I Do Care a Whit Northern Connecticut Land Trust: McCann Farm Nature Preserve, Somers August 2023 & May 2024 The Whitaker Woods Trails are contiguous with McCann Family Farm Trails... and are also contiguous with the Forest View Trails... which are contiguous with Shenipsit State Forest and Soapstone Mountain … [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
Bald Mountain Loop Trail
Bald Faced Lie Bald Mountain Loop Trail, Somers December 2023 Things are about to get really confusing around here. This page needn't exist and frankly, the fact that it will in a few minutes when I push the publish button will do more harm than good. Somers' and Bald Mountain have a long, sordid history. … [Read more...]
Forest View North & South Trails
Hike, Forest, Hike Forest View North & South Trails, Somers May 2024 Firstly, how cool is this? I'm not sure I've seen this signage anywhere else in Connecticut other than on Routes 341 in Kent and 7 in Salisbury for the Appalachian Trail. Of course there are many others around the state... I'm just not … [Read more...]
Peck Pond Preserve & Community School Trails
Hunt and Peck Peck Pond Preserve & Community School Trails, Bethany May 2024 Through this website, I provide a service. Is it a valuable service? No, not really. But it's a service nonetheless. Like when I put together certain lists, I oftentimes don't know how viable some of those things on those lists are. … [Read more...]
Edna L. Delano Nature Sanctuary & Rodell’s Roost for Robins
The Name of This Place is Longer Than The Trails Here Edna L. Delano Nature Sanctuary & Rodell’s Roost for Robins, Bethany May 2024 I had an hour to kill. About as long as it took me to type the title above. I kid, I kid. I had a couple shorter Bethany Land Trust hikes on my mind, so off I went to do just … [Read more...]
Dinosaur State Park Arboretum
A Pinetum Among an Aboretum Dinosaur State Park Arboretum/Pinetum February 2024 For my page on the Dinosaur State Park Museum, go here. If you just want the Trackway National Natural Landmark, go here. And if you're here for the trails, go here. Many, many years ago when I listed the arboretums I felt were … [Read more...]
Bolton Notch State Park Trail (North)
Cuban Tulips Tulip Tree Trail, Bolton Notch State Park, Vernon December 2023 Despite the fact that the opening paragraph will confuse you, this trail is totally worth the effort to find and hike. It is not hard to find, but you have to make a little effort. The Tulip Tree Trail is a loop through the Northern … [Read more...]
Valley Falls Park
A Walk Through the Valley of the Falls Multiple Trails, Vernon April 2010 & December 2023 Valley Falls Park is a hub. It's a great jumping off point for tons of hikes and bike rides. This page is almost exclusively about the park trails maintained by the town of Vernon. It won't delve into the Shenipsit Trail or … [Read more...]
Bulkley Park
Bulkley's Treasure of Bulky Trees Bulkley Park, Rocky Hill December 2023 This sounds weird to say about this patch of woods surrounded on all three inhabitable sides by dense housing, but this 24-acre park along the abandoned Connecticut Valley Railroad has remained untouched for a century; ever since Joseph E. … [Read more...]
Taine Mountain Trails
I AtTAINEd Taine MounTAINE (Twice) Taine Mountain Preserve, Farmington February 2024 This page desscribes the Taine Mountain Trails in Farmington. If you are looking for the Taine Mountain Preserve Trails in Burlington, go here. As I was heading out for this quick hike, I told my wife, "I'm going to Taine … [Read more...]
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