Waterbury Area Trails Waterbury, Watertown, Plymouth, Thomaston Waterbury and Hiking go together like... Toothpaste and Grapefruit Juice? Blindness and Driving? UConn and football? What I’m saying is, no one thinks about hiking when they think of Waterbury. Here's the thing: Waterbury is thought of as … [Read more...]
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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
Land Trust Trails
Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards
CFPA Trails & The Blue Trails Challenge
Town Owned Trails
Peakbagging Tallies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Cockaponset Trail
C-C-Cockaponset! Haddam/Chester, 7.4 miles March 15, 2009 When Rob Butterworth asks you to join him on a Cockaponset hike, you clear your calendar and go. You arrive on time fully prepared, physically fit, and you listen to him while hiking. And learn... A lot. And once finished, you consider yourself … [Read more...]
Florida: Britton Hill
An Epic 12-Hour Adventure Britton Hill, 345 feet July 5, 2005 50th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 17/51; Hoang: 17/51) Let me state right up front that I don't like Florida. There, that was cathartic. Ever since I lived there when I was a little kid, I've held a grudge against the state for various … [Read more...]
Washington DC: Fort Reno
Bonus Highpoint! Fort Reno State Park, 429 feet November 23, 2004 [March 2009 Update: A new benchmark has been placed at the true highpoint here, a few yards from where we climbed to. This does not upset me. Too much. Nope... not at all. I swear.] The District of Columbia is one wacky little place. … [Read more...]
West Virginia: Spruce Knob
Highpoint # 16 Spruce Knob, 4,861 feet (24th highest) November 22, 2004 West Virginia is an odd state. It has a terrible rap for being backwards and poor. It was a Democratic stronghold until 2000, and then voted for Bush. Twice. It's famous for a John Denver song, coalmines, and being so lame that Virginia … [Read more...]
Maryland: Backbone Mountain
Highpoint # 15 Backbone Mountain, 3,360 feet (32nd highest) November 21, 2004 BANG! BANG! "What's that sound?" Hoang asked. "Um, shotgun blasts." "Oh... Are we going to get shot?" "I hope not, baby. Let's hike!" My wife, having grown up in Hard Hittin' New Britain, Connecticut, had never really … [Read more...]
Falls Brook Trail & Falls
Only Two Falls Brook Trail Hartland, 1.7 miles January 19, 2009 There are worthwhile updates below the original report. If you came here for the waterfall, don't worry, it's here. And whatever you do, don't buy YakTrax. Buy Katoolah microspikes. And my 2009 cell phone ruled. I miss it. I really should hop in … [Read more...]
Quinebaug Trail
Make That "QuineBOG" Trail Griswold, Plainfield & Voluntown 8.1 miles December 14, 2008 2019 Update: These eastern Connecticut trails are a mess. I say that with love, but writing about them in a way that is readable is difficult. I have completed the short newer stretch out to route 14A, but I still have a … [Read more...]
Risley Pond/Box Mountain Loop Trail
Risleying Above Risley Pond/Box Mountain Trails, Vernon/Bolton February 2009 As this is a very old page, you can expect a different hike today, whenever today is. Matt at Explore Connecticut enjoyed his time here more than I did. Since my original hike, I've reached these trails from the east, which is an … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Trail Intro
The Shenipsit Trail East Hampton to Stafford 50 miles The Shenipsit Trail is located in Central Connecticut and mostly follows the low ridgeline east of the Connecticut River. It runs for about 50 miles in a north-south direction. There are about 25 miles of regional Shenipsit Trails as well. The southern … [Read more...]
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