Walking Trail Guidelines
Guide to the Property
Pets at Hill-Stead
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Open daily 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Walk, jog, cross country ski, watch for birds. Pick up a copy of our trail map at the trail heads or in the Visitor Center, and identify flora, fauna and historic landscape features. Explore the property that Theodate Pope Riddle designed with an eye to utility, horticultural variety and ornament. Here, you will find former bridle paths and orchards, a pond once used as a water hazard for Alfred Pope’s six-hole golf grounds, and nine historic buildings, including portions of the original dairy farm complex. Ramble Hill-Stead’s blazed walking trails to find refuge amid natural habitats. Walk the estate grounds and take in sweeping vistas of the distant Litchfield Hills. Enjoy Hill-Stead, transporting in all seasons.