Begin at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, and if time allows, visit the museum’s 185-foot stone and glass tower providing visitors with sweeping views of the reservation and surrounding area. Head out onto Route 2 West and take a right onto Route 164 where Dalice Elizabeth Winery overlooks Amos Lake in Preston City. Follow Route 164 to the intersection of Route 165, and take a right onto Route 165 East. A scenic detour is to continue on Route 164 for 2 miles that includes a designated Scenic Road.

 

Continue back on Route 165 to Voluntown, bear right onto Routes 165 and 49, and then turn left onto Route 49 North. Mount Misery Overlook in Pachaug State Forest and Ekonk Hill are scenic vistas along the way. Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm and Brown Cow Café are located at the crest of Ekonk Hill. Follow Route 49 to a left onto Route 14A, for a few miles through Plainfield. Route 14A blends with Route14 West, and then follow Route 14 West to Canterbury and the Intersection of Routes 14 and 169. At the Intersection is the Prudence Crandall Museum, home of the first school for black girls in New England. Take Route 169, a National Scenic Byway, North to Brooklyn Common and the Intersection with Route 6. Take Route 6 West to Hartford, or East To Providence; or continue North on Route 169 to Massachusetts. Interstate 395 is a short distance along Route 6 West, with access to attractions and activities in Brooklyn.

 

Distance: 38 miles

 

Nearby or en route:

Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand, Mashantucket Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket LoPresti Farm, Preston Dalice Elizabeth Winery, Preston Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream, Griswold (ice cream, seasonal) Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown Mount Misery Campground, Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown Tamarack Lodge, Voluntown (dining) Betsy’s Stand, Voluntown

Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Moosup Daybreaks Diner, Plainfield (dining) Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery, Plainfield Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury Burgis Brook Alpaca Farm, Canterbury Canterbury Cones, Canterbury (ice cream, seasonal) Hart’s Garden Center, Brooklyn Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn Brooklyn Country Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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