Lovers Leap State Park - New Milford, CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 32.562 W 073° 24.571
18T E 632660 N 4600226
Located on Field Rd in New Milford CT
Waymark Code: WM8PR0
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2010
Views: 8
Lovers Leap is a walk-in park with hiking trails, scenic vistas and historic ruins. The 160 acre park is divided into three sections, each featuring a different appreciation for the park history.
Trails through the park will lead the walker through centuries of land-use history. Heading northeast from the parking lot the trail utilizes the 1895 Berlin Iron Bridge, one of five remaining in Connecticut, to cross the Housatonic River. Across the bridge the Lovers Leap Trail heads southeast 1,200 feet to the rock formation that gives the park its name. From here, tradition has it, that the Pootatuck Indian Chief Waramaug’s daughter, Princess Lillinonah, and her lover plunged to their deaths. The Chief himself died in 1735.
The view to the south overlooks a now submerged Goodyear Island named for an early fur trader from Derby who came there to trade with the established Indian Community. Industrial era ruins still exist near the water on the northwest section of the park. Other ruins have been located on the accompanying map.
Park Type: Day use
Activities:
Bird watching
Hiking
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Park Fees: Not listed
Background: Not listed
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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