 scenic
drives through Litchfield Hills
Litchfield
Region Drive 1
Begin
at the New Milford Green, and take CT Route 202 West to Route
7 North. Take Route 7 through the towns of New Milford, Gaylordsville
and Kent. Outside of Kent, pick up Route 45 South to Warren.
Drive around Lake Waramaug into New Preston. In New Preston,
take Route 202 East to Route 47 South. Take a right onto Route
199, and then right on Route 67. Follow Route 67 to the junction
of Route 202 in New Milford where the drive began. The route
will take travelers past the Housatonic River, Bull's Bridge
(one of only two covered bridges in Connecticut), the town
of Kent and its many art galleries, historic homes and churches
in Kent and Warren, Lake Waramaug, Mt. Tom State Park, the
historic Mine Hill Preserve (ruins of an early iron mine),
and the Institute for American Indian Studies. This
drive is 64 miles and takes about 1/2 day.
Litchfield
Region Drive 2
Start
in Litchfield at the intersection of Routes 118 and 202. Take
Route 202 West to Route 209 South. Follow 209 around Bantam
Lake to Route 109 through the town of Morris. When you reach
Thomaston, take Route 6 East. At the intersection of Route
254, take a left onto 254 to Main Street. Follow Main Street
into Thomaston center to Route 6 East through Plymouth and
Terryville, then into Bristol. At the junction of Maple Street,
take a right onto Maple, and stop at the American Clock and
Watch Museum and Federal Hill Green. Go back to Route 6 and
continue east to Route 229. Take 229 south to Lake Compounce.
Head back to Route 72 West, which goes past the New England
Carousel Museum. Head back on Route 6 West and at Maple Street,
take Route 69 North to Route 4 W. Take Route 4 West into Harwinton.
At the junction of Route 118, take 118 West and follow it
back to the junction of Route 202 where the trip began. This
tour is approximately 53 miles.
Litchfield
Region Drive 3
Begin
in Torrington at the junction of Route 8 and Route 4. Take
Route 8 north into Winsted, where it will intersect Route
44. Take Route 44 east into New Hartford. In Hartford pick
up Route 219 north through Lake McDonough to Route 318. Continue
on Route 318 west and 181 south for 1 mile, then make a right
just before the metal bridge and take the road through the
People's State Forest to Route 20 in Riverton. Take Route
20 west through Riverton and at the junction of Route 8, take
8 south into the center of Winsted. Pick up Route 44 west
and take it to Route 183 north into the center of Colebrook.
From Colebrook take Route 182A to 182, and make a right on
182. At the intersection of Route 44, take 44 west into Norfolk.
In Norfolk, pick up Route 272 South into Torrington. Take
272 to Route 4 east, bear right onto Main Street. Where Main
Street meets Route 202, take 202 east to the junction of Route
8 and 4, where the trip began. This tour is approximately
68 miles.
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