Algonquin State Forest
Managed by State of Connecticut
95 acres0.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors in Winsted
Waterfalls, trails & woods in Winsted
About 5.1% of Winsted is conserved land, roughly 165 acres. There are about 2.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Algonquin State Forest (0.9 mi) and Mountainside Open Space (0.7 mi).
Conserved land
5.1%
165 of 3,219 acres
Trails
2.0 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
24 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
0.0 mi
Highest peak
1,112 ft
Wallens Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Winsted?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
This week on the trails
Best day for a walk: Monday
64°, mostly sunny, 3% chance of rain.
Today81° 51°44% rain
Sat68° 46°0% rain
Sun63° 50°19% rain
Mon64° 40°3% rain
Tue56° 37°0% rain
Wed60° 44°0% rain
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
★ What stands out · Things to do
8 places to go in Winsted
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Winsted
Playgrounds in Winsted
Boat launches in Winsted
Waterfalls in Winsted
Peaks in Winsted
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Algonquin State Forest, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mountainside Open Space
Managed by Town of Winchester
204 acres0.7 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Town of Winchester Watershed Lands
Managed by Town of Winchester
111 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cannavo Springs Watershed
Managed by Winchester Land Trust
23 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
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Algonquin State Forest95 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · State of Connecticut
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Mountainside Open Space204 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Town of Winchester
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Town of Winchester Watershed Lands111 acres · Town of Winchester
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Cannavo Springs Watershed23 acres · Winchester Land Trust
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Tatro Pond Open Space23 acres · Town of Winchester
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Laurel Ridge1 acres · Winchester Land Trust
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Resha Beach1 acres · Town of Winchester
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Still River Preserve1 acres · Winchester Land Trust
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Town Park1 acres
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it
165 conserved acres
Who manages Winsted’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Private owners7 ac
Not recorded149 ac
State Resource Management Area · 89 acLocal Other or Unknown · 36 acLocal Park · 31 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 7 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 89 | Unknown |
| Municipal Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 33 | Unknown |
| Tatro Pond Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Walker Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Rowley Street Playground Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 7 | Closed |
| East End Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Catholic Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Highland Lake Water Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Soldiers Memorial Monument Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Town Park (main Street) Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
4Baseball
2Pickleball
2Basketball
2Multi-sport
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 old cemeteries
Next door
Winsted and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Winsted | 5.1% | 12 |
| Winchester | 13.8% | 43 |
| Barkhamsted | 22.3% | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Winsted neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what’s typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren’t recorded.