Cornwall's Town Trails You don't go to Cornwall to hike and end up hiking the town's trail along the Housatonic River. You just don't. It's Cornwall, a land of dozens of fantastic hiking opportunities up mountains and through rolling hayfields with views of covered bridges and white churches. But you're … [Read more...]
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Ewen Farm Preserve
Ewww-in Orange Ewen Farm Preserve, Orange January 2020 Our first foray into the wilds of Orange was at the Ewen Farm Preserve, a small parcel of land wedged between a brand new suburban development and an old farm. It typifies what the Orange of today is; a rural farm community that is adding housing as I write. … [Read more...]
Deep River’s Town Trails
Deep River’s Town Trails Deep River is not a large town, and being down near the mouth of the Connecticut River makes it also a fairly flat town. What deep woods that exist there are part of the Cockaponset State Forest. This is my way of saying that there isn’t too much in the way of town land with trails. That’s … [Read more...]
Elementary School Trails
Takin' Marlborough to School Elmer Thienes - Mary Hall Elementary School Trails, Marlborough February 2020 Ah, CTMQ. My muse. My love. How you drive me crazy with your ridiculous goals. How I was this close to "completing" Marlborough five months before hiking this surprising little trail network behind the town's … [Read more...]
Blish Memorial Park
Blish Blash I Was Taken A Bath… Blish Memorial Park, Marlborough November 2019 When I put my page together listing Marlborough’s town trails, I wavered on this one. I know I read somewhere that the town park included a trail or trails. Months passed and when I was planning a trip to Marlborough – there’s a … [Read more...]
Northwest Park Dinosaur Hut
Me Brontes? Eubrontes Northwest Park, Windsor This is the type of thing that makes me happy that I’ve expanded upon the state’s somewhat silly and touristy “CT Dino Trail.” My trail has the dino stuff you have to work for, not just the overpriced museums with escalators and such. Oh, no. You have to hike a … [Read more...]
Northwest Park (Windsor)
Dams, Dinosaurs and a Dump Northwest Park, Windsor January 19, 2013 This page is a beast because Windsor’s Northwest Park is a beast. I say that as a compliment… this place is a gem and I’m fortunate that it’s so close to my home. Not only that, it is very near my older son’s special needs school and as a result, … [Read more...]
Fulton Park
Waterbury Can Be Shady Fulton Park, Waterbury May 2019 Most of these city park “hikes” are more accurately “strolls.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I don’t really have a definitive definition for which of these city “strolls” makes it into the CTMQ Hikes category, but it would be something like, “if … [Read more...]
Darien’s Town Trails
Darien's Town Trails When I think of “Darien Trail” I think of a woodsy one-lane road that passes massive colonial estates. And while that probably exists in the town, that’s not what we’re here for. We’re here for woodsy parks with trails that abut those massive colonial Darien estates. So come with me, … [Read more...]
Wolcott’s Town Trails
Wolcott's Town Trails I’m not sure if I’ll have another opportunity to write this, so here goes. Wolcott is not “Woll-COT” as many say, but rather, it’s “wul-KIT.” This is definitely one of the most mispronounced Connecticut towns in my estimation. Another confusing thing about the town is that it seems like each … [Read more...]
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