Trout Brook Valley Preserve - Hiking area in Weston - Bradley Rd, USA

There are many trails here, and most have separate parking areas to access. Determine which trail has what you want to do or see before arriving. I found the All-Trails mobile app very handy. We lost cellular data signals just before arriving, so download any important map data or music before arriving. We hiked the blue to blue-green trail, which was entirely deep woods. Parking was free. There are portions of the trail that allow dogs off-leash. Otherwise, dogs must be leasged. It had lightly rained before our arrival, so the trail was fairly clean with limited dust. I wore tennis shoes, but I recommend hiking boots for more grip, ankle support, and easier cleaning. The trail varies a lot from easy, flat gravel paths to challenging large, slippery rock hills. It rained moderately while we hiked, but the forest canopy surprisingly kept us 97% dry! We saw lots of down hardwood trees with an abundance of turkey tail mushrooms. We didn't see much wildlife, but we could hear lots of songbirds. There are many old stacked rock walls throughout the forest that were cool to see.

Great nature preserve, good for taking light hikes. Dogs must be leashed on most of the trails. Be sure to snap a pic of the map at the front as it has been updated a few times. Parking is extremely limited, you might as well not go here on a weekend.

Beautiful trail system. Extremely well marked. Lots of different trail options, from a short loop to much longer and more diverse trail.

Huge preserve with a lot of paths to hike. It's a place you may have to go a couple of times to hike it completely. Red trail is moderate difficulty, almost the rest of them are a really easy walk. Love the views of the hills you can get on winter.

Beautiful winter hike... first time and will be back to do a much longer hike

The park is beautiful and quiet. We got a bit confused with marks, blue trail was marked with pink

Nice quiet hiking trails. Not crowded at all.

A very nice hiking preserve with some easy and some moderate trails. We did a portion of the red trail with young kids and it's a decent amount of climbing, could be dicey for them when it's slippery out. Parking lots are pretty small.