Red Trail at the DeDominicis property
OPEN SPACE
The Town of Cheshire has over 1,500 acres of publicly purchased open space land, set aside for passive recreation uses, such as hiking. Cheshire was a pioneer in the acquisition of open space, identifying areas of interest in the 1980s and setting aside money to purchase land through the passage of referendums. Currently, the Town of Cheshire is the largest open space land owner in the town. In conjunction with the Meriden Water Company (1,307 acres), Private Land Owners (810 acres), Cheshire Land Trust (578 acres), State of Connecticut (323 acres), the Regional Water Authority (146 acres), and the Quinnipaic Valley Audubon (25 acres), approximately 4,700 acres of land is held as open space, equal to approximately 22% of land in Cheshire. The use of these open space properties is governed by the Town's Open Space Ordinance, and the management plans adopted for each property. The management plans are arranged by property name, arranged below. The Trails Book, produced by the Town of Cheshire and the Cheshire Land Trust in 1994, is now out of print. The link to this book is provided for historical purposes only, as much of the property information has been changed since this edition.
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CHESHIRE OPEN SPACE MAP Boulder Knoll (consisting of the Jackman, Lassen and Blauvelt farms) Trail Map Property Description and Map Land Management Plan Directions Casertano Trail Map Property Description Land Management Plan Directions Cheshire Park Trail Map DeDominicis Property Trail Map Property Description, History and Map Land Management Plan Directions Yankee Expressway Highlands (formerly Dime Savings property) Trail Map Farmington Canal Linear Trail Trail Map Mixville Hills Trail Map Quinnipiac Park River Walk Trail Map Roaring Brook Trail Map Directions Ten Mile Lowlands Trail Map Land Management Plan Directions