Hiking Saugatuck Falls in Connecticut during the Winter
Today’s post is actually a repeat to one we had done previously, however this should add a slightly different perspective of this park in the winter time. 🙂 If you want to check out our first post –> Click Here <–. Although I did include the map from this area in my previous post, here it is again for reference:
SWEET LITTLE PARK
So I think we have been to this park about a half dozen times mainly because there is rarely anyone every there and it is such a beautiful hidden gem. In this particular shorter hike we parked at John Read School, head west to Falls Trail, take the Power Line Trail, then take Knapp Way Trail down the Hemlock Trail to close our loop.
BEAUTIFUL WINTER HIKE
BEAUTIFUL WINTER HIKESo Deanna got a little picture happy at this park and so I tried limiting what to put in this post…and as you will be able to tell I didn’t do a very good job. 🙂 She is great at capturing the beauty of these parks and I wanted to include as many as possible, so enjoy the slider galleries!
BRIDGE
Once entering into the park or “Natural Area,” you will soon come across a bridge going across the main beautiful feature of the park, a creek. If you follow this creek far enough north you will find the falls which help give this park its name.
PERFECT WINTER STROLL
As you can see by all of Deanna’s beautiful photos, this park is a great place to take a winter stroll through! Definitely be careful if you take the Falls Trail though as there are some slick spots along the rocks. Deanna did slip a bit, so we learned that the hard way on our adventure. 🙂
SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS
Overall we probably hiked about 2 miles total during this journey in the snowy wilderness. 🙂 It was a bit challenging in spots with the slippery snow, but there isn’t a TON of elevation gain in this natural area.
From the times we have hiked around here, the biggest elevation gain is along the Power Line Trail. However, what goes up must come down…so you do gradually lose/gain that same elevation on the nearby trails as well.
FROZEN OVER WATER FEATURES
Parts of the creek were frozen over, but closer to the falls the water was flowing pretty strong. There were only a few inches of snow on the ground during our hike, but it made for some awesome photos. It really is such a beautiful area that we will probably have to come back yet again. 🙂
LEAVES STILL HANGING ON!
It was mid-December 2017 when we went on this hike and there were still some leaves hanging on for dear life. I guess they didn’t get the memo that winter was well on its way. With the sun shining through the snow-covered evergreens it made for quite the spectacular view. 🙂
SUMMARY
We didn’t really document much as far as pictures after the Power Line Trail, but rest assured, the rest of the park is just as beautiful. 🙂 Luckily at this park we just followed people’s footsteps through the trails so we could see the slippery spots based on how long their footprints were. 🙂 So we had a fairly smooth trek through this winter wonderland.
OTHER NEARBY HIKING
Centennial Watershed State Forest
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