Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wyllys? Wyllys Falls, Manchester November 2016 Wyllys Falls is also known as Bridal Veil Falls, even though I've never seen anyone call it that except in sentences like this one. Wyllys Falls is located in a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property called "Spring Street-Hayden L. … [Read more...]
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Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold
Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Manchester Land Conservation Trust's Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold Trail, Manchester November 2016 This property is no longer listed as trailed in 2025, but I would assume a herd path exists to get to the base of the falls. I am terrible at marketing and promotion when it … [Read more...]
Buckland Pond
Buck Up Manchester Land Conservation Trust's Buckland Pond January 2017 I used to live in Manchester as well as Glastonbury. I became familiar with the backroads between the towns that avoided the highways. But even so, there is a whole section of Manchester that I was wholly unfamiliar with until I started … [Read more...]
MLCT: Fairway Park
Not Fair Manchester Land Conservation Trust's Fairway Park January 2017 This property is no longer listed as being trailed in 2025. I titled this page “Not Fair.” Why? Because busting on this MLCT property isn’t fair on my part. They do a great job all around the town of Manchester. I could give them the … [Read more...]
Purdy Nature Park Trail
Purdy, not Purty Manchester Land Conservation Trust's Purdy Nature Park Trail December 2016 When I began completing Manchester, I knew I would have to walk a bunch of trails that most people would tend to avoid. That’s just the nature of being a completist. It even happens in the Catskills and the White Mountains. … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 12: Hilliard Trail
Doesn't Amount to a Hilliard of Beans Hockanum River Trail: Hilliard, Manchester .3 miles round trip, May 2015 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the New State Road Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better … [Read more...]
The Ashford Oak
”This Place is Dead Anyway” The Ashford Oak January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There’s a line in 1996’s Swingers that my wife and I love so much we use it anytime we can. The boys in the film are at an absolutely packed LA club and a suggestion is made to leave and go to a party in the … [Read more...]
Rankin Preserve
I Be Rankin This Hike Pretty Low Rankin Preserve January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. The Rankin Preserve is one of those “in-between” places that don’t really deserve a page on CTMQ, but here we are. What I mean by that is that Rankin isn’t “officially” trailed, but it has a wide, short, easy to … [Read more...]
Cheney Rail Trail
Yup, There are Hobos Here Manchester Land Conservation Trust's Cheney Rail December 2016 & May 2020 I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 stuff and then I'll append it with the 2020 … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Verplanck
Verplanck... Kerplunk Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Verplanck, Manchester ~1.5 miles out and back, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. The … [Read more...]
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