Madison Land Conservation Trust Trails Madison Madison has a surprising number of trailed properties. It certainly helps that the local land trust is so active and (apparently) well-funded. The MLCT has a great website with excellent maps - two things that certainly make my task to "hike everything" much easier. … [Read more...]
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Newtown Forest Association Trails
Newtown Forest Association Newtown. Beautiful Newtown. A town whose very name bring grown men to tears. (That would be me.) The national media sort of latched on to “Sandy Hook” rather than “Newtown” in the first day or two after the 2012 tragedy, so both names get me. But we're on this page to celebrate … [Read more...]
GLT: The Godard Preserve
Rocketing Through Granby The Godard Preserve, Granby September 2014 Godard... Goddard... Robert Goddard... "Rocketing Through Granby? ... Never mind. As per usual, I took a break hiking with the boys for the hotter months. I do this because, well, because it's hot and when it's hot, the deer ticks and poison … [Read more...]
Bishop West Trails
I’m a Pawn to Bishop Bishop West Trails, ~1.2 miles one way, Woodbridge September 21, 2014 The sun had risen on me during my earlier hike on the eastern side of route 69, over at the Bishop East/Darling House property. You can read about that hike here, and it would probably make sense to do so, since this hike … [Read more...]
WLT: Bishop Estate East & Darling House Trails
Regicides’ Rain Bishop Estate East, Woodbridge September 21, 2014 The more I hike around Connecticut, the more I realize how much interconnection there is with our trails. For years when I’d hike the blue-blazes of the CFPA trails, I’d totally ignore the side trails that went off to who-knows-where. But … [Read more...]
Woodbridge Land Trust Intro
Woodbridge Land Trust & Town Trails Woodbridge Woodbridge makes it impossible to separate the land trust from the town trails. I bet you didn't know that the Woodbridge Land Trust is one of the oldest land trusts in Connecticut. Of course, I've read that on dozens of land trust websites. It's as if there's not … [Read more...]
Northern Connecticut Land Trust Trails
Northern Connecticut Land Trust East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford/Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon These large regionalized land trusts that cover several towns are the way to go. Every few years smaller trusts are merging and spanning towns in Connecticut. You'll also notice that these regional … [Read more...]
Uplands Preserve Trails
Uplands Preserve Canton Land Conservation Trust July 2014 Since hiking this property, the CLCT has added a little white loop trail and has surely improved upon the blue and yellow loops. Most of the time I write about hiking in Connecticut, I'm fairly effusive. Even when I hike and write about somewhat crappy … [Read more...]
Western Barndoor Hill Preserve
"Shut the Barn Door!" Western Barndoor Hill Preserve, Granby May 2014 Those of you who have read through my various hikes in the upper Connecticut River Valley know that I have an affinity for the area. And while I usually cite Simsbury and Canton because they are closest to my home in West Hartford, but Granby … [Read more...]
JT: Whetten Woods Preserve
The Greatest Story Ever Told Whetton Woods Preserve May 30, 2014 This is a Joshua's Trust property. Praise be. PTL. I believe! God is good! (I don't believe, actually, and please just ignore this page if you are an easily offended religious person. Thanks!) I made really good time from a work … [Read more...]
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