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Lake Windwing

 

 

Site Location:   South Shore Drive, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Basic Information:

Type: Lake

Water Type: Fresh

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Site Coordinates:

Longitude  73.509348 ºW      Latitude  41.345157 ºN

Location Map:

Ridgefield - Lake Windwing

USGS Quadrangle: Peach Lake

Driving Directions:

The parking area is at ball fields maintained by the town of Ridgefield, on the south side of Lake Windwing. Lake Windwing is about 2 miles west of Rt. 7, about 3 miles north of downtown Ridgefield and about 3 miles south of Route 84.

From I-84

  • On the west side of Danbury, take exit 2 off of I-84, and go South on Old Ridgebury Road.

  • After about 0.8 miles, go Right (West) at an intersection, staying on Old Ridgebury.

  • After 1.0 miles, go Left (South) at the stop sign, onto Ridgebury Road.

  • After about 2.0 miles (maybe a bit less), turn Left (Southeast) onto Old Stagecoach Road.

  • After about 0.7 miles, you'll come to a stop sign. Take the most Leftmost road you can take. (Note: you'll really be going more or less straight, but Old Stagecoach Road goes to the right at this intersection, and you're turning onto Bennett's Farm Road, though there is no sign for this road.)

  • After 0.4 miles, just after a sharp right curve in the road and with a school on the right, turn Left onto South Shore Drive.

  • Take the first Left into parking area for Windwing Lake.

From The Intersection Of Rt. 35 And Rt. 33 (Main Street) On The North Side Of Downtown Ridgefield

  • Go North on Rt. 33 (North Salem Road)

  • After about 2.7 miles, go Right on Ridgebury Road

  • After 1.0 miles, and shortly after a sharp right curve, go right on Regan Road

  • After about 0.6 miles, you'll come to a stop sign at Old Stagecoach Road.

  • Go Left for about 20 meters, then turn Right. (Note: you'll now be going onto Bennett's Farm Road, though there is no street sign for this road

  • After 0.4 miles, just after a sharp right curve in the road and with a school on the right, turn Left onto South Shore Drive.

  • Take the first Left into parking area for Windwing Lake

Directions Map: Google Map

Lake Windwing

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