Tinkerville Brook Preserve
Trail Information
Trail Map: Click here for the trail map. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view or print our trail maps. The entire hike from trail head and back is 1.7 miles.
For a guide to the the native evergreen plants growing in Tinkerville, click HERE.
Directions: From the intersection of Route 89 and Route 44 in Ashford, go north on Route 89. Turn left at the stop sign when Route 89 takes a 90 degree left turn. At 5.2 miles where Route 89 makes a 90 degree right turn, go straight onto Turnpike Road. Go 0.6 miles and turn right onto Armitage Road. At 0.7 miles, look on your left for the preserve sign. Park near the gate.
About the Property
This property was donated to Joshua’s Trust by C & M Associates. It is a portion of a 270 acre subdivision and satisfies the open space requirements of the town of Ashford.
This preserve lies mostly in a narrow strip extending nearly 0.7 miles from Armitage Road to Bissonette Pond. Major features include Tinkerville Brook itself; approximately 7 acres of herbaceous/shrub wetland; a portion of a stand of unusually large black birch (Betula lenta); a former gravel pit 100 yards west of Armitage Road, sometimes with an active beaver (Castor canadensis) colony adjoining the brook; an old mill site plus a massive stone bridge abutment; a ravine shaded by mature hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis), and a variety of plant and animal resources which have been relatively undisturbed for years.
This preserve is part of the Fenton River Greenway, a tri-town effort to protect land on both sides of the Fenton, including it’s tributaries, their headwater streams, and water bodies.
Location: Ashford, Connecticut
Donors: C&M Associates
Acreage: 42
Preserved In: 1990
Steward: Paul Pribula