. Constitution Oak is a descendent of the Charter Oak

  17. Fishing Picnic Bench Historic Mill Dam Gristmill Trail (0.3 miles)

  18. Gristmill Trail Gristmill Trail

  19. BoehmPond Trails (loop and spur 1 mi.)

  20. Boehm Pond Trail West Shelton – FAR Mill Street (not Mill Street)

  21. Huckleberries

  22. Huckleberries

  23. Nicholdale Farm(Loops totaling about 2 miles) • Shelton Land Conservation Trust • Fields & Forest • Youth camp. • Maintained for wildlife • Cattle Underpass

  24. NicholdaleFarm White Hills, Route 110

  25. Challenging Hiking Trails • Not for everyone! • Harder to find the trail • Terrain steeper • Possible scrambling over rock • Better wildlife viewing

  26. Birchbank Trail Red Trillium Dutchman’s Breeches

  27. Past Indian Well S.P., where the road crosses the RR tracks

  28. Tahmore Loop (0.9 mi.) • Easy access to Paugussett Trail overlook • Ups and downs • Shelton Land Trust • Inner loops 0.5 mile

  29. Paugussett Trail (8.7 mi.) • “Blue Dot” Trail • Historic – 1930’s CCC project. • East Village, Monroe to Indian Well State Park, Shelton • Historically went to Roosevelt Forest in Stratford. • CFPA 800+mile system

  30. Paugussett Trail parking

  31. CFPA Connecticut Forest and Parks Association Maps: “Connecticut Walk Book” No bikes

  32. Finding Your Way • Bring a map!!! • Pay attention to trail blazes. • Waymarkers at Shelton Lakes

  33. Trail Maps • Online: • sheltonconservation.org • sheltontrails.org • Community Center • City Hall

  34. Trail Blazes • Rectangles of color-coded paint on trees, rocks, or pavement. • Blue – Paugussett “Blue Dot” Trail • Blue with yellow dot – Paugussett access trail or loop • Yellow – Shelton Lakes Recreation Path • Orange – Dominick Trail • White – all other trails

  35. Crackingthe Code Watch out for TURNS. The “trail” may turn unexpectedly off of the pathway, especially around old woods roads or ATV trails.

  36. One pathway, two trails

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