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Essex’s Town Trails

January 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Essex’s Town Trails "Essex's?" Is that right? It doesn't look right. But what else could the possessive of Essex be? Essex has an awesome land trust organization with a phenomenal trail guide. In it, they helpfully include the three (more like two-and-a-half) town of Essex properties as well. I've mentioned … [Read more...]

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

Farmington Reservoir Trails

January 22, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Officially Petitioning for Elephant Shrews Everywhere Farmington: Reservoir Trails ~.75 miles, January 2018 We have a lot of little reservoirs in central Connecticut. As you can imagine, they are hugely important to us residents of central Connecticut. A secondary bonus function of them, besides sustaining our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Cool Rocks, Farmington, Metacomet Trail

Killingly’s Town Trails

January 2, 2018 by Steve 3 Comments

Killingly’s Trails Killingly me softly... I find Killingly to be one of the most fascinating towns in Connecticut. I can’t really pinpoint why, exactly, but it has a lot to do with the fact it is, perhaps, the ultimate Swamp Yankee town. It has a hardscrabble “downtown” in Danielson, sure, but it has many … [Read more...]

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Trumbull’s Town Trails

December 14, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

Trumbull’s Town Trails According to Trumbull... Trumbull has the most recreational and open space per capita in the state. I have no way of verifying that, nor do I have any inclination to try. Trumbull makes this claim quite often, so we’ll go with it. At one point, there existed a Trumbull Land Trust but they … [Read more...]

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

Plainville’s Town Trails

December 8, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Plainville’s Town Trails I question why I bother with introductory pages for towns with only one trail. Then I remember that it satisfies my quirky list-making OCD and I go on my merry way. Of course, Plainville is home to a wonderful section of the Metacomet Trail, so just because the town itself only oversees one … [Read more...]

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Stony Brooke Park

December 3, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Woof! Woof! Choo-Choo! Itch! Itch! Suffield: Stony Brooke Park Conservation Area ~1.5 miles, July & November 2017 When I set out to conquer little trailed parcels around Connecticut, I fully expect to park, pop in, ramble through, pop out, and go on my merry way. Suffield's three town properties have proven to be … [Read more...]

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

Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot

November 4, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Calvin's Favorite Hike Simsbury Land Trust's Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot, Simsbury October 31, 2015 No matter how many years pass, this remains one of my son's favorite hikes of all time. I think you can figure out why. I have written many times of my affinity or West Simsbury. Tulmeadow only adds to that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Farms, Hikes with my Boys, Severed Limbs, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

Cromwell Landing & Riverport Parks

October 29, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Landings in Cromwell Cromwell Landing Park & Riverport Park at Frisbee Landing October 2017 Annnnnnd away we go! Cromwell! I'm all in! When the tiny river town came up on my "town completion project" radar, it surprised me to learn that I'd never actually done anything there for the purposes of CTMQ after … [Read more...]

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

Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary

October 24, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

You Nied This Place in Your Life South Windsor: Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary ~2 miles, June 2017 There are five trailed properties on my South Windsor town trails list. I had this idea to just bundle them all together when I write them up because really, I think we can agree that South Windsor's town … [Read more...]

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

Derby’s Town Trails

October 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derby’s Town Trails Little Derby with one woodland trail. There is a very nice state park in Derby... and where there was once the "Derby River Trail" has now been absorbed by the Naugatuck River Greenway. There is now just one trail around a reservoir in the tiny town. At least hiking Derby will be … [Read more...]

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