Derby Greenway
Derby Greenway on O'Sullivans Island with a passing Northbound Metro North service above
Length2.05 miles (3.30 km)
TrailheadsDerby, Connecticut
UseMulti-use, non-motorized
SeasonVariable, depending on latitude
SightsNaugatuck River, Housatonic River
HazardsWeather, tick-borne diseases, poison ivy

The Derby Greenway is a 2.05 mile long multipurpose trail located on the west side of Derby, Connecticut along the Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers. The Greenway is part of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail System, a proposed 44 mile multipurpose trail that follows the Naugatuck River from Torrington to Derby.[1] The Derby section of the Naugatuck River Greenway System is the second-busiest multipurpose trail in Connecticut (behind the Bluff Point State Park trail) with 217,163 trips counted in 2021.[2][3]

History

Construction broke ground in June 2005 and was completed in three stages, 2006, 2008, 2013 respectively.

References

  1. "About the Greenway – Naugatuck River". Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. "Derby Greenway". Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. "Connecticut Trail Census". Retrieved March 22, 2022.


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