Stratton Brook State Park features a small network of forested trails along Stratton Brook with picnic areas and a covered bridge. The park also connects to a short loop trail in the Ensign Memorial Forest.
From the covered bridge, a rail-trail paved and crushed stone multi-use path leads northeast by southwest along the right-of-way of the former Connecticut Western Railroad. About a mile northeast, is a unique dense pine barren forest dominated by pine and hemlock. After bridging Stratton Brook and rounding a gentle bend, the trail exits the park, ending at the Bushy Hill Road/State Route 309 intersection, connecting with the Farmington River Trail.
The proximity of Stratton Brook to the Hartford metropolitan area has made it one of the better known small parks of the State. In 1949 it was designated as a state park. It was originally called Massacoe State Forest and was acquired to demonstrate forest fire control adjacent to railroads. The railroad tracks have been replaced by an impressive bike trail shaded by white pines and traveling over scenic brooks. In 1996, this park became Connecticut's first state park that is completely accessible by wheelchair.
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This park is managed by the following CT DEEP Park Headquarters:
Take I-91 North, Exit 36 (Route 178). Take a left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 178 west. At the intersection of Route 178 and Route 185, turn right onto Route 185. Follow Route 185 to the intersection of Routes 10 and 202. Turn right onto Routes 10 and 202 north. Continue for 1.8 miles to the and turn left onto Route 309. Follow Route 309 for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left.
Take I-91 South, Exit 40 (Route 20). Follow Route 20 west to the center of Granby. Turn left onto Routes 10/202. Continue for 6.1 miles to the junction of Route 309/167. Turn right and continue for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left.
Take Route 44 east to the intersection of Routes 10 and 202. Turn left onto Routes 10/202 and follow for 4.6 miles to the intersection of Route 309/167. Turn left and continue for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left.
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