
Housatonic Heritage Walk - Mountain Lake Property
Housatonic Heritage Walk Saturday, Sep 13 at 10am on the Mountain Lake Property, formerly known as the “Bible Camp”
Co-sponsored by the Warren Land Trust, the Warren Historical Society and Housatonic Heritage
Register at the WHS website
Meet Saturday Sep 13 at 10am at 64 Mountain Lake Road
The property features stunning rock formations, sweeping meadows and beautiful lake scenery. It is also home to sensitive natural resources vital to Lake Waramaug’s watershed and the public water supply of the area.
From the meeting point at the cul-de-sac the 1 ½ hour / 1 ¼-mile walk leads to an impressive rock structure known as the Amphitheatre, where Warren Town Historian Heather Forstmann will speak about the early history of the property, and Scott Thyberg, a son of the camp’s founders, will recount growing up at the camp with his family.
The hike then loops back and continues through a meadow along Straits Pond and the adjacent beaver pond. A short walk across a natural dam will offer views of the scenic 17-acre lake on one side and the lovely waterlily filled beaver pond on the other. At the end of the hike WLT’s famous trail blazer cookies await!
Remember to bring your own water bottle, wear sturdy footwear and bug repellant. For last minute postings in case of inclement weather, please see this website.
In addition to its historical significance, the property is part of a larger system of undeveloped and protected land. Combined with the Wyantenock State Forest, Warren Land Trust’s recently acquired Cunningham Nature Preserve, the Kent Land Trust’s East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve and other adjacent conservation easements, it is a contiguous protected block of approximately 1200 acres with an extensive trail system.
Directions to 64 Mountain Lake Road, Bible Camp. From the center of Warren, drive south on Lake Road and eventually take a right turn onto Curtiss Road. Drive up Curtiss Road until reaching a fork and bear left onto Mountain Lake Road, and drive to the end. OR From New Preston, drive north on East Shore Road, passing Lake Waramaug on the left. East Shore Road then becomes Lake Road. After a bit, take a left onto Curtiss Road. Drive up Curtiss Road until reaching a fork and bear left onto Mountain Lake Road, and drive to the end.