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CTMQ > Oxford

Kettletown State Park Trails

July 9, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Put a Kettle on and Read 4 Trails, various mileages, Southbury/Oxford Various Dates Hike 1: Miller Trail, 4/13/09 Hike 2: Crest, Campground, Brook Trails, 1/14/12 Hike 3: Oxford Loop Trail, 9/16/12 (Pomperaug Trail - Separate Blog Entry, 9/16/12) I had assumed that the Kettletown name was derived from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Kettletown State Park, Lake Zoar Area Trails, Oxford, Pomperaug Trail, Southbury

Lake Zoar Area Trails

June 5, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

ZOOOAAARRRR! Lake Zoar Area Trails Back in the day, the CFPA used to lump a bunch of trails under this heading. Then with the newest edition of the Walk Book, it changed and is now just listed as "Kettletown State Park, Pomperaug, and Zoar Trails." Sure, the Paugussett Trail was lengthened and removed from this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Blue Trails Challenge, Kettletown State Park, Lake Zoar Area Trails, Newtown, Oxford, Pomperaug Trail, Southbury

URR Trail: Oxford

February 5, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Washband (Washburn) Tavern 90 Oxford Road Finding this place marked my first time I was ever in Oxford. I didn't stay too long, but the drive through the woods over from Lake Zoar was lovely. Even though the Freedom Trail put together a new, far better website, there's still not too much about this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Oxford, Underground Railroad Trail

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