QuinnipiComeBac Prospect Land Trust, Prospect April 2023 I've come to learn that when a piece or an end of an old CFPA blue-blazed trail drops off of the trail it was part of, the local land trust will often keep that piece alive on its own. This is the case in Somers with the one northern end of the … [Read more...]
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College Farms
College Prospectus Prospect Land Trust, Prospect April 2023 I recently wrote the following on another, shorter, Prospect Land Trust trail page: I have long been a champion of little trails maintained by little organizations. Securing rights-of-way and clearing, blazing, and maintaining little trails in residential … [Read more...]
Summit Heights
For the Dogs Prospect Land Trust, Prospect March 2023 I have long been a champion of little trails maintained by little organizations. Securing rights-of-way and clearing, blazing, and maintaining little trails in residential areas is arguably just as difficult and important as any 10-mile loop up and down remote … [Read more...]
Pratt Place & Waquaheag Trail
Mon Cheri Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton March 2023 After I completed this hike, I asked my friend Rich something about it. After some back and forth he wrote, "Guess I need to head back over there. It seems impossible to complete anything in Canton." And that's a perfect way to start off this page. … [Read more...]
Mill District Nature & Bassett-Kell Preserves
Cross My Hart Mill District Nature & Bassett-Kell Preserves, Hartland February 2023 The first clue that you're in deep woods in northern Connecticut is the fact that you're in Hartland. It is, after all, our little slice of New Hampshire. The second clue is when you approach the trail kiosk and see that the … [Read more...]
Kleindienst Family Nature Preserve
Trying To Be Kleind Kleindienst Family Nature Preserve, Plymouth February 2023 I love the hundreds of short little random loop trails that dot Connecticut. While they present quite a challenge to me to write about them in any interesting way, and they often present absolutely nothing of interest to me as an … [Read more...]
Mary’s Meadows
Slightly Ticked Mary's Meadows, Wolcott February 2023 Ugh. This is a tough one. I take pride in my honesty on the thousands of pages of CTMQ. Often, I'll rip through writing about a small land trust or town trail and if it has issues, I don't hesitate to highlight those issues. After all, anything I write is a … [Read more...]
Charles and Lois Beach Nature Preserve
Son of a Beach Charles and Lois Beach Nature Preserve, Hartland February 2023 The funny thing about hiking in Hartland is that pretty much the entirety of Hartland looks like the rest of Hartland. It is remote, wild, and forested. The whole dang place! It's like the entire border town with 1,900 people is a … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Fennerswood Preserve
Coming Up Daisy Fennerswood Preserve, Stonington November 2022 You all should know that I love the Avalonia Land Conservancy. Their advocacy, their reach, their passion, their website... all absolutely top notch. And they have a ton of properties all over southeastern Connecticut. And when an … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Knox Preserve
Knoxing About Knox Preserve, Stonington November 2022 Everyone knows I love Stonington. Heck, everyone loves Stonington. How could you not love Stonington? Stonington is so cool that even the little one mile (in total) trail network squeezed in between the town's oldest cemetery, Route 1, and the active … [Read more...]
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