Hein Trails: 6.68 acres Trails: total 1.7 miles
Address: 191 Carrington Road, Bethany CT
Parking: The Hein Trails can be accessed most easily from 191 Carrington Road via the Litchfield Turnpike (Route 69). The trailheads start near the intersection with Tuttle Road, where parking is available on the side of the road. The Hilldale Road entrance has room for two cars.
Trail map
GPS trail map
Additional preserve information
Hein Trails - The Hein Trails are the result of a cooperative land purchase involving the Bethany Land Trust, the Regional Water Authority, the Bethany Conservation Commission and the Hein family. Hiking trails on the four-acre Hein property and other easements proceed through a combination of wetlands, mixed hardwood forests and rocky outcroppings with boulders the size of a small truck. Some of those outcroppings were given colorful names, such as Ambush Rock, the Rock Garden, and Council Rock. Road side parking is available at the intersection of Carrington and Tuttle Roads.
- The main trail (0.9 miles; moderate) heads west from Carrington Road, turns right after crossing a stream and heads west uphill eventually looping around back toward Carrington Road.
- A connecting trail (0.25 miles; moderate) climbs west in between the loop trail.
- A trail (0.25 miles; easy) from another entrance on Hilldale Road heads south through an easement, enters RWA land and eventually connects with the main loop trail.
This is a series of 5 Geocaches on the Bethany Land Trust property. Permission to plant caches on BLT trails has been granted by the BLT and Carol Lambiase, President on November 6th, 2025. The Hein trails vary in terrain from flat to fairly steep, and are well blazed. All caches are located close to the trails, so no bushwacking is required. Leashed dogs are allowed.
***SINCE THIS IS A LETTERBOX HYBRID, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT CONTAINS A HAND-CARVED STAMP AND INK PAD THAT ARE NOT TRADE ITEMS - THEY STAY WITH THE CACHE!***
SIGN INTO THE LOGBOOK AND IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STAMP, STAMP ITS IMAGE INTO THE CACHE'S LOGBOOK. THEN STAMP AN IMAGE OF THE CACHE'S STAMP INTO YOUR OWN LOGBOOK IF YOU CARRY ONE.
The posted coordinates above are your starting point to this Lbx/Geo cache, not the actual location. Now solve the simple Caesar Cipher (shift of 3) and you're on your way - letterboxing-style!
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Remember, the stamp and ink stay with the cache!!
Please close and re-hide the container well so that it’s not visible.
I hope you enjoyed this series through another lovely natural area of the Bethany Land Trust!