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Town Parks, Fields, and Facilities

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Parks and Recreation Fun Finder!

The Parks and Recreation Fun Finder application helps citizens locate all the Town of Glastonbury parks, fields, facilities, and trails. Simply enter the address or click on the map to get more locations. You can search by park, field, or facility name in the search box or filter desired amenities/activities.

The application also allows users to view hiking and walking trails on their PC, tablets, or smartphone. It includes trail facts, Passport to Parks locations, Poetry in the Parks locations, downloadable maps, the ability to create your own trail map, create an elevation profile and a “find my location” tool to use when you’re out on a trail. 

For more information click on the Help [?] button widget in the application! https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c73a2829c4864e5e8909488c43d072d9/

 

Park/Field Facility Directory

Use the filters in the table below to find the facility or amenities you need.

  • Great Pond Preserve

    GreatPond 3
    1. Address:451 Great Pond Road
      Glastonbury, CT 06033
    Amenities:
    1. Access to Woodlands
    2. Hiking / Walking Trail
    3. Natural Area
    4. Nature Preserve
    5. Scenic Views
    Categories:
    1. Hiking/Walking Trails
    2. Parks
    3. Parks and Recreation

This 70 acre preserve is owned by the Town of Glastonbury and managed in cooperation with the Great Pond Stewardship Committee. Great Pond itself is a 12 acre glacial drawdown pond, experiencing great fluctuations in water level throughout the year. The plants around the pond are specially adapted to survive conditions of total immersion and drought. The trail head begins off Great Pond road and leads to the largest Red Cedar tree in New England with a circumference of 10'. CLICK HERE to view the Great Pond Preserve Trail Map.

CLICK HERE  to download a Self Guided Tree Walk of the Great Pond Preserve recently created by Brendan O’Connor of Boy Scout Troop 540 as his Eagle Scout Project.

Directions 

Route 2 East to Exit 5. Route 2 splits here and Exit 5 is a left hand exit. You will then be on Route 17. Stay on Route 17/Main Street for approximately 5 miles. Great Pond is on your right.

Route 2 West to Exit 10. Take a left onto Manchester Road. Go to stop sign and take a right onto New London Turnpike. At the next light take a left onto Chestnut Hill Road. Follow Chestnut Hill Road until the intersection with Main Street. At that light take a left onto Main Street/Route 17. Stay on Route 17/Main Street for approximately 5 miles. Great Pond is on your right.

Click on the following link to get directions using Google Maps: Great Pond Preserve

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