Carboniferific! Thompson-Osborn Preserve, Avon Land Trust, Avon July 2024 "Hey Steve, do you get annoyed when you think you've hiked every land trust trail or all the trails in a town and then they go and add another one?" No! Especially when it's in Avon and the new trail is only 15 minutes from my … [Read more...]
Wellner Family Conservation Area
Well, Well, Wellner, What Do We Have Here? Wellner Family Conservation Area, Avon Land Trust, Avon November 2023 Imagine being me and wanting to get out into the woods and finding out that the Avon Land Trust recently opened a newly cleared set of trails just 15 minutes away? Super exciting, right? Right. … [Read more...]
Oakes Preserve
Annie Are You Oakeskay? Oakes Preserve, Avon Land Trust February 2019 Alright, look. Some trails are not great. That's just the way it is. There's no use beating around the bush here... the Oakes Preserve in Avon is - hey, there is use in beating around bushes here. It's the only way to hike this … [Read more...]
Garvin & Maher Trails at Hunter’s Run
Garvin and Maher Trail Loops Avon Land Trust January 2012 The baby was napping and Damian was contentedly watching a movie. The household chores were done and there was maybe an hour of sunlight left in the early winter day. What to do, what to do? I knew exactly what to do – I’d been thinking about it in my … [Read more...]
Hazen Park & Skyline Trails
Secret Hazen Ritual Hazen Park & Skyline Trails, Avon Land Trust (Avon) January 2011 Hazen Park is Town of Avon property. The Hazen Trail Extension and the Skyline Trail are on Avon Land Trust land. Now you know. The Skyline Trail had been on my to-do list for a couple years. I'd heard from a hiking friend that … [Read more...]
Avon Land Trust Trails
Avon Land Trust Trails Here at CTMQ HQ, it’s not all about the CFPA Blue Trails. Oh no. I quickly came to learn that there are many other very worthy areas in which to hike when I stumbled on some Simsbury Land Trust trails years ago. They were excellent; very well marked and maintained and with great views and … [Read more...]