Seven Falls park, Higganum CT

Seven Falls Park is really part of the Bear Hill Loop trail, Which loops all the way to River rd. in Middletown. However, if you're just in the mood for a good few hour local exploration The trails around the Seven falls park are filled with cool boulders, caves, and streams to discover.

This is the actual park above, there's a small river going through the picnic area at the base with some awesome boulders to climb on and navigate around. You can catch the blue trail here, but there is also the blue/yellow trail which is pretty awesome. I usually follow the blue yellow trail to this opening...
At this part there is some powerlines that really open up the area nicely. There is a great rock trail that spirals along the whole distance. To the left in this picture the Blue yellow trail meanders off into the woods- which showcases some more unique and awesome rocks and plant life. If you follow this rock path under the powerlines it brings you to a sweet rock formation- you can see it in the distance.
The photo above shows the opposite view after walking the path to the rock formation. And now that we've made it this far- I can reveal the truly awesome part about this local hike...
THE CAVE!!!! There is a huge cave in the rocks here- with a firepit in the middle if it's chilly.
It's fun to explore and climb around on- just make sure there are no bears inside first!
There are some very unique carvings on the cave wall- perfectly chiseled into the rock are the names of a few folks with two dates.. 1830 and 1800! So someone found this cave and enjoyed it a long time before we did!
The carvings are cool but strange and spooky at the same time. You can see the detail on photo above, C.W. Johnson. Cool Cool.
This is a shot of a Plant growing out of a crazy vertical log above the cave on the rock formation- Had to do some sweet bouldering and rock jumping to get the shot but its all part of the fun.
Hiking the trails behind Seven Falls park can be a great day hike. It has awesome features and terrain which make it a perfect choice if you want to see some new unique environments. As you can see in the shot above, there's some sweet rock climbing and bouldering to be had. I highly suggest it with fall coming up there are great views of the foliage!
Oh and i almost forgot... Remember to stop at Higgies right down the road for some tasty after hike ice cream or a milkshake! :)