White Memorial Foundation
Lake Trail & Windhill Mill Trail at White Memorial
| Type: |
Day Hike - Loop |
| Distance (Total): |
1.9 miles / 3.1 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
140 feet / 43 meters |
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| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
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| Things To See: |
- Creeks
- Interpretive Trail
- Scenic Views
- Wetlands
- Wildlife
- Woods
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| Difficulty: |
Easy |
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White Memorial Conservation Center. 4,000 acre nature preserve with 35 miles of trails for hiking, x-country skiing, birdwatching, and picnicking. Nature Museum contains unique exhibits depicting the history and natural resources of the area. Maps of their hiking trails are available from the museum or online.
Start on the Lake Trail near the Carriage House.
Head south to follow the yellow rectangular blazes and enter the wood through a gate.
At junctions with two woods roads, go left and ignore foot trail that branch off to the left. You will reach Bantam Lake in 0.5 miles.
Turn right to reach observation platform.
Cont. west along the L Trail, which is now a footpath, and travels through wetlands.
Three-tenths of a mile from the lake, the trail intersects a woods road.
Turn right and quickly left onto a green-blazed trail, the Whitemill Hill Trail, and follow this grassy road for 0.7 mile until you reach the entrance road.
Turn right onto the road and walk through the entrance gates.
Click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
| Latitude: |
41.7303620776 degrees / 41° 43.822' / 41° 43' 49.30" |
| Longitude: |
-73.2172679901 degrees / -73° 13.036' / -73° 13' 2.16" |
| Location: |
Litchfield, Connecticut, United States |
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From Route 8 north or south, take exit 42, follow Rte 118 west to Litchfield Center. Continue straight, Route 118 becomes Rte 202 South. Follow US 202 for about 2 miles. Turn left on Bissell Road, take immediate right onto White Hall Road (gravel) that leads to White Memorial Foundation headquarters, Nature Museum and parking area.
You can also click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
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| Title: |
Best Hikes with Kids, Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island |
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| Author: |
Cynthia Copeland, Thomas J Lewis, Emily Kerr |
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| ISBN: |
0-89886-872-6 |
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| Link: |
http://www.mountingeersbooks.org |
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No |
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| Created by mhughes on 09/28/2008 |
| Last edited on 12/21/2009 |
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