Birch Rocks Sanctuary

Lovely little hike with a little incline, great rivers and a lake. Very quiet there I've only seen a handful of other people the few times I've been there. Trails are pretty well marked.

Peaceful and beautiful, especially if you walk along the red trail which goes along the stream into the river. Some nice rocks at the river to sit on too.

This reserve consists of a very nice set of reasonably scenic trails accessible from either Ashwood Lane (off route 133) or two trailheads on Obtuse Road North (one with parking.) As of Dec. 2020, all trails were fully cleared of storm debris and were reasonably well marked. All are of moderate difficulty due to several stream crossings and some rocky and uneven terrain. Moderate hills down to Lake Lillinonah. Animal sightings: frequent deer and wild turkeys; rare black bear and at least one bobcat. Note: The trail system is somewhat more extensive than shown on the official trail map at the parking area, which hasn't been updated since several trails previously blocked by the May 15, 2018 Macroburst were either cleared or re-routed.

Great little hike with nice view the lake. You can also see lots of damage from the macroburst.

Great forest scramble but had to turn around at the marshy part, trail was overgrown and didn't want to pick up any tick hitchhikers!