30 November 2009
29 November 2009
today's hike.....
Roxbury Mine Hill Preserve & Furnace - Roxbury, CT: "Roxbury Mine Hill Preserve & Furnace"
Mine Hill Preserve Hiking, Historic Site, Fishing, Cross-Country Skiing, Farm Fields
360 acres
Access: Off Mine Hill Road, on right 0.3 miles after turn off Rt 67.
Trails: The Main Loop (blue blazes) is a moderately difficult, 3.5-mile trail that climbs up an old donkey path, past abandoned mine shafts, through quarries and to the remains of an iron ore blast furnace and roasting ovens.
The Nature Trail (yellow blazes) is an easy, 0.3-mile loop that begins at the south end of the pond, passes over the footbridge and rejoins the donkey path.
The restored furnace and roasting ovens are an easy, 0.2-mile walk from the parking lot.
Features: National Register of Historic Places. Restored blast furnace. Roasting ovens. Granite quarries. Mine shafts (now home to bats). Donkey paths. Stone bridge. Farm fields along the Shepaug River. Learn more about about the geology, ecology and history of Mine Hill.
Mine Hill Preserve Hiking, Historic Site, Fishing, Cross-Country Skiing, Farm Fields
360 acres
Access: Off Mine Hill Road, on right 0.3 miles after turn off Rt 67.
Trails: The Main Loop (blue blazes) is a moderately difficult, 3.5-mile trail that climbs up an old donkey path, past abandoned mine shafts, through quarries and to the remains of an iron ore blast furnace and roasting ovens.
The Nature Trail (yellow blazes) is an easy, 0.3-mile loop that begins at the south end of the pond, passes over the footbridge and rejoins the donkey path.
The restored furnace and roasting ovens are an easy, 0.2-mile walk from the parking lot.
Features: National Register of Historic Places. Restored blast furnace. Roasting ovens. Granite quarries. Mine shafts (now home to bats). Donkey paths. Stone bridge. Farm fields along the Shepaug River. Learn more about about the geology, ecology and history of Mine Hill.
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