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Mattabesett Trail: Section 8

October 31, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Section 8: Powerful Stuff Seven Falls (Route 154) - Brooks Road, 5.7 Miles October 7, 2008 I'm looking at this page in late 2020 and I have to apologize again for the tiny and vertical and generally poor quality of the photos. 2008 was a long time ago! As I near the end of what is a much, MUCH better trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Cool Rocks, Haddam, Mattabesett Trail, Middletown, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Wolcott/Walcott Trail

October 22, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

But I'm nowhere near Wolcott! Torrington, 2.5 Miles (plus .5 mile connector trail), solo September 13, 2008 I revisited half of this trail with my sons in March of 2016 as part of the DEEP's Sky's the Limit Challenge. Totally different trail experience here. Let's talk about the incongruously named Wolcott … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, burr pond state park, paugnut state forest, Torrington

McLean Game Refuge (Western Region)

October 20, 2008 by Steve 13 Comments

Great Hike? Or Greatest Hike? McLean Game Refuge (West), Simsbury & Granby October 2008 Note that this was written in 2008 and you're only getting tiny picture formats. Also, much has changed at McLean since that time. New Trails, retired trails, new trail blazing, and new attitude towards connecting trails. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: BEARS!, Blue Trails Challenge, Granby, McLean Game Refuge, National Natural Landmarks, Simsbury

McLean Game Refuge Trails

October 18, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

McLean Game Refuge Simsbury/Granby, about 13 Miles total October 2008 & July 2018 One of the nicer and more popular hiking areas in north-central Connecticut, McLean has always been a bit of a bugaboo for me. It's creation and governance is a bit unique which figures heavily in my feelings towards it. In short, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Granby, McLean Game Refuge, Simsbury

Alain and May White Nature Trails

October 16, 2008 by Steve 8 Comments

Rub a Dub Dub, Five Trails and a Tub Torrington, 4.1 Miles or so September 13, 2008 Having been sufficiently warmed up by my 2.1 mile hike hike down the John Muir Trail, I was ready to tackle the tangle of the Alain and May White Nature Trails, all within Sunnybrook State Park. There are five trails here, plus a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Cool Rocks, paugnut state forest, Sunny Brook State Park, Torrington

Mattabesett Trail: Section 7

October 9, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Section 7: Not Resting on my Mountain Laurels Harvey Road - Seven Falls (Route 154), 7.2 Miles September 21, 2008 Continuing along the Mattabesett, still in Durham, but later crossing into Haddam, the woods are mostly populated by mountain laurel, maples, and beeches. Lots and lots of laurel abounds. I'm sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff", State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, cockaponset state forest, Cool Rocks, Durham, Great Views, Haddam, Mattabesett Trail, millers pond state park, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

John Muir Trail

October 3, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

What's the Muiral of this Story? Torrington, 2.11 Miles September 2008 "These beautiful days much enrich all my life. They do not exist as mere pictures... but they saturate themselves into every part of the body and live always." - John Muir. Why is there a short little rarely hiked trail in Torrington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, burr pond state park, paugnut state forest, Sunny Brook State Park, Torrington

Mattabesett Trail: Section 6

September 25, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

Section 6: That's Mica, alLedgedly Lone Pine Trailhead (east) - Harvey Road September 2008 & November 2023 In 2020, this section had a fairly significant reroute between Mt. Pisgah and Harvey Road. This added over 4 miles of woodland trail and eliminated the mile-long road walk. I completed the new miles and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Caves & Dens, cockaponset state forest, Cool Rocks, Durham, Great Views, Guilford, Guilford Land Conservation Trust, Madison, Madison Land Conservation Trust, Mattabesett Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Mattabesett Trail: Section 5

September 10, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

A Fun Hike; No Bluffing Stagecoach Road - Lone Pine Trailhead (East), Durham, N. Branford, Guilford, & Madison August 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Life is about decisions. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, cockaponset state forest, Durham, Great Views, Guilford, Guilford Land Conservation Trust, Madison, Madison Land Conservation Trust, Mattabesett Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail, North Branford

63. Meigs Point Nature Center Museum

September 10, 2008 by Steve 17 Comments

The Fish Scale: Do, Re, Meigs! Madison (Google Maps Location) July 12, 2008 Update: Meigs Point has a brand new building, so a revisit is in order! If you go to Hammonasset Beach just once a year, please visit this excellent nature center. If you go several times a year as we used to do, please make it a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Animals, Beach, Birds, Damian, Hammonassett Beach State Park, Madison, Natural History, Nature Centers

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