Beseck RIDGE
Information
OUR NEWEST PROPERTY!!! Purchased by the WLT in November 2022.
Beseck Ridge is 14-acres of woodland on Mount Beseck in Wallingford. The blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail, a part of the 235-mile New England National Scenic Trail, crosses the western side of the property.
To reach the WLT property, follow the Mattabesett Trail north from Reeds Gap (Route 68 Wallingford / Durham line) in for 1 mile. Following the blue blazes.
The blue line is the Mattabesett (Blue-blazed) trail and New England Trail (NET).
The Green pin is the parking area at the trailhead off Route 68.
Click here for the CFPA Interactive Trail Map
David Ellis, Board Member of the WLT, putting up the Wallingford Land Trust sign on newly acquired property on Beseck Mountain.
Board members David and Carol checking out the Beseck Ridge property.
Richard L’Heureux, President of the WLT, at the new Beseck Mountain property.
The blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail, a part of the 235-mile New England National Scenic Trail, currently crosses the western side of the property.
April 2023 Choate work party removed invasive burning bush.
Dutchman's breeches
Virginia saxifrage
Trout lilies
Size: 14 acres
Access: Reeds Gap - Near 737 Wallingford Rd, Durham, CT 06422
Park on north side of 68 and head north on Mattabesett (Blue-blazed) trail for 1 mile
Activities: Hiking; View, Bird watching; Snowshoeing.
Trails: Mattabesett (Blue-blazed) trail; New England Trail (NET)
Environment: Forest, Trap Rock Ridge
Map: Click here