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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

New Canaan’s Town Trails

April 21, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

New Canaan's Town Trails New Canaan is one of the wealthiest towns in the country. Depending on which measure one uses, it's always going to land in the top 0.01% or so of wealthy towns. And that explains why one of the more popular town-owned spots to walk takes you past this summer home: That was owned by … [Read more...]

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

Canterbury’s Town Trails

April 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Canterbury's Town Trails I have a few Canterbury tales, but none yet involve hiking in the rural town. And when all is said and done, I'm not sure how many tales I'll ultimately have. For there is scant hiking here, and what is here... probably isn't all that exciting. But that's why I do what I do. What … [Read more...]

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

Stratford’s Town Trails Intro

April 13, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Stratford's Town Trails Stratford A riverside and coastal town, Stratford has a few things going for it. Like beaches and rivers and stuff. Yet, it's not mentioned in the same breath as, say, Old Saybrook or Stonington which are similarly situated. But I'm here to seek out the little town parks and trails … [Read more...]

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

New England Forestry Foundation Intro

April 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

New England Forestry Foundation East Lyme, Hartland, Pomfret, Woodstock Welcome to another one of those weird pages that is a category unto itself. The New England Forestry Foundation is... a foundation that cares about forests in New England. They own four forests in Connecticut and they claim that they have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, Hartland, new england forestry foundation, Pomfret, Woodstock

NCLT: Swann Farm

April 3, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

My Swann Song (For a Week or Two) Northern Connecticut Land Trust (NCLT): Swann Farm, Ellington 0.5 miles, March 2019 Normally, I would write up a half-mile hike, hit publish, link it at the appropriate places, not really tell anyone, and call it a day. But this half-mile hike, which is certainly not a hike I'd … [Read more...]

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

Pomfret’s Town Trails Intro

March 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pomfret's Town Trails Pomfret A pomfret is a kind of fish. Not a fish you can find in Pomfret, mind you, but a fish nonetheless. I'm telling you this here because there's really not another place on this website I can do so. So here you are. Here's a pomfret: This fish story is a distraction away from the … [Read more...]

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

Hockanum River Trail 23: Windemere Avenue

March 25, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

That's Some Kinda Bridge Hockanum River Trails: Windemere Avenue, Vernon & Ellington ~1.3 miles one way, March 2019 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north you have already read... there's no single way to hike the Ellington trails, so I have no idea where you've come from. But you can go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association, Vernon

Southbury’s Town Trails

March 15, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Southbury's Town Trails Southbury Southbury has a little Russian Village. It has an elderly village. And it was once a staging ground for Nazis in the 1930's. Dam! Yes, it has a big dam too. And it has some trails overseen by the town itself. Lots of them, actually. I can't vouch for their awesomeness as I … [Read more...]

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

Southbury Land Trust Intro

March 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Southbury Land Trust Trails Southbury Southbury has a trove of trailed lands, but it was also hard hit by a 2018 tornado. In fact, the land trusts trails were all closed for a while as the blowdowns made the trails dangerous and at times, impassable. But by the time you read this, you'll likely be able to get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Southbury, southbury land trust

Oakes Preserve

March 11, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Annie Are You Oakeskay? Oakes Preserve, Avon Land Trust February 2019 Alright, look. Some trails are not great. That's just the way it is. There's no use beating around the bush here... the Oakes Preserve in Avon is - hey, there is use in beating around bushes here. It's the only way to hike this … [Read more...]

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

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