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Ragged Mountain Trails

October 20, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

Ragged Mountain Trails 6.0 Miles, Berlin Multiple hikes (2007-2009) I'm doing something a little bit different for this write-up. Instead of me droning on about the hike, I'm pretty much going to let the pictures do the talking. One of my life's goals is to convince Nutmeggers that we have pretty darn cool … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Hoang, Metacomet Trail

SVP Trails: The Farm Trails

September 3, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

Sunny Valley Preserve Farm & Nature Trails 3 Trails, ~ 2.5 Miles total, solo July 13, 2009 I've gotten a bit of grief for not exploring Litchfield County enough yet, now three years into this CTMQ adventure. While not necessarily true, I did notice I've not hiked a great deal in an area with some great hiking. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Farms, Nature Conservancy, New Milford, Sunny Valley Preserve Trails

Sunny Valley Preserve Trails Intro

September 2, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sunny Valley Preserve Trails New Milford & Bridgewater 3 Separate Trail Networks This page is also linked through my Nature Conservancy trails page as well. If you came here from there, wow, you are unique. Here's more from them about these preserves. My hikes: Sunny Valley Farm Trails, New Milford, July … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Bridgewater, Nature Conservancy, New Milford, Sunny Valley Preserve Trails

Jericho Trail

August 8, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

The Walls and Caves of Jericho Watertown, 3.4 miles (one way) May 18, 2009 I don't know how or why this trail got the name "Jericho," but I'm sure it goes back a ways in our history... The area probably named by the Puritan Colonials. For as you know, the city of Jericho is described in the Hebrew Bible as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Caves & Dens, Great Views, Leatherman, Plants, Watertown

Shenipsit Trail: Section 1

July 28, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Section 1: What's all this Shenipsit? Gadpouch Road Terminus - Route 2 Crossing, 8.2 Miles May 5, 2009 It was high time I got going on the Shenipsit. While not one of the "big three" CFPA trails (Quinnipiac, Metacomet, Mattabesett), I've always felt it should be included in any discussion on Connecticut's long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, East Hampton, Glastonbury, meshomasic state forest, Portland, Shenipsit Trail

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

Zoar Trail

June 5, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

(Pleading Look To Sky, Fist Shaking), "zzzzZZZOOOAAARRR!" Newtown, 6.5 miles April 2009 Update: The section of the Zoar Trail that used to be on Great Quarter Road has been moved into the woods. Having the luxury of being able to choose which days to hike (sort of, not really) allows me to hit the trail on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Lake Zoar Area Trails, Newtown, paugusett state forest

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

Whitestone-Jericho Connector

May 23, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

CONNECT(icut) Plymouth/Thomaston/Watertown, 1.6 miles March 2009 This trail has been discontinued. There's no need for this post. Really. It's a nice connector trail to have available, as one can hook up from the Jericho to the Mattatuck and continue west or east. It's just not necessary for me to bother … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, mattatuck state forest, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown

Whitestone Cliffs Trail

May 22, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

I Smell Hippies Plymouth, 1.7 miles March 31, 2009 Having just finished up the surprisingly excellent Hancock Brook Trail a couple miles to the southeast in Waterbury proper, I drove the 8 minutes over to Plymouth and the short Whitestone Cliffs Trail. This section of the Mattatuck State Forest is tucked into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, mattatuck state forest, Plymouth, waterbury area trails

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