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Town Owned Trails

Evergreen Walk Trail

January 17, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's a Walk... Walk Evergreen Walk, South Windsor January 2023 Walk enough urban trails around Connecticut and you'll get cynical about these things too. On the one hand, it's great that this and other similar trails exist at all, but on the other hand, I can't help but thinking the only reason they exist is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, South Windsor

Robert Stanley Nature Trail

January 9, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mighty Phragmites Robert Stanley Nature Trail, Newington January 2023 Newington has a lot of sports fields for a town its size. It doesn't have very many trailed properties, but it does publish a trails guide. Most of the hikes in that guide are walks along suburban streets to connect the town's parks. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Newington

Hopp Brook Falls

December 5, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hopp, Hopp Hopp Brook Falls, Bethany November 2022 Not to be confused with the much more famous Hop River in eastern Connecticut, Bethany's Hopp Brook has its own charms. And by charms I mean modestly impressive seasonal waterfalls. Yes, falls, plural. Not that you'd know there were two here, unless … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bethany, Bushwhack, New Haven County, Waterfalls

Bethany Airport Trails

November 28, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Flew Through These Trails Bethany Airport Trails, Bethany September & November 2022 You should absolutely come here to check out the unearthed concrete airmail arrow near the restored historic airport hangar. I don't know why you'd be traveling Route 63 through Bethany, but if you find yourself doing so, make a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: airports, Bethany, New Haven County

Emerson J. Leonard Wildlife Sanctuary Turtle Trails

October 18, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

I Like Turtles Turtle Trails, Wallingford September 2022 Trail clarifications in the comments below! Thanks Mary! I used to get annoyed with myself when I'd obsess over these little trails that no one is looking for online or in the wild. Then at some point I realized that there are actually people looking for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Haven County, Wallingford

Butterfly/Fresh Meadow

October 4, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Triple Fresh Buttlerfly/Fresh Meadow, Wallingford September 2022 This small parcel owned and maintained by the town of Wallingford goes by the name of Fresh Meadow. Don't let the fact that Wallingford Land Trust has a trailed parcel just south of here called Fresh Meadows. Or that the Cheshire Land Trust has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Haven County, Wallingford

William D. Bertini Park

September 29, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Fungus Amongus William D. Bertini Park, Wallingford September 2022 The best thing about Bertini Park is that it connects to the sprawling Tyler Mill Preserve. The second best thing is its well-maintained and large parking lot. Now, you may be thinking, "aw, gee, Steve, the hiking here must be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Haven County, Wallingford

Spring Park

September 22, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Boing-Boing! Spring Park, Windsor Locks September 2022 There I was, smugly proud of myself for "completing" the town of Windsor Locks. All museums and places of interest and trails done and written up. After telling the world, I was almost immediately reminded why I try to always put "completed" in quotation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Windsor Locks

Ethel Walker Woods and Town Forest

September 20, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

We Can All Be Ethel Walkers Ethel Walker Woods and Town Forest, Simsbury September 2022 This is a weird one for me. I took the boys here several years ago and only have vague recollections of what happened. We didn't get too far, but I don't know if that was because of Damian, Calvin, me, or a combination thereof. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Simsbury

Great Falls

June 14, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Sometimes Great Great Falls, Canaan/Salisbury February 2017 At some point someone dubbed Great Falls - also known as Canaan Falls - "The Niagara Falls of New England." In 2015 or so, the go-to New England waterfall resource first said, "If you are unable to make it to Niagara Falls in New York this summer, this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Appalachian Trail, Calvin, Canaan, Canals and Dams, Damian, Litchfield County, Salisbury, Waterfalls

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