Furnace Brook Preserve

Furnace Brook Preserve – The Furnace Brook Preserve is a 107 acre parcel in Cornwall. The purchase was made possible thanks to an open space grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Conservation, a Federal Highlands grant, and a grant from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation.

The land extends a large block of protected wilderness, sharing almost a mile of common boundary with Wyantenock State Forest and the Coltsfoot Mountains as seen to the east from Route 4 and also abutting the 96-acre Coltsfoot Valley easement held by Cornwall Conservation Trust.  The property also abuts the blue-blazed Mohawk Trail (formerly part of the Appalachian Trail).

Parking – Parking is available at Foote Field, 65 Furnace Brook Road in Cornwall.

Level of Difficulty – Moderate, but with numerous wet areas and rocky, uneven terrain.
Trail Length – 1.8 miles in total