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Spicebush Swamp

June 18, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

Spicey! Spicebush Swamp, West Hartford When I originally explored this little park with Damian in 2016 or so, I had this to say: ... This little piece of land is really sort of lame. There is a nice little pond there which is open for fishing only to kids under 16 which is a nice concept. But the trails behind … [Read more...]

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

East Granby Farms’ Brian Spears Trail

June 18, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Peak East Granby East Granby Farms Trail, East Granby April 2019 Yo, so glad you’re here. You’ve found your way to my favorite trail in East Granby not named Metacomet. I can hear the Cowles Park fanboys crying and I don’t care. Cowles is cool, and especially friendly to mountain bikers, but the official loop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Granby, Great Views

Windsor Locks’ Town Trails

June 9, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Windsor Locks' Town Trails This page used to be nothing more than an apology to you for having wound up here. I used to think Windsor Locks had no trailed properties that they oversaw. Then one day some lovely CTMQ reader commented, "Hey, Steve, you missed one! There is indeed a town-owned trail in Windsor … [Read more...]

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

East Hartford’s Town Trails

June 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Hartford's Town Trails This page used to be nothing more than an apology to you for having wound up here. I used to think East Hartford had no trailed properties that they oversaw. Then one day I was driving down Long Hill Road and saw a big sign for "East Hartford Nature Park Trails!" I turned down … [Read more...]

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

Batz Property

June 3, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Batz&*^% Crazy! Batz Property, Ellington April 2019 As you surely remember, I tried hiking the Batz Property previously - 20 minutes after I severely sprained my ankle while hiking the loop over at Swann Farm. It didn't go so well and I had to turn around and go home for some icing and elevating. In the few weeks … [Read more...]

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

Somers’ Town Trails

June 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Somers' Town Trails Shout out to the Somers town government for putting a good amount of hiking info on their town's website. Much of it is Northern Connecticut Land Trust info and maps, but that's still a good thing. The difficulty comes when trying to parse which properties are Somers', which are the NCLT's, and … [Read more...]

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

Giddings Park

May 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Positively Giddi Giddings Park, Franklin May 2019 You've likely never heard of Franklin's Giddings Park, and you'll likely never go there, so I'll start off with my friend Matt Woodward's description of it over on his excellent Explore Connecticut site: Giddings Park is everything you would want a town park to … [Read more...]

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

Montville’s Town Trails

May 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Montville's Town Trails For a town named "Mountain City," you'd think there would be some pretty great hiking and climbing. Unfortunately, I can't say that's the case here. Montville has a rich Native American past, but for some reason has a french town name. Montville has no mountains and is not a city by … [Read more...]

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

East Windsor’s Town Trails

May 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Windsor's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no East Windsor-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My East Windsor Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to East Windsor Various maps of East … [Read more...]

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

East Hampton’s Town Trails

May 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Hampton's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no East Hampton-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. There are properties to hike in the town, just not town-owned ones. I suppose you could walk around … [Read more...]

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

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