Abraham R. and Samuel H. Friedman Memorial Forest
Trail Information
Trail Map: Click here for the trail map. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view or print our trail maps.
Directions: Take Bicknell Road east from Route 89 (1.1 mile east of the Ashford/Mansfield line). Go to the end of Bicknell and turn left onto Bebbington Road. .2 miles on your right is the entrance to the trail. There is parking for 2-3 cars.
About the Property
In accordance with the will of Abraham R. Friedman, his executor, Myron Friedman, conveyed this 143 acre property to Joshua’s Trust in September of 1987. The deed states that the land shall be held as a nature and wildlife preserve, that it shall be open to the public for walking, hiking and observing, but that there shall be no timbering, camping, hunting, fishing, motor vehicles, roads or buildings. The Trust is pleased to honor these conditions.
Abraham R. Friedman and his brother, Samuel H. Friedman were lawyers who worked in Hartford, and they loved their land in Ashford and wished to see it preserved. The forest is primarily oak-hickory, and a timber harvest was conducted about 25 years prior to preservation. The terms of the Friedman gift to our land trust specify no timber harvests, so the entire property will slowly revert to untouched forest. Perennial Bebbington Brook runs from north to south through the western third of the property.
Location: Ashford, Connecticut.
Donors: Abraham R. Friedman and Samuel H. Friedman
Acreage: 143
Preserved: September 1987
Steward: Dave Peters
