QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 26 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1 mile
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: vernal pools
I found it slightly hard to find this preserve, but since then the Great Woods Regional Land Trust has come up with a good map. The parking area at the trailhead is next to 2462 Tatnic Road, on the left side of the street if you are coming from the shore.
The one-mile trail takes you through woods and by vernal pools — the Tatnic region has the highest density of vernal pools in New England. Also, geologists have identified this area as the one-time caldera of an ancient, huge volcano!
The land trust explains that the Wabanaki word tatnic might mean “the quaking place” and if so, likely refers to the region’s quaking bogs. Quaking bogs, which I believe are named for their shakiness when walked on, are also known as swingmoors. 
Directions: The trailhead is on Tatnic Road, next door to 2462 Tatnic Road, about 1,200 feet from the intersection with Cheney Woods Road.
