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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

HAS: Greenstone Hollow Nature Preserve

November 17, 2013 by Steve 4 Comments

What Did YOU Do on 11-12-13? Greenstone Hollow, East Granby November 12, 2013 I admit, I went to this little property up route 187 thinking it would be a “nothing” little walk. Of course, there’s not many miles of trail here and literally zero feet of elevation gain. I just wanted to finally get an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Birds, East Granby, Hartford Audubon Society, Trees

*Hike Smart, Hike Safe*

November 7, 2013 by Steve 3 Comments

Don't be Stupid Hike Safely I’m writing this page for a very simple reason: Because I get asked fairly often by novice hikers to point them to trails that would suit them. I take great pleasure introducing people to some of what Connecticut has to offer – often so close to high population densities. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles

Helen’s Way

November 6, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

What? Heroin Hookery? Helen's Way and the Great Blue Heron Rookery, Simsbury November 2013 I went to see longtime online friend and Courant writer Peter Marteka give a presentation at the Simsbury Library all about “Hidden Hikes in Connecticut.” Easily one of my favorite topics in the world and the talk did not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Simsbury, Wild Animals

Owens Brook Trail (Gone)

November 6, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Owens Brook Trail Simsbury Land Trust November 2013 This page is stupid, as this trail hasn't existed since maybe 2000 or so - but appeared in the first version of the Simsbury Walk Book I owned. Don't even read this page. Seriously. I went to see longtime online friend and Courant writer Peter Marteka give a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Simsbury

Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails

November 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Roaring Brook Nature Center Trails Nature Center/State Land, Canton August & October 2013 I’ve been to Roaring Brook a whole bunch of times - (here’s the first time Damian and I visited the nature center museum – notable as it was the first time he stood up on his own and let go of a supporting structure... at 27 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Canton, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Nature Centers

Stratton Brook State Park Trails

November 4, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Twigs & Stratton Stratton Brook State Park Trails October 27, 2013 I’ve been to Stratton Brook a bunch of times, but only to take Damian sunning and swimming at the pond over there. Oh, and there’s one of the smallest nature center “museums” over there as well. But this page is about the park in general … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Beach, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

Woodbury’s Town Trails

November 4, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Woodbury's Town Trails Fun fact: Someone from Philly or the surrounding area will likely pronounce Waterbury and Woodbury so similarly, you won't be able to tell the two apart in conversation. I used to be like that until my (now) wife fixed me. I used to also think that towns themselves didn't have … [Read more...]

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

Town Owned Trails

October 30, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

169 Towns, 10,069 Trails (est.) Town Managed/Owned Trails This section has always been sort of hard to define, but now that I've focused more on what's out there in the woods, I've come to love it. Almost every trail you'll navigate to through this page is on land owned by the town it is in. That's the idea … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes

Arnold Preserve

October 29, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Hey Arnold! Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton October 2013 This page exists for historical reasons. "The Arnold Preserve" is more or less part of the CCLT's Onion Mountain complex of trails... or part of the Roaring Brook Nature Center's trail network. But I wrote this back when I was just learning about land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust

Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails

October 26, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Canton Land Conservation Trust Trails Canton, Barkhamsted, & Burlington When most people think of Canton, they think of the route 44 corridor. The built up area including, most notably, the Shoppes at Farmington Valley. The Shoppes used to be a golf course, which in my mind, are just as environmentally damaging as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust

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