Timberland Preserve

Designated as a national scenic trail in 2009, the 215-mile New England Trail (NET) includes

portions of four largely contiguous trails: the Mattabesett, Menunkatuck, and

Metacomet Trails in Connecticut and parts of the Metacomet-MonadnockTrail in

Massachusetts. To learn more about the NET please visit www.newenglandtrail.org.

The New England Trail

Conservation Partners

is to connect people to the land, to protectforests, walking trails and open spaces for future generations. CFPA is the managing organization for the New England Trail (NET) inConnecticut and the 825-mile Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System. Contact us at www.ctwoodlands.org or (860) 346-TREE.

Connecticut Forest & Park Association(CFPA) is a non-profit, conservation-

based membership organization. Our mission

conservation, supervision and regulation ofnatural and water resources, within theterritorial limits of Guilford. For more info or toget involved, call (203) 453-8015 or visitwww.ci.guilford.ct.us/boards-commissions.

The Preserve is managed by volunteers of the Guilford Conservation Commission.

The Conservation Commission was establishedin 1963 and is charged with the development,

Preserve Guidelines

Trails are open to hikers, bikers and horseback riders.

Preserve open during daylight hours.

Hikers & bikers yield to horse users.

Do not cut trees, pick flowers or otherwisedamage living vegetation.

No swimming in Upper Lake.

Carry out what you carry in.

Pick up after your pet or animals.

Dogs must be leashed.

Hunting and trapping are not allowed.

Go through, not around, muddy areas.

Licensed anglers may fish in Iron Stream.

Stay on marked trails.

Report illegal or suspicious activity to Guilford Police: (203) 453-8061

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The Town of Guilford acquired the 600-acre Timberland Preserve in 1975 and the forest

is managed primarily for wildlife habitat,nature-based recreation and education. Comprised of a mixed upland forest, the

Preserve offers access to the beautiful Iron Stream,

the headwater for the East River.

With over 15 miles of marked trails, including the New England Trail and a tree identification

trail, visitors are sure to find many opportunities to explore this naturally

rich and unique property.

a cool, high-quality trout streamand

Welcome to Timberland Preserve

Timberland is part of a large expanse of forest, relatively unfragmented by paved roads or

development. This greenway provides ample habitat for fisher and warblers, veery, wood

thrush, and other forest-nesting birds.