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Town Owned Trails

JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park

November 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Chasing Utley Joshua's Trust Utley Hill Preserve & Recreation Park, Columbia July & September 2019 This is a Joshua's Trust property. At the risk of making this page more confusing than it needs to be, I’ll try to explain what’s going on here as succinctly as possible. Joshua’s Trust owns a parcel of land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

Naugatuck’s Town Trails

November 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Naugatuck’s Town Trails Some of you may find it surprising that there are a lot of worthwhile hiking trails in Naugatuck - and the whole Naugatuck River Valley actually. I know, I know, there are some of you out there with some version of a vision of what "The Valley" is all about. Perish the thought. So I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: naugatuck

Sunrise Drive Preserve & Ten Mile River Access

November 11, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Nah, Man, Nah Sunrise Drive Preserve & Ten Mile River Access, Columbia September 2019 Hello. Thanks for clicking the link to this page. I’ve got good and bad news. The good news is you are an awesome person for reading, apparently, whatever the heck I write about. Thanks for being cool. The bad news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, columbia

Szegda Farm

November 11, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Don't Know How to Say Szegda Either Szegda Farm, Columbia September 2019 I’ve been doing this for a while now. People often ask my why I keep doing what I do. There are a million different answer to that question, but one is, “I keep getting pleasantly surprised.” Columbia’s Szegda Farm is one such place that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys

Portland’s Town Trails Intro

November 8, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Portland’s Town Trails I don’t know how many Portlands there are in America, but everyone is familiar with the big two in Maine and Oregon; two states known for fantastic hiking and backwoods experiences. Our own little Portland also has a lot of hiking and backwoods to experience. A huge swath of the town is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Portland

New London Town Trails Intro

October 18, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

New London’s Town Trails At a hair over 5.5 square miles, the city of New London is the second smallest of Connecticut’s 169 towns. Everyone goofs on Derby for being the smallest, but New London only has half a square mile on it. It’s kind of like being from Delaware, as I am, and moving to Connecticut only to hear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New London

Lisbon’s Town Trails Intro

October 16, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lisbon’s Town Trails There are nice trails in Lisbon, Maine and others in Lisbon, Portugal. As for our own little Lisbon, Connecticut… well, there are trails. And that’s cool, right? I like little trail networks in little eastern Connecticut towns. They are generally flat and featureless, but therein lies … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Lisbon

Brooklyn’s Town Trails

October 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Brooklyn’s Town Trails This… could get interesting. You’ll see below a nice list of seven trails in Brooklyn. Three land trusts manage property and maintain trails in town. A town that, on paper, should have this number of trailed properties. However, while putting this page’s list together – as well as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Brooklyn

New Britain’s Town Trails

September 28, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

New Britain’s Town Trails I make no secret of my love for New Britain. I've said it many times on this here website. This isn't the page to explain my feelings, which is probably weird as this is the page that will leave you wondering why. I like to hike. New Britain doesn't really offer anything in the way … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Britain

East Hartford Nature Park

September 27, 2019 by Steve 5 Comments

Nature Always Wins East Hartford Nature Park, East Hartford June 2019 Ever heard of East Hartford’s eponymous nature park? No? Me neither. How about those of you from East Hartford? Maybe? No? That’s okay, I understand. It’s also why CTMQ is here for you. East Hartford Nature Park is a real place with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Hartford

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