Belden Forest

Belden Forest is a 40-acre (16 ha) wooded area owned by the Town of Simsbury, which was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network in October 2019.^[1] The trails are open to the public.^[2]

Belden Forest
Belden Forest in 2021
Map of Connecticut
Location	Simsbury, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.871640°N 72.804106°W / 41.871640; -72.804106
Area	40 acres (16 ha)

The property was previously part of the summer residence and estate of Amos R. Eno,^[3] and was acquired by the Town of Simsbury in 1946.^[4] The forest includes a large stand of old eastern white pines; many of which are over 100 feet tall. It also has beech trees, eastern hemlocks, oaks, maples and birch trees.^[5] All of the trees in the forest are permanently protected from commercial logging.^[6]