Groton Open Space Association Trails Groton & Ledyard GOSA seems to operate in that netherworld between land trusts and town trails. There are many of these organizations in the state and they can get confusing. I can't pretend that I have it all figured out, but I try. All I really care about is that they maintain … [Read more...]
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Wapping Bog
Do Wap Nothern Connecticut Land Trust: Wapping Bog, East Windsor April 2019 Wapping Bog has no marked trails and it's not really a place anyone would ever want to explore to any extent but it's called "Wapping Bog" and there's a sign so here we are. On Wapping Road in East Windsor. It looks like a … [Read more...]
New England Forestry Foundation Intro
New England Forestry Foundation East Lyme, Hartland, Pomfret, Woodstock Welcome to another one of those weird pages that is a category unto itself. The New England Forestry Foundation is... a foundation that cares about forests in New England. They own four forests in Connecticut and they claim that they have … [Read more...]
NCLT: Swann Farm
My Swann Song (For a Week or Two) Northern Connecticut Land Trust (NCLT): Swann Farm, Ellington 0.5 miles, March 2019 Normally, I would write up a half-mile hike, hit publish, link it at the appropriate places, not really tell anyone, and call it a day. But this half-mile hike, which is certainly not a hike I'd … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 23: Windemere Avenue
That's Some Kinda Bridge Hockanum River Trails: Windemere Avenue, Vernon & Ellington ~1.3 miles one way, March 2019 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north you have already read... there's no single way to hike the Ellington trails, so I have no idea where you've come from. But you can go … [Read more...]
Southbury Land Trust Intro
Southbury Land Trust Trails Southbury Southbury has a trove of trailed lands, but it was also hard hit by a 2018 tornado. In fact, the land trusts trails were all closed for a while as the blowdowns made the trails dangerous and at times, impassable. But by the time you read this, you'll likely be able to get … [Read more...]
Oakes Preserve
Annie Are You Oakeskay? Oakes Preserve, Avon Land Trust February 2019 Alright, look. Some trails are not great. That's just the way it is. There's no use beating around the bush here... the Oakes Preserve in Avon is - hey, there is use in beating around bushes here. It's the only way to hike this … [Read more...]
NCLT: Sunset Hill Trail
A Good Lesson on Winter Sun Angles Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT): Sunset Hill Trail, Ellington ~0.5 miles, March 2019 It has been another long winter here in Connecticut... not so much because of excessive snow or cold, but because my son Calvin is seven and has a very full social calendar. Fuller than mine has … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 22: Franklin Street
Goose Steppin' Hockanum River Trail: Franklin Street Trail, Vernon & Ellington ~.75 mile one way, March 2019 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north you have already read... there's no single way to hike the Ellington trails, so I have no idea where you've come from. But you can go back to … [Read more...]
Sharon Land Trust Intro
Sharon Land Trust Trails Sharon There is much natural beauty in Sharon. You can assume that simply because the Appalachian Trail runs through it for a few miles, sure, but you should also be aware of this very active land trust (as well as others that have trailed land in town). It seems that everybody here in … [Read more...]
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