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Outdoor Adventure Day

Trails and ponds at Huntington State Park in the morning, Stephenson Preserve on the way back, lunch on the Square, and Meckauer Park after.

4Places
18Min by car

Huntington State ParkGreenwood AvenuePlumtrees Road

Included in Phase 1 Day plans are itinerary records the Town writes, orders and publishes in WordPress. Every leg is measured, with a walking or driving directions link.

A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park
AskJoanne · CC BY 3.0

  1. Morning

    Collis P. Huntington State Park

    Parks & Outdoors9 Dodgingtown RoadHuntington State Park

    1,017 acres of fields, woods, five ponds and ten miles of trails across Redding, Bethel and Newtown, with Anna Hyatt Huntington's bear and wolf sculptures at the entrance. Free, open daily 8 a.m. to sunset, dogs on a leash.

    A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park
    A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park.AskJoanne · CC BY 3.0

  2. Drive 2.1 mi, about 7 min via Dodgingtown Road, Sunset Hill Road, Putnam Park Road

    Driving directions to Stephenson Preserve

  3. Stephenson Preserve

    Parks & OutdoorsHuntington State Park

    A nature preserve with its own named trail.

  4. Drive 1.5 mi, about 5 min via Putnam Park Road, Hoyts Hill, Greenwood Avenue

    Driving directions to Famous Pizza

  5. Lunch

    Famous Pizza

    Dining1 P.T. Barnum SquareGreenwood Avenue

  6. Drive 2.3 mi, about 6 min via Main Street, Chestnut Street, Maple Avenue

    Driving directions to Meckauer Park

  7. Afternoon

    Meckauer Park

    Parks & OutdoorsShelter Rock RoadPlumtrees Road

    A town park off Shelter Rock Road with a playground.

Hours change by season, so check with each place before you set out. Drive times are estimates.

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Shopping Experience

Caraluzzi's for wine and groceries, used paperbacks, new books at Byrd's, Ace Hardware and La Placita market.

6Places
18Min on foot

Weekend in Bethel

The avenue and a film on Saturday, dinner and a hotel on Stony Hill Road, and Huntington State Park on Sunday morning.

7Places
17Min on foot
31Min by car

Date Night in Bethel

Browse Byrd's Books, get coffee at Molten Java, then see a movie at Greenwood Features.

3Places
10Min on foot