Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Office at Flanders Rd., off Rte. 6, Woodbury, CT 06798. Phone: (203) 263-3711. Click here to visit their Web site. Nature education and art related programs for young and old including Annual Fall Festival, Maple Syrup Demonstrations, Christmas Trees & Wreath Making. Hiking trails wind through various sanctuaries and are open year round, dawn to dusk. Trails include woods, fields, ponds, wildflower meadows, a bog, lake, and botany trail. Office open Mon.-Fri. 9-5.

H. C. Barnes Nature Center, 175 Shrub Rd., Bristol, CT 06010. Phone: (860) 589-6082. Self guiding trails lead through a variety of habitats in this 70 acre sanctuary. Interpretive building with displays. Open Wed.-Fri. 3-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4. Trails open daylight hours. Adm. includes 20 min. tour of Center & a hands on session with a live animal.

Labyrinth, Wisdom House Retreat Center, 229 East Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT 06759. Phone: (860) 567-3163. Click here to visit their Web site. Labyrinth, Connecticut's first outdoor labyrinth can be walked at Wisdom House Retreat Center, 229 East Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT 06759. (860) 567-3163. Call to schedule your walk.

Pratt Center, 163 Papermill Rd., off Rte. 202, New Milford, CT 06776. Phone: (860) 355-3137. 193 acre nature preserve with hiking trails over diverse terrain offering woods, meadows, streams, ponds, and bird watching. A 2.5 mi. hike up Mt. Tom (1,200 ft.), New Milford’s highest peak. Trails open dawn to dusk. Programs offered year-round. Call for current schedule.

Sharon Audubon Center, National Audubon Society, 325 Rte. 4, Sharon, CT 06069. Phone: (860) 364-0520. Click here to visit their Web site. 890 acres & 11 miles of trails open dawn to dusk, daily. Woods, gardens, & ponds. Building open year-round Tues.-Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5. Call for Holiday hours. Exhibit animals, children's discovery room, natural history, & gift/book shop.

Sunny Valley Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, 8 Sunny Valley Lane, New Milford, CT 06776. Phone: (860) 355-3716. Over 1,850 acres of farm and natural land including diverse habitats and 10+ miles of trails for daylight hiking. Call weekdays for maps.

White Memorial Foundation & Conservation Center, Off Rte. 202, 2 mi. west of the Litchfield Green, Litchfield, CT 06759. Phone: (860) 567-0857. Click here to visit their Web site. Grounds open year-round daily. 4,000 acre nature preserve with 35 miles of trails for hiking, x-country skiing, birdwatching, picnicking, camping & boating. Newly expanded Nature Museum contains unique exhibits depicting the history & natural resources of the area, as well as a Children's Room & Nature Store. Museum open year-round, Mon.-Sat. 9-5; Sun. noon-4.

For additional resources about touring by Car, Foot, Boat & Bike, please visit The Litchfield Hills Travel Bureau.