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CTMQ > Blue Trails Challenge

Salmon River Trail

September 22, 2007 by Steve 9 Comments

The Early Bird Gets The Spoils... Colchester, 6.9 miles, solo August 19, 2007 The Victor can have the stinkin' worm. Hoang and I had been hiking The Metacomet Trail incrementally for a while and I had already done CFPA's Nyantaquit Trail a few weeks prior, but between that hike and this one, I found out about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Colchester, Day Pond State Park, salmon river state forest

Metacomet Trail: Section 6

September 5, 2007 by Steve 6 Comments

Section 6: Running Ragged Southington Road to Andrews Street, 7.3 miles July 4, 2007 Note: This page was written in 2007, so please forgive the tiny pictures. This section deserves better. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Metacomet Intro here. So far along the Metacomet Trail, Hoang … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail, Southington

Metacomet Trail: Section 5

August 22, 2007 by Steve Leave a Comment

Section 5: This Hike Was All Business Edgewood Road Roadwalk, 1.4 miles June 14, 2007 Note: This page and “section” is totally ridiculous, however, the trail description is accurate. This was written in 2007, so please forgive me. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Metacomet Intro … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Nayantaquit Trail

July 9, 2007 by Steve 2 Comments

Na, I Can't Quit Ya, Trail Hamburg section of Lyme, 3.4 miles, solo July 8, 2007 2018 Note: This description is very old. Things have surely changed! In fact, this trail may be a re-do for me when I explore the wider range of the Nehantic State Forest. A hot and muggy July Sunday with nothing to do - why not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Lyme, nehantic state forest

Metacomet Trail: Section 4

July 1, 2007 by Steve 5 Comments

Section 4: How's it Hanging, Hills? Chamberlain Highway (Route 71) to Edgewood Road, 6.5 miles May 28, 2007 Note: This page was written in 2007, so please forgive me. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Metacomet Intro here. Ah Memorial Day; hot dogs and barbeque, corn on the cob and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Hoang, Meriden, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail, Observation Towers, Southington

Metacomet Trail Intro

May 27, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

Metacomet Trail (New England National Scenic Trail) Berlin – Suffield, 63 Miles Began: April 2007 Completed: September 2020 I had mentioned on my now defunct old blog once that I was planning on hiking the entire length of Connecticut's Metacomet Trail; from Berlin in the center of the state north through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Metacomet Trail: Section 3

May 23, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 3: New Developments on the Trail Summit Wood Drive to Chamberlain Highway, 1.8 miles May 22, 2007 Note: This page and “section” is a bit ridiculous. This was written in 2007, so please forgive me. Some of the description below is no longer apt, as the trail was taken away from some of the development and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Metacomet Trail: Section 2

May 14, 2007 by Steve Leave a Comment

Section 2: Look! We Took Crooked Brook! Orchard Road Turnoff - Summit Wood Drive, 1.4 miles May 12, 2007 Note: This page and “section” is a bit ridiculous, however, the trail description is accurate. This was written in 2007, so please forgive me. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Damian, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Metacomet Trail: Section 1

April 29, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 1: An Inauspicious Beginning Berlin Turnpike-Orchard Road Turnoff, 1.8 miles, Berlin April 29, 2007 Note: This page and “section” is a bit ridiculous, however, the trail description is accurate. This was written in 2007, so please forgive me. If you want to start at the beginning, go the Metacomet Intro … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

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