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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
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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

RCC: Sarah Bishop

September 13, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

A Hermitess Bishop? Ridgefield Conservation Commission (RCC): Sarah Bishop ~.75 Miles, June 2017 This was my second Ridgefield Conservation Commission hike and if all their little properties are as well cleared and blazed as this one, I'm going to be happy ripping through their extensive list of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Hikes with my Boys, Ridgefield, ridgefield conservation commission

SLC: The Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve

September 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Nice Parking Lot. With a Nice Sign. Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Mountain Brook Wildlife Preserve ~.75 Miles, June 2017 See my subtitle above? It’s accurate. This little preserve in Suffield has a nice little parking lot. There’s also a nice sign. And a little bench overlooking a marshy pond. If you happen to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Suffield, suffield land conservancy

TSTL’17.11: Chatfield Hollow State Park

August 31, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #11 Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth July 22, 2017 This Challenge point represented an all-new state park for me! That’s right, even though Chatfield Hollow contains a little nature center museum, “caves,” a covered bridge, a swimming pond, and a CFPA trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, chatfield hollow state park, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, killingworth, Sky's the Limit Challenge

SCC: Woodlawn Trail

August 11, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The World is Upside-Down Stafford Conservation Commission (SCC): Woodlawn ~2 Miles, July 2017 I lamented the lack of proper scaling on the three Stafford Conservation Commission trail maps back when Damian and I explored the Diamond Ledges over in West Stafford. I don’t wish to belabor the point, but for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Stafford, stafford conservation commission

Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)

August 7, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, scantic river state park, Somers

Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)

August 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Enfield, Hikes with my Boys, Industrial History, scantic river state park

Scantic River State Park Intro

August 3, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Scantic River State Park Enfield, Somers, East Windsor Connecticut’s state forests are often parceled out over many acres in many towns. But our state parks are, for the most part, contiguous with themselves. If that makes sense. It probably doesn’t, but you know what I mean. The Scantic River State Park is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: East Windsor, Enfield, scantic river state park, Somers

Hockanum River Trail 20: Dart Hill North

July 27, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not a Waste Hockanum River Trails (VGV): Dart Hill North, Vernon ~1.4 miles one way, May 2017 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Dart Hills SE & SW Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning with the HRT … [Read more...]

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

SCC: West Stafford Conservation Area

July 25, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kid Rocks Stafford Conservation Commission (SCC): West Stafford Conservation Area ~1.2 Miles, March & July 2017 With approximately 50 billion Connecticut hikes to walk and write about, it’s not often I revisit trails. So now you must be thinking the West Stafford Conservation Area trails must be stupendous. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Cool Rocks, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Stafford, stafford conservation commission

Stafford’s Town Trails

July 25, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stafford and Its Conservation Commission’s Trails I must say that I’m surprised there aren’t more trails in Stafford. There is a ton of land up there, but a lot of it is farmland. And, I suppose, private. Sure, the Shenipsit wends through town and there’s the state forest and Bald Hill trails... but beyond … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Stafford, stafford conservation commission

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