SUE GROSSMAN; STILL RIVER GREENWAY:
TORRINGTON-WINSTED, CONNECTICUT
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Last Updated:
August 20, 2025Length: Still River Greenway; 3.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Paved trail.
Directions:
From Route 8 take exit 46 to Pinewoods Rd and head west to Winsted Rd/Torrington Rd.
For the Larson Drive parking lot in Winsted [Northern End]; Turn right on Torrington Rd and travel about 0.7 miles to the parking lot on your right by the greenway sign.
For the Harris Drive parking lot in Torrington [Southern End]; Turn left on Winsted Rd and travel 2.2 miles to Harris Drive. The parking lot is on your left.
The Sue Grossman; Still River Greenway follows the abandoned rail bed of the New York-New Haven & Hartford RR, Naugatuck Division. It travels North, from Torrington towards Winsted parallel to the Still River. Another very short rail trail has been developed in the town of Winsted that is worth checking out. See; Winsted Rail Trail .
Starting from the Harris Drive parking lot in Torrington [Southern End];
Note; Future plans call for continuing the paved trail South, 5 miles to Kennedy Dr.
The paved Sue Grossman; Still River Greenway travels North, between Winsted Rd and the Still River marsh. Mile Markers every 0.5 miles. Cross Greenwoods Rd at 1.2 miles. The trail pulls away from Winsted Rd before crossing Pinewoods Rd at 2.2 miles. Pass by a kiosk with a couple of benches. Check out all the beaver activity in the Still River marsh. You'll cross the Winchester border after crossing a bridge over the Still River. Spot an old RR Whistle Post along your left, before crossing another bridge over the river. + See; RR Whistle Post Below. Pass by the Larson Drive parking lot and cross Larson Dr at 2.9 miles. Cross a bridge and the trail continues North, alongside the Still River and below Torrington Rd. Cross anther bridge and now travel between the river and road, before coming to the Winsted Dept. of Motor Vehicles after 3.5 miles.
Future plans will extend the trail North, to Walker Field (Willow & Rowley Streets) in downtown Winsted.
Old Railroad Equipment:
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RR Whistle Post:
The Whistle Post,
was a post with a large "W" engraved or painted on it. This
meant the railroad engineers were to start sounding the trains Whistle.
The Whistle posts
were usually placed 0.25 miles
in advance of a road crossing,
bridges, tunnels and other points. Usually, there would be a post placed on both
sides of the crossing, covering both directions.
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