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Torrey Preserve

Torrey Preserve offers trails that wind through a working agricultural field, historic stone walls and an east-facing slope wooded with evergreens.
Trail Activity
Hiking Cross-country skiing
Length
1.0 mile, Network
Difficulty
Moderate
Town
Mansfield
Surface
Packed Earth/Dirt, Rock/Ledge
Pets
Permitted on leash
Fees
No

Description

The Torrey Preserve property, named after the Torrey family who owned it for almost 74 years, begins at the Nipmuck Trail blazed in blue. The white-blazed trail on the right will lead to a working agricultural field. 

Further up on the right, the trail also leads to glacial boulders resulting from the torrent of melt water during the last ice age. These boulders can be found by following the stone wall around the field or by taking a steeper walk up the trail on the right. The path back toward the Nipmuck Trail, will lead through a mixed wood forest. From this point, the hike can be continued on the Nipmuck Trail or can be completed by turning left back to the trail head. 

Other Information

Rules:

  • Enjoy the park from dawn to dusk.
  • Mountain biking and swimming are not permitted.
  • Keep pets on a leash and clean up after them.
  • Respect private property rights.
  • Stay on the trails. Pack out what you pack in.
  • Consumption of alcohol is prohibited.
  • Do not light fires.
  • Hunting is prohibited.
  • Riding horses is prohibited.
  • Motorized vehicles are prohibited.
  • Removal of any plants is prohibited.
  • Do not enter the working agricultural field.

For more information, see Mansfield’s Parks Rules and Regulations.

Trail Manager

Town of Mansfield
Town of Mansfield
4 South Eagleville Road
Storrs, CT
860-429-3335
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Leave the trail work to the pros: they will add or remove blazes, cairns (stone trail markers), structures, and trail improvements as deemed necessary.
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Trailhead Information

From UConn Storrs Campus:

From the UConn Campus find the intersection Route 195 and Horsebarn Hill Road. Turn onto Horsebarn Hill Road and quickly bear right onto Gurleyville Road. Travel east on Gurleyville Road for 1 mile. Park in the dirt parking area on the left, just before you cross the Fenton River. 

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