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Land Trust Trails

Oxford Land Trust Intro

March 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oxford Land Trust Oxford Whenever I’m in Oxford I like to drink beer at the breweries, drive the back roads and hike. Wait. Let’s try that again. Whenever I’m in Oxford, I like to drink beer at the breweries, drive the back roads, and hike. Ah yes, the ol’ Oxford comma argument. While I see value in … [Read more...]

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OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve

March 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [Read more...]

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Bethel Land Trust Intro

March 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bethel Land Trust Bethel Bethel is most famous for being the birthplace of one Mr. Phineas Taylor Barnum. And while I can’t pretend Bethel’s Land Trust trails are the greatest show on earth, they do seem to be pretty cool. Established in 1977, the Bethel Land Trust has many properties throughout the town. They … [Read more...]

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Old Lyme Land Trust Intro

March 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Old Lyme Land Trust Old Lyme Lyme, CT was established in 1667. Old Lyme, CT was established in 1855. Wrap your head around that fact and then spend some time poking around Old Lyme which certainly should be New Lyme. The town’s land trust has been around since 1966 and has acquired over 1,000 acres of land … [Read more...]

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FLT: Mountain Spring Nature Trail

March 19, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

S'No Problem Farmington Land Trust: Mountain Spring Nature Trail ~1.5 Mile, March 2018 When I put my introductory pages together, few people realize how difficult it sometimes is. It's not like volunteers at land trusts are obsessed with trail-listing accuracy. And I don't blame them. And since we have over 100 … [Read more...]

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Hockanum River Trail 21: West Road Trail

March 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Good Ol' Smellington Hockanum River Trail: West Road Trail, Ellington ~1 mile one way, March 2018 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Dart Hill North page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning with the HRT … [Read more...]

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Harwinton Land Trust Intro

February 2, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Harwinton Land Trust I'm excited for Harwinton hiking. I don't know why, really. Perhaps because I want to have an identity for Harwinton in my head. I'd driven through it on my way out west (and back) a million times, but I'd never really stopped to check the place out. So many larger/longer trails … [Read more...]

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Essex Land Trust Intro

January 17, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Essex Land Trust Essex, Deep River, Old Saybrook, & Westbrook Psst! Wanna know a secret? Everyone loves Essex. Hey! I said ESsex. It's a beautiful little town near the mouth of the Connecticut River. It's quaint, even. It's historic. Artistic. Well-kept. Tony. And it has greenspace and a very active land trust … [Read more...]

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Farmington Land Trust

January 5, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Farmington Land Trust Farmington I live very close to Farmington, relatively speaking. So it would make sense that I'm well-versed in Farmington hiking opportunities. Alas, weirdly, I am not. Even more weirdly, there are a decent number of trailed properties in the town; many of which I've driven past innumerable … [Read more...]

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Wyndham Land Trust Intro

January 2, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wyndham Land Trust Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock The Wyndham Land Trust covers pretty much the whole of Windham County, and has holdings in more towns than I've listed above. But as you probably know, I'm only interested in those places at which I can hike - or at least cobble together … [Read more...]

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