find the work was well done, their lines were 

 straight although some of the distances were off 

 a little. 



RECREATIONAL USE 



Although surrounded by roads, the automo- 

 bilist should not attempt the steep hill east of 

 Riverton. Most people will enter the forest by 

 the river road (east bank). Just south of an old 

 barn on private property on the west of this 

 road, a cart path leads to the river. Two stone 

 fire places have been built here for public use 

 and there is a third about one hundred yards 

 farther south on the river bank. 



From the "Lighthouse" a trail leads up through 

 a beautiful ravine to the summit of the cliff over- 

 looking the valley. This trail, constructed and 

 well marked by Mr. Herbert Warner of Hart- 

 ford, has two or three splendid outlooks, and 

 leads over the mountain to a large spring and 

 another fire place, and thence to the road on the 

 east side of the forest. Another trail connects 

 with an old wood road down the west side to the 

 lower end of Riverton village. 



Picnicing on the forest is permitted at all 

 times. A general permit for camp fires is posted 

 at the fire places. At other places and at times 

 not covered by these permits, a special permit 

 from the local fire warden is required. His 

 address is "Clinton LeGeyt, Barkhamsted, Conn., 

 Tel. Winsted 277-4." 



PAST TREATMENT 



As shown by the age of the trees, most of this 

 forest was cut clean, so far as the hardwoods 



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