The Derby Greenway is a long multipurpose trail located on the west side of

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along the

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and Housatonic Rivers. The Greenway is part of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail System, a proposed multipurpose trail that follows the

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from Torrington to

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. The

section of the Naugatuck River Greenway System is the second-busiest multipurpose trail in Connecticut (behind the

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trail) with 217,163 trips counted in 2021.

History

Construction broke ground in June 2005 and was completed in three stages, 2006, 2008, 2013 respectively.

References

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