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CTMQ > Hikes, Bikes & Paddles

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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
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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

Kimball Trail & Batz Property

June 3, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Batz&*^% Crazy! Kimball Trail & Batz Property, Ellington April 2019 Please don't be alarmed. Yes, I'm combining two trails, miles apart from each other, onto one page. I don't even know why I'm doing this, as it's not often that I do. Both properties are owned by the town of Ellington, both (more or less) have one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys

Somers’ Town Trails

June 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Somers' Town Trails Shout out to the Somers town government for putting a good amount of hiking info on their town's website. Much of it is Northern Connecticut Land Trust info and maps, but that's still a good thing. The difficulty comes when trying to parse which properties are Somers', which are the NCLT's, and … [Read more...]

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

Franklin Swamp WMA

May 27, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Frankly Not Worth It Franklin Swamp WMA, Franklin May 2019 When I put together my CTMQ Town Guides for each of our 169 towns, I do my best to capture everything germane to what it is I do. When it comes to hiking, I tend to be way too thorough. There's a sort of hierarchy to these things, and state-owned wildlife … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Franklin, State WMA

Giddings Park

May 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Positively Giddi Giddings Park, Franklin May 2019 You've likely never heard of Franklin's Giddings Park, and you'll likely never go there, so I'll start off with my friend Matt Woodward's description of it over on his excellent Explore Connecticut site: Giddings Park is everything you would want a town park to … [Read more...]

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

Montville’s Town Trails

May 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Montville's Town Trails For a town named "Mountain City," you'd think there would be some pretty great hiking and climbing. Unfortunately, I can't say that's the case here. Montville has a rich Native American past, but for some reason has a french town name. Montville has no mountains and is not a city by … [Read more...]

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

Ernie Boothroyd & Bellante Preserves

May 20, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

Sitting and Finding Balance Balanced Rock & Sitting Rock Trails, Northern CT Land Trust, Ellington May 2019 & December 2023 The original Boothroyd Preserve trail system here was expanded with the addition of the adjoining Bellante Preserve in 2019. Ernie Boothroyd Nature Preserve Balanced Rock Trail After … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ellington, Northern Connecticut Land Trust

Four Franklin Fails

May 15, 2019 by Steve 4 Comments

Lots of F's Devil's Den v.Franklin, Rachel's Hut, Giant's Grave, Cushman Farms Trail Franklin As I was wrapping up my "completion" of Franklin, I was determined to find a few things that had eluded me for years. Unfortunately, for different reasons, I failed finding all four. But since I'm not convinced that none … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Caves & Dens, Dubious Claims, Farms, Franklin

East Windsor’s Town Trails

May 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Windsor's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no East Windsor-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My East Windsor Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to East Windsor Various maps of East … [Read more...]

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

East Hampton’s Town Trails

May 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Hampton's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no East Hampton-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. There are properties to hike in the town, just not town-owned ones. I suppose you could walk around … [Read more...]

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

Clinton’s Town Trails

May 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Clinton's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no Clinton-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My Clinton Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to Clinton Various maps of Clinton CTMQ's Town … [Read more...]

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

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