Derby Greenway
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Derby Greenway | |
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![]() Derby Greenway on O'Sullivans Island with a passing Northbound Metro North service above | |
Length | 2.05 miles (3.30 km) |
Trailheads | Derby, Connecticut |
Use | Multi-use, non-motorized |
Season | Variable, depending on latitude |
Sights | Naugatuck River, Housatonic River |
Hazards | Weather, tick-borne diseases, poison ivy |
The Derby Greenway is a 2.05 mile long multipurpose trail located on the west side of Derby, Connecticut along the Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers. The Greenway is part of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail System, a proposed 44 mile multipurpose trail that follows the Naugatuck River from Torrington to Derby.[1] The Derby section of the Naugatuck River Greenway System is the second-busiest multipurpose trail in Connecticut (behind the Bluff Point State Park trail) with 217,163 trips counted in 2021.[2][3]
History
Construction broke ground in June 2005 and was completed in three stages, 2006, 2008, 2013 respectively.
References
- ^ "About the Greenway – Naugatuck River". Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Derby Greenway". Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Connecticut Trail Census". Retrieved March 22, 2022.