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Overview
The Fairfield Hills Campus Walking Trails is a 2.1-mile route that encompasses the Newtown Fruit Trail and more.
About the Route
The Fruit Trail is an important endeavor which enriches the Fairfield Hills Campus. With its natural beauty and important ecological contributions, the Fruit Trail also enhances our town. The trail boasts an abundance of native plant species such as blueberry, elderberry, aronia, lavender, and pawpaw. Also prominent along the trail is a peach tree orchard established in memory of the twenty-six victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Additionally, the Fruit Trail is part of the Pollinator Pathway, providing pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife.
Adjacent to the Fruit Trail, another trail route runs through a beautiful meadow with goldenrod and milkweed (the most important food source for Monarch Butterflies).
The Fairfield Hills Campus Walking Trails run in a loop around Newtown Community Center and Town Hall.
Parking is available at the Community Center, 8 Simpson St. (Newtown).
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