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CTMQ > Middlefield

Wadsworth Falls State Park Intro

December 23, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wadsworth Falls State Park Middlefield & Middletown You know what annoys me about Wadsworth Falls? That Middletown takes all the credit for the park. Sure, the main entrance is there, and the swimming pond, but both waterfalls and the bulk of the trail network are in Middlefield. And you can park legally to enter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Middlefield, Middlesex County, Middletown, Wadsworth Falls State Park

Middlefield’s Town Trails

January 15, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Middlefield’s Town Trails Middlefield, which isn’t in the middle of the state nor covered by fields, is a nice little town that is sort of hidden amongst some better known cities and towns in Middlesex County. And yet, everyone goes to Middlefield whether they know it or not. Lyman Orchards is sort of a pilgrimage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Middlefield, Middlesex County

CTMQ’s Guide to Middlefield

January 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Middlefield 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” Middlefield 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: Middlefield, Middlesex County

309. Powder Hill Dinosaur Park

March 29, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

"If The Shoe Fits, It Must Be From Footprints" Middlefield (Google Maps location) January 16, 2016 Of course this isn’t a museum. But we’re all past that issue on this website by now, aren’t we? I know I am... and really, isn’t that all that matters? Really? Heck, this postage stamp of a park hardly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Cool Rocks, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Free Museums, Historic Rocks, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Outdoor Museums

Hot Dogs at (New) Guida’s

December 16, 2010 by Steve 4 Comments

Worth a Hike to Get Here 484 Meriden Rd., Middlefield I went to lunch at Guida’s (now officially called New Guida’s) towards the tail-end of an all-day weekday CTMQ day. I was pretty worn out but also pretty darn hungry. I was actually excited for my 10-inch hot dog. Guida’s is one of the rare Roadfood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink Tagged With: Another Freaking Hot Dog, Historic Restaurants, Middlefield, Middlesex County, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Highlawn Forest Trails: CFPA Demonstration Trail

June 19, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Mini-Hike on a Mini-Trail with my Mini-Me Middletown, .3 Mile April 17, 2009 While hiking with Rob Butterworth a month prior along the Cockaponset Trail (which he maintains), he mentioned a "secret" CFPA trail. He mentioned two, actually, but the other one remains under wraps for now. Actually, I know of a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Middlefield, Middlesex County

Wadsworth Falls

January 2, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

Totally WadsWorthy to See Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2, 2009 My first CTMQ visit of 2009... and she's a beaut. I had a day off with Damian while Hoang had to work and his daycare was closed. What to do, what to do... Go check out a half frozen waterfall of course! Amazingly, I'd never been to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Justin Coleman Photography, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Wadsworth Falls State Park, Waterfalls

Mattabesett Trail: Section 3

August 12, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Section 3: I Besecks Thee! Routes 66/147 - Routes 68/157, 5.7 Miles July 18, 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Aye! I made up a word! To "besecks!" That is, "when one's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Durham, Great Views, Mattabesett Trail, Meriden, Middlefield, Middlesex County, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail, New Haven County, State WMA, Wallingford

Mattabesett Trail: Section 2

July 27, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Section 2: Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road Trailhead - Route 66 Crossing (Middlefield), 4.4 Miles July 11, 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. I'd really like to not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, cockaponset state forest, Great Views, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Middletown, National Scenic Trails, Nature conservancy trails, New England National Scenic Trail

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