Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Danbury & New Fairfield How exciting! The Land Trust of Danbury and the New Fairfield Land Trust have merged together to form the bigger, stronger, better... Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust! Here’s what I’m sayin’ Merging our two land trusts together created a … [Read more...]
SLC: The Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve
Nice Parking Lot. With a Nice Sign. Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve ~.75 Miles, June 2017 See my subtitle above? It’s accurate. This little preserve in Suffield has a nice little parking lot. There’s also a nice sign. And a little bench overlooking a marshy pond. If you happen to … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Dart Hill North
Not a Waste Hockanum River Trails (VGV): Dart Hill North, Vernon ~1.4 miles one way, May 2017 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Dart Hills SE & SW Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. Damian and I had so much fun … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Dart Hill SE & SW
Dartin' Around Vernon Hockanum River Trails (VGV): Dart Hill SE & SW, Vernon ~2 miles total, February/May 2017 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Oakland Trail page from down in Manchester. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. There … [Read more...]
NCLT: A.K. Webster Preserve
That Soccer Field Still Gets Me... Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT): A.K. Webster Preserve, Vernon ~0.75 miles, May 2017 Ah yes, that soccer field. I noted it several years ago while poking around Valley Falls Park. I climbed high above the Hop River Rail Trail (which also hosts a mile or so of the Shenipsit Trail … [Read more...]
NCLT: Eckers Pond
What the Eckers? Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT): Eckers Pond, Vernon ~0.15 miles, May 2017 Do not read this page as a standalone page. Hiking the Northern Connecticut Land Trust’s Eckers Pond Trail without hiking the town of Vernon’s Center Middle School Trail is almost literally impossible. You can read that … [Read more...]
Hocknum River Trail: Oakland
I've Got a Bridge to Sell You Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Oakland, Manchester 2 miles, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Union Pond Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. This is it! The final … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Union Pond
I'm the Real VIP Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Union Pond, Manchester 2.4 miles, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Pitkin Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. With only two HRLPC trails to … [Read more...]
MLCT: Pleasant/Stickney Hill
The Place That Shall Be Named Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Pleasant/Stickney Hill 0.5 Miles, May 2017 I began with the following on the last MLCT post I wrote: You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff” nuts? I hear you. It … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Pitkin
Life Lessons Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Pitkin, Manchester ~1 mile, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Adams Mill page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. Sprinkled in the rather excellent HRLPC trails … [Read more...]
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