▁quar ry ▁on ▁the ▁mountain ' s ▁n ortheast ▁side , ▁Brad ley ▁Mountain ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁protected ▁public ▁land . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁rid g eline ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit ▁extending ▁down ▁to ▁P lain ville ▁Res er voir ▁has ▁been ▁conser ved ▁as ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park , ▁an ▁und e velop ed ▁state ▁property , ▁and ▁as ▁water ▁conservation ▁property ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sou thing ton . ▁Perm itted ▁activities ▁include , ▁bo ating , ▁fish ing , ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁pic nick ing , ▁snow sh oe ing , ▁and ▁bow ▁hunting ▁( in ▁season ). ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁rock ▁clim bing ▁websites ▁indicate ▁several ▁clim bing ▁routes ▁on ▁the ▁mountain . ▁Perm its ▁are ▁required ▁for ▁non - res ident ▁bo ating ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁Brad ley ▁Mountain ▁is ▁also ▁travers ed ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁Meta com et ▁Tra il , ▁( m aint ained ▁by ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Forest ▁and ▁Park ▁Association ), ▁which ▁extends ▁from ▁the ▁H anging ▁Hills ▁of ▁Mer iden , ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁border . ▁The ▁Meta com et ▁Tra il ▁also ▁passes ▁by ▁Sh utt le ▁M ead ow ▁Res er voir , ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Britain ▁water ▁department . ▁Brad ley ▁Mountain ▁offers ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cl if ft op ▁views ▁west ▁over ▁P lain ville ▁Res er voir ▁and ▁south ▁toward ▁R ag ged ▁Mountain . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁e cos ystem