The role of the HVCEO regarding
the Ives Trail is limited to web hosting.
The Council does not sponsor its trail planning or maintenance.
Please use
the following email to access a representative of the Trail
Committee:
ivestrl@yahoo.com
Ives Trail map looking south.
Courtesy of Rick DeWitt
7/13/2011 TRAIL CONDITIONS
Yellow Jacket alert! A nest of yellow jackets is somewhere
near the fourth or fifth step from the top on the Praxair
Steps just west of Route 7. Please use caution and do not
linger in the area - report by Mike Cunningham.
IVES TRAIL GREENWAY AND RELATED MAPS
OVERVIEW OF IVES TRAIL GREENWAY
The City
of Danbury Connecticut is leading the development of the Ives
Trail Greenway, a regional trail that links open spaces in
Bethel, Danbury, and Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The
trail will extend fourteen miles, from Terre Haute in Bethel,
northwesterly to Rogers Park in Danbury, past the Charles
Ives Homestead, and then southerly thru Tarrywile
Park.
It will then continue southwesterly across Route 7 and through
Wooster Mountain State Park to the existing trail systems
in Ridgefield's Bennetts
Pond Park and Pine
Mountain Park.
The Ives
Trail is named in honor of Charles
E. Ives. Born in Danbury in 1874, Ives is noted
for his original classical compositions, winning the Pulitzer
prize in 1947 for his Symphony Number 3. Danbury's Ives has
the significant distinction of being Connecticut's
state composer.
The Ives
Trail Committee has carefully planned a trail that protects
sensitive environmental areas. In consultation with The National
Park Service and The Conway School of Landscape Design, a
management and maintenance plan for the trail is being prepared. Local conservation groups, the City of Danbury and Towns of
Bethel and Ridgefield are strong supporters of this greenway.
Parts of the trail are currently under construction and
the main portion officially opened on June 3, 2006, National
Trails Day, when 19
persons became the first to hike the entire
trail.
A second group hike was held on June 5, 2010. Here is a
description
of that hike, its landmarks and scenery.
Hiking enthusiasts who have completed the Ives Trail from
start to finish can apply
for a commemorative patch suitable for affixing
to a jacket, backpack, or hat.
