Section 11: You Can't Pen These Woods Penwood State Park to Farmington River, 6.2 miles October 14, 2011 2019 Update: This section was written up in 2011, shortly before I started converting everything to a larger format, so please forgive the tiny pictures. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Green and White Trails
SGSP E-W Traverse 3 (Green and White Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~5 miles total (solo) May 1, 2011 As I do not have any idea what – if anything – you’ve previously read regarding my various hikes through Sleeping Giant State Park (on my way to becoming a, -pause-, Giant Master!), allow me to catch … [Read more...]
Castle Craig
Castle Craig Meriden Stone Tower (~32 feet) on East Peak (976 feet) Perhaps the goofiest name of all the towers in the state, Castle Craig is also one of the most accessible. Visitors can drive right up to the base (almost) of it. Reservoir Road up to the tower is only open April to October from 10-4:45 each day, … [Read more...]
Heublein Tower
Heublein Tower on Talcott Mountain Simsbury Stone Tower (165 feet) on Talcott Mountain summit (1000 feet) For more on the Metacomet Trail hike up, go here. For more on the Avon Land Trust trails/hike up, go here. For more on the Heublein Tower Museum housed inside, go here. And finally, the 2015 Sky's the Limit … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant Tower
Sleeping Giant Lookout Tower Hamden Stone Tower (~38 feet) on Sleeping Giant’s Hip (~769 feet) For more on one particular hike up to the tower (mine), go here. For another hike up to the tower with my sons, go here. Ah, the venerable stone tower on the Giant. I would guess that this is the most visited … [Read more...]
Mount Tom Tower
Mt. Tom Lookout Tower Morris (via Litchfield & Washington) Stone Tower (34 feet) on Mt. Tom summit (1325 feet) Since I've visited Mt. Tom for different reasons over the years, there are multiple pages... For a 2015 hike up with my sons with better pictures, go here. For a 2010 visit to the beach as well as the … [Read more...]
Haystack Mountain Tower
Haystack Mountain Lookout Tower Norfolk Stone Tower (34 feet) on Haystack Mountain summit (1716 feet) (For more on the hike up and the state park, Go here. This page is only about the tower.) The 34 foot high stone tower at the summit of Haystack Mountain (1716 feet above sea level) allows visitors to see Long … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Tower and Orange Trails
SGSP E-W Traverse 2+ (Orange, Tower, and a Bit of White Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~5 miles total (solo) February 6, 2011 It’s a shame that I completely screwed up my well-laid-out plan to become a Giant Master. I had it all planned; it was going to be 5 different hikes through the park in 5 … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Yellow and Violet Trails
SGSP E-W Traverse 1 (Yellow and Violet Trails) Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, 5.4 miles total (solo) December 23, 2010 Not too many people get excited for gray and chilly late December jaunts in central Connecticut, but I do. Perhaps because I hadn’t been hiking in Connecticut in forever. What the heck … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant State Park Intro
Sleeping Giant State Park Hamden The history and longevity of Sleeping Giant is much more than the trails, but most people come here for the trails. The Tower Trail, mostly. And that's cool, as it's a cool trail. All Things Sleeping Giant State Park 2015 TSTL hike to the tower with my boys Yellow and … [Read more...]
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