Camp Nah Crystal Pond Park/Camp Nahaco Trails, Eastford & Woodstock September 2021 If you ever find yourself on the winding backroads west of Crystal Pond Park, you may drive through the expansive Buell Orchards on a September afternoon. If you do, you will be a little freaked out because you're in Eastford, but … [Read more...]
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Boston Turnpike Trail
This Trail is History Boston Turnpike Trail, Eastford September 2021 I can't pretend that I knew that this short loop trail in Eastford held any historical import when I first became aware of it and added it to my list of things to do in Eastford. Yes. That's right. I actually had a list of things to do in … [Read more...]
Hubbard Sanctuary & Garrison Park
Hubba Hubbard Hubbard Sanctuary & Agnes' Pasture & Garrison Park, Chaplin March 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There's a lot going on here. Okay, not really, but there's a lot going on here in terms of landowners and managers and trail rights and easements and activities. And for Chaplin, that's … [Read more...]
Cross Farms Recreation Complex
Cross This Off My List Cross Farms Recreation Complex, Tolland June 2021 Tolland is a big town with lots of woods and lots of those woods have trails. If I'm to actually red-line Tolland (that is, hike every trail in town), I need to get crackin'. Despite all of its trails, most people view Tolland as either a) … [Read more...]
Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails
Damn! Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails, Burlington, Canton, & New Hartford December 2020 My favorite fact about this property is that the main paved path here used to be a road open to vehicular traffic. I don't know when this was changed, but I'm pretty sure it was in my lifetime. Yes, Torrington Avenue used to veer … [Read more...]
Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail
It's Just the Nature of This Place Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail, Salem December 2020 Just another little trail network off the beaten path in Salem. Park, walk, take pictures, and check it off the list. Simple, right? C'mon. You know these things are never quite as simple as that. For starters, I have no … [Read more...]
Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West
Rockin' the House Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West, Oxford November 2020 Over my many years of hiking and writing about many hundreds of trails in Connecticut, I've had a few bad takes on mountain bikers. My thinking on the topic has evolved over the years and I've come to respect and appreciate what the New England … [Read more...]
Diana’s Pool Falls & Trail
The Pull of Diana Diana's Pool Falls & Trail, Chaplin March 2021 Chaplin is a funny town. There it is, quietly existing in eastern Connecticut... no one bothers Chaplin, Chaplin doesn't bother anyone. Aside from a few trails coursing through town, there's really not much in town bringing in people from elsewhere. … [Read more...]
South Meadows/Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow
The Wethersfield Triangle Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Wethersfield November 2020 People often ask me how I continue to get excited about hikes in Connecticut. Especially anywhere outside of northwestern Connecticut. My answer is always the same: I like to try to find what's unique … [Read more...]
Pomfret Recreation Park
Shake Your Pom-Poms Pomfret Recreation Park Trails, Pomfret November 2020 Look, unless you live in Pomfret - which is a lovely town - you're not going to hike this trail system. If you come to Pomfret you're going to go to We-Li-Kit Ice Cream Stand and calling it a day. (I tried to go in late November. Alas, it … [Read more...]
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