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Woodbury
Nonnewaug Falls
Date visited: 4/24/2021
On the map it looked like the falls were in Bethlehem, but the falls themselves and most of the trails are in Woodbury. Only the parking area and very beginning of the trail are in Bethlehem. We hiked up the trail and made are way to the falls. There is a pretty steep climb down, so we didn't take pictures from the bottom. We did go to the very top of the falls and take some photos, and we took some from the side where you can see the falls.
Jamie Pierce Park
Preserve
Date visited: 4/24/2021
The park is located on Transylvania Road, and the trail we walked circles Transylvania Pond. The place was okay. The types of trees in the woods must be late bloomers, because it still looked pretty bare. There is a lot of skunk weed too. I was impressed that there is a significant amount of boardwalk covering most of the muddy spots. The most disappointing part of our visit was that we didn't encounter any vampires. The parking area and one side of the pond are in Woodbury, while the rest of the trail is part of Southbury.
Orenaug
Park
Date visited: 4/30/2022
This was a fun hike up Orenaug Hill. There are side trails that go right up to the edge of large cliffs, that provide outstanding views. At one point, we could see the festival tents from the Earth Day Festival being held at nearby Hollow Park. At the top of the hill is a fire tower. The tower isn't blocked, you can climb the stairs to get to the top, but I wasn't going to try that with the dogs in tow.
