I moved up to this region a year and a half ago. There is a ton to ride in this area. You are right by Collis P Huntington which is great for intermediate riders. There is tech on the rock and roll and chimney trails, the rest is pretty tame and all can be ridden in a few hours. Rockhouse in Oxford I consider a tier above Collins because it is great for intermediate, but also has more tech. It is a bit climbier... the trail "On the Rocks" is techy and takes you up to a great view at the overlook of the Housatonic. Trolley Bed is my local jam. There's great tech and also intermediate north jersey stevens like flow. There is also a small system across the street that has wildcat like climby tech. Pine mountain/Bennett's Pond is great in Danbury it is super climby if you don't know how to link it up though. I'm a climber, but was cursing about some of the trails and the lack of "flow", but once learned, it's another awesome system. Further, but if you want to eat your teeth and shit your pants, go up to Satans Ridge at Nepaug State Forest. I still won't ride it. Also a bit further Burr Pond has awesome tech but it is less "send it and hope" style tech... areas give me a lot of Allamuchy vibes. Going back towards NJ off of exit 1 on 84 is Farrington Woods which has some cool stuff too... it also is creepy to me because it's this abandoned village like area so it brings me back to home to our OG location in NJ at the forbidden village in Mountainside. PM me if you need any routes. I also am fairly free this weekend and could probably take you through my local stuff.
