Ian Clark Preserve Trail

Rating/Terrain: Easy/level to gently sloping
Distance: 1-mile loop trail
Access: Across from 140 Kimberly Road
Parking: On west side of Kimberly Road near sign
Feature: Story trail (Apr – Nov)

Location
The 13-acre Ian Clark Preserve is located on Kimberly Road, in a neighborhood off the north side of Route 20, not far from the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. The entrance to the Preserve is marked with a sign across the street from 140 Kimberly Road. This land abuts the Newgate Game Management Area to the north.

Description
This fun and easy 1-mile loop trail, with plank “bog bridges” across the wet areas, is used as a story trail by the East Granby library between April and November. There are three vegetation types: red maple in the southern wetlands, white pine on the drier east and north borders, and a former agricultural area in the northwest which is now forested with grass, shrubs, juniper, and younger maple and pine trees. Bears, deer, coyotes, fishers, foxes and raptors are transient visitors, while songbirds and small mammals reside on the property. Rare turtles have been spotted here as well.

History
Formerly known as Newgate Farms, the property was renamed for a long-time East Granby Land Trust board member who stewarded the property for many years.