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Fyler Pond Letterbox LbNA #17657

Owner:RisingSunHorseWoman
Plant date:Aug 23, 2005
Location:
City:Torrington
County:Litchfield
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Found by: Team Rogue
Last found:Dec 8, 2023
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Apr 15, 2023
First finder; Rubaduc 9-11-05

4-15-23 I've relocated this box due to continual flooding.

This letterbox is located in Sunnybrook Park. It is about a 15 minute walk in, on an easy trail.

This is a good sized park of 433 acres that is alot of fun to explore. The village of Newfield was located here before the flood of 1955, and included two churches, a school, farms, and saw and grist mills, among others. The Fylers, Torrington's most prominent family, were the original settlers. Some of the houses that survived the flood were relocated to Guerdat Rd. It holds alot of possibilities for other good letterboxing sites.

Sunnybrook Park is located on Newfield Rd. in Torrington, which is off of Winsted Rd. Take Route 4 west through Torrington. Take a right at the police station onto Main St., go past the K Mart plaza, and at the Evangelical Baptist Church, go straight onto Newfield Rd. After about 2 1/2 miles there will be a bridge, and a sign for the John Muir Trail. This trail will eventually take you to Burr Pond, and is another good place to hike. Sunnybrook Park is after the bridge on your left.

There is a sign post, but no sign, for the park, and two stone pillars. Park in the parking lot, and head down the paved road. Take the first trail marked in blue on the right side of the road. There used to be a sign saying that you are on the Alain and May White Nature Trail. (This brother and sister founded the White Memorial Foundation in 1913, and funded our early state parks.) Follow this uphill, crossing the wooden bridge built by the Eagle Scouts. Take the next trail on your right, marked in orange. At the end of this is Fyler Pond, a good place to look for herons, beaver,and other wildlife. Continue on the orange trail until you see a LARGE pine tree on your left, with a large boulder to the right of the tree. To the East of the boulder is another, smaller boulder. Behind this is a fallen tree. The box is beneath this tree on the side facing the boulder. I covered the area with a large piece of bark.

If you continue on the orange trail, in another 15 minutes or so, it will reconnect with the original blue trail. Rabbit Retreat is located on the long ridge of rock along the way. Just remember to take a left after the rock formations where the trail forms a T. There are many good trails to explore. Some will be wet in the spring and winter, but are dry now.

Many thanks to Rubaduc, for bringing Sunnybrook to my attention. I am having alot of fun learning about this park.