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CTMQ > Barkhamsted

Enders State Forest Intro

December 2, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Enders State Forest Barkhamsted & Granby Enders is known primarily for its eponymous waterfall - one of the state's best for sure. Viewing the falls has been made much safer with the installation of stairs, but I'm sure people will still find a way to hurt themselves here. Enders became a state forest in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Barkhamsted, enders state forest, Granby

Smith Tree Farm Trails

August 31, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Give a Hoot About These Places Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton & Barkhamsted August 2021 In case you were unaware, there are some hills in northwest Canton. One of the bigger hills is Ratlum Mountain. There are several hills just to the west of Ratlum: the one where Ski Sundown is located, and the two the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Birds, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Great Views, Hartford County, Litchfield County

Tunxis State Forest Intro

June 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tunxis State Forest Barkhamsted, Granby, & Hartland Although the CFPA's Tunxis Trail takes hikers south down to Southington, the state forest of the same name only covers land in the northernmost towns along the way. The forest surrounds the Barkhamsted Reservoir and always feel remote. Because it is remote. I like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, tunxis state forest

East-West Trail Intro

January 21, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

East-West Trail Bloomfield to Cornwall, ~60 miles Began: June 2019 Completed: Note: This trail does not yet exist! It won’t be the longest trail in the state and it won’t even be all new trail. But for whatever reason, I’ve been obsessed with CFPA’s proposed hypothetical East-West Trail since I first heard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Bloomfield, Colebrook, Cornwall, east-west trail, Granby, Norfolk, Simsbury

CTMQ’s Guide to Barkhamsted

December 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Barkhamsted I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Barkhamsted CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Litchfield County

Barkhamsted’s Town Trails

November 24, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Barkhamsted’s Town Trails Here's the thing about Barkhamsted: It's a small town where almost all the land is owned by the state or the criminal MDC. There are four state forests here, plus the massive Barkhamsted Reservoir and Lake McDonough. And there are plenty of great hiking opportunities in town - just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Litchfield County

Book Review: Barkhamsted Lighthouse

May 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

You Never Know What Comes in My Mail... Barkhamsted Lighthouse By Kenneth Feder I'm on a current kick of ripping through a giant stack of books I've had stacked for years. Literally years. Literarily years? Literally. Many of these books are what I lump into the category of "Connecticut books," which surely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Barkhamsted, Connecticut Books, Connecticut History Books, Litchfield County

American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Intro

March 6, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

American Legion & Peoples State Forest Trails Barkhamsted I’ve been forced to create this page not to make you come here to get an extra website “hit” but because the CFPA combined these two trail networks into one. And since I follow their lead, here we are. So without further delay: American Legion State … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: american legion state forest, Barkhamsted, Blue Trails Challenge, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield County, peoples state forest

TSTL’16.4: American Legion State Forest’s Henry Buck Trail

March 14, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #4 American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted March 13, 2016 Level of Difficulty: Difficult Yeah, yeah, CT DEEP, whatever. "Difficult." Pfffft. Honestly, there are very few, if any, truly "difficult" hikes in Connecticut. Trust me, I've hiked more than most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: american legion state forest, Barkhamsted, Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Litchfield County, Sky's the Limit Challenge

Indian Council Caves

November 17, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

No Indians and Not Caves Indian Council Caves, Barkhamsted October 20, 2013 I’m not going to get into our fine state’s habit of naming boulder jumbles and overhanging cliffs “caves.” It’s what we do and what we’ve always done and we’re gonna keep doing it, goshdarnit. So with that, no, these caves are not caves. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Barkhamsted, Blue Trails Challenge, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Dubious Claims, Litchfield County, tunxis state forest, Tunxis Trail

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