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Town Owned Trails

Center Springs Park

January 7, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Hope Springs Eternal Center Springs Park, Manchester December 2016 When I decided to visit and write-up “everything” in Connecticut’s 169 towns, the one area I wavered on was these little “town land trails.” I still don’t really know where to draw the line to be honest with you. I’ve sort of settled on, … [Read more...]

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

Cheney Rail Trail

December 21, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

Yup, There are Hobos Here Cheney Rail Trail, Manchester December 2016 & May 2020 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 stuff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, cheney Brothers historic district, cycling, Damian, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust, rails-to-trails, superlatives

Center Springs Falls

December 16, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hope Springs Eternal Center Springs Falls, Manchester November 2016 Falls Fact: 10-foot high cascade from a culvert I know you're eyeing these pictures warily and wondering if I've lost my mind. Or, more accurately, if the author of Connecticut Waterfalls has, since it’s his list I’m following. And, on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Manchester, Waterfalls

Angelo Joseph Sferrazza Memorial Park

December 6, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

Hm. Angelo Joseph Sferrazza Memorial Park November 2016 When an unassuming man decides to hike every trail in Enfield, he simply drives to the few trailheads in town and goes about his little communes with nature. He may take his son with him. No big deal. There are no mountains in Enfield. There are no long … [Read more...]

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

Vernon’s Town Trails

December 1, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Vernon's Town Trails Although spliced by I-84, Vernon has a decent number of trails. Many are within earshot of the highway, but that shouldn't stop you. Of course, the CFPA's Shenipsit Trail traverses the town as well. And by town I mean Vernon, not Rockville. Rockville is great and all, but it's merely a part of … [Read more...]

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

Enfield’s Town Trails

November 25, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Enfield's Town Trail There are towns with no town trails - meaning trails on town-owned property - so no one can make fun of Enfield for only having one trail at the time of this writing. What people can make fun of is the fact that Enfield's lone town trail has a seedy history. One which I sort of … [Read more...]

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

Manchester’s Town Trails Intro

November 24, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Manchester's Town Trails Man. You people have no idea. For whatever reason, compiling Manchester's trails has been a very, very difficult task. Although the town itself has a pretty great set of pages dedicated to its trails. It was the two land trusts in town and some other confusion that was driving me … [Read more...]

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

Darling Wildlife Sanctuary

November 10, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

My Little Darlings Darling Wildlife Sanctuary November 2016 I learned of this little sanctuary via the Simsbury Land Trust 2016 Walk Book. But it’s not a Simsbury Land Trust property. To the best of my knowledge, it is a town of Simsbury property. So that’s how I’m treating it. Also, the sign says … [Read more...]

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

Simsbury’s Town Trails

November 8, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Simsbury's Town Trails Simsbury taught me some lessons. The very first CTMQ page, ever, was about the Pinchot Sycamore in Simsbury. The very first non-CFPA trail on the CTMQ was in Simsbury. The town showed me that I needed to expand my horizons beyond the original confines of this site. And that's when, way … [Read more...]

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

Fisher Meadows

June 13, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Dead Fisher Fisher Meadows, Avon May 8 & 21, 2016 I have no idea why we started hiking the trails of Avon in early 2016, but we did.  I used the hikes as sort of a filler on those weekends when we didn’t have time to do a “real” hike or to go on another adventure.  "We only have a couple hours? Fine, lets go over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Animals, Avon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Wild Animals

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