Ride Description
This trip starts in the town of Litchfield, located in the scenic Northwest Hills of Connecticut. In the town you will find the Tapping Reeve House and Law School, where two of America’s vice presidents studied law (Burr and Calhoun) in addition to America’s first law school.
Start out going West on Rte. 202. There you will find the White Memorial Foundation woodlands and wetlands, a 4,000 acre sanctuary. There’s a museum, hiking and bird observation platforms if you wish to stop. You may choose to visit the Mount Tom State Park instead. Here you will find a lookout tower and picnic grounds.
When you turn north on Rte. 7 you will pass the Sloane-Stanley Museum and will eventually come to the Kent Falls State Park that boasts a fantastic cascading waterfall.
If you enjoy covered bridges, you will pass through Housatonic Meadows State Park and want to turn on to Rte. 128. You will pass through a red covered bridge that links West Cornwall and Sharon.
At Canaan Village you can stop for a bite to eat before heading east on highway 44. Shortly before you get to Norfolk you will pass Haystack Mountain State Park.
In Winsted turn right on to Rte. 8 and pass by the town of Torrington. Switch over to Rte. 202 for a quiet drive back into Litchfield to complete the Litchfield Loop.