Pine Mountain Reserve (Connecticut)
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Pine Mountain Reserve is a 368 acre open space in Ridgefield
, Connecticut
. The space has many trails, trail heads and also Ridgefield's highest point, at 1060 feet (323.1 m) above sea level.
, Connecticut. Another entrance is from an access road off of Mountain Road. Other entrances are in other Ridgefield open spaces, such as the main entrance to Hemlock Hills open space (South Shore Drive). Once on the Hemlock Hills hiking trails, you can connect with the Pine Mountain Reserve via the red trail. Pine Mountain Reserve is also linked with Bennett's Pond Park, via the Bennett's Pond red and white trails, and Danbury's Wooster Mountain State Park, via the red and yellow blazed Ives Trail.
The red trail also starts in Hemlock Hills open space, but enters into the Pine Mountain before intersecting with the orange trail. It then heads north, intersects with the Bennett's Pond blue trail, and the Bennett's Pond white trail, before climbing up the size of Pine Mountain and ending at the yellow trail. The Orange Trail is a spur off the red trail, and leads to the Mountain Road entrance.
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. The space has many trails, trail heads and also Ridgefield's highest point, at 1060 feet (323.1 m) above sea level.
Trail heads
The main entrance to the Pine Mountain Reserve is at the end of Pine Mountain Road, which is accessible from DanburyDanbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
, Connecticut. Another entrance is from an access road off of Mountain Road. Other entrances are in other Ridgefield open spaces, such as the main entrance to Hemlock Hills open space (South Shore Drive). Once on the Hemlock Hills hiking trails, you can connect with the Pine Mountain Reserve via the red trail. Pine Mountain Reserve is also linked with Bennett's Pond Park, via the Bennett's Pond red and white trails, and Danbury's Wooster Mountain State Park, via the red and yellow blazed Ives Trail.
Trails
A printable trail map can be viewed here. The main trail in the reserve is the yellow trail, which actually starts in Hemlock Hills open space. It comes into the Pine Mountain Reserve after crossing Pine Mountain Road. It then climbs up onto Pine Mountain, where it intersects with the red trail. A short while after, there is a view point over-looking the Ridgefield Lakes, and on clear days, the Long Island Sound is visible. It then splits into a loop, and circles around the true peak of Pine Mountain. Around the loop, there is an old chimney, and an old airplane tower. There is also an intersection with the Bennett's Pond red trail on the loop.The red trail also starts in Hemlock Hills open space, but enters into the Pine Mountain before intersecting with the orange trail. It then heads north, intersects with the Bennett's Pond blue trail, and the Bennett's Pond white trail, before climbing up the size of Pine Mountain and ending at the yellow trail. The Orange Trail is a spur off the red trail, and leads to the Mountain Road entrance.