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Distance: 1.7 mile Vertical Rise: 140' Map: USGS 7 1/5' Milford |
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Points of interest
Parking
Foot Bridge
No trash, no fires, no alcoholic beverages permitted. Hunting permitted in season, use caution. This trail guide prepared by the Milford Conservation Commission. Revised 2/96.
How to get there:
Savage Rd Entrance
Milford Oval, west on Elm St, left onto the 101 bypass, turn right at light onto Old Wilton Rd Bear left up the hill as the road changes to Savage Rd. Park at the power lines 1/4 mile south of Whitten Rd. The trail head is 240' further down Savage Rd on the left.
Boulder Dr Entrance
Milford Oval, west on Elm St immediate left onto Union Street, to Osgood Road. Right onto Mason Rd just past Osgood Pond. Go 2.9 mi., turn right onto Boulder Dr, the second time it meets Mason Rd. Trail head is 0.1 mi on the left.
Trail Information:
Tucker Brook Town Forest is 285 acres of mostly forested, rolling terrain, and provides excellent hikes in all seasons.
The Ridge Trail (1.7 mi) connects the two entrances into Tucker Brook Town Forest. Most of the trail is gently rolling with the exception of the steep slope both before and after the trail crosses the brook.
The Falls Loop (0.7 mi) passes Tucker Brook Falls 1, also the remains of human activity to harness the water power for milling lumber 2 & 3. Glacial erratics 4 are boulders deposited as the last glacier retreated 10,000 years ago.
The Forest Trail (0.6 mi) passes thru an area that was timbered in 1986 and is distinguished by the large concentration of young trees of the same age 5.
The Brook Trail ( 0.7 mi) also has evidence of a dam 6.
Please follow the blazes and stay on town land.
Copyright © 2001 Milford Conservation Commission