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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

Great River Park

August 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Great River? Or the Greatest River? Great River Park (Riverfront Recapture), East Hartford May 2019 I never planned to walk this walk. Well, I mean I didn’t plan to walk the entirety of Great River Park the day that I did. But I’m glad I did. While Great River Park stands on its own as a fairly worthwhile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Hartford, riverfront recapture

Kent’s Town Trails

August 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kent’s Town Trails This page is totally unfair to the lovely town of Kent. Kent has some of the best hiking in the entire state. A bunch of state parks, the Appalachian Trail, and a slew of land trusts. Just a crazy amount of outdoor adventure awaits in the New York border town. There are probably over a hundred … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Kent

Pond Mountain Trust Intro

August 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pond Mountain Trust Kent There’s a lot of crazy good going on here at Pond Mountain in Kent. It’s beautiful for one, and it has a nice network of trails that go places. In fact, you could go to Georgia via the Pond Mountain Natural Area property if you want. Or Katahdin in Maine. For yes, the Pond Mountain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Kent, pond mountain trust

Cromwell Meadows WMA

July 29, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crom-Oh-Well Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area, Cromwell May 2019 When I set out to explore Connecticut’s wildlife management areas, I don’t ever have high hopes. I think that only one champions its hiking (Sessions Woods in Burlington). Most are just plots of land to be used for hunting, birding, and/or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: cromwell, State WMA

Watrous Park

July 29, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wat? Watrous. Watrous Park, Cromwell May 2019 Judging by the Google hits for this place, it’s a hot spot for stay-at-home moms and their children. For whatever reason, mommy blogs all went to Watrous in 2016. I guess they had a mommy blogger meet-up or something. There this one, and this one, and don’t forget … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: cromwell

Marlborough’s Town Trails

July 28, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Marlborough’s Town Trails Marlborough Hiking is crazy. The town is mostly a forest and yet there isn't really much of a formal trail network. I did find this from 2014 which is promising, but as of 2020, not much has been cleared/created. Perhaps I'll return to this in 2025 or so. Someone remind me. Blish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Marlborough

Plainfield’s Town Trails Intro

July 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Plainfield’s Town Trails You have no business being here. But here you are. On a dead-end page with nothing of any interest on it. For Plainfield has no town trails as best as I can tell. Now, please don't get confused. There are several trails in Plainfield - trails worth hiking even. But I list them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Plainfield

Gather New Haven

July 22, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Gather New Haven New Haven It’s tough to be an urban land trust. For obvious reasons, obviously. Because Connecticut’s cities are so geographically small, very few have much in the way of greenspace. New Haven benefits from its location – not only being a coastal city, but three rivers course through town to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Gather New Haven, New Haven

Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve

July 22, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Horsing Around Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve, Avon November 2016 In October of 2016, The Hartford Courant's Peter Marteka wrote, Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve is one of those [astericked, as in overlooked] places. But after what I saw on my visit, it easily moved into my "Top 10 list of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Avon, Damian, Great Views, Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve

New Haven’s Town Trails

July 22, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

New Haven’s Town Trails New Haven has it all. The best university, some of the best museums, some of the best restaurants, and some of the best cultural events in the state. As if that weren’t enough, New Haven is home to some great parkland as well. When it comes to my absurd goal of “completing” every one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Haven

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