American Legion & Peoples State Forests Barkhamsted The state bundles these two forests together online and on maps and... well, I guess that's all that matters to me. They are certainly contiguous, split by the west branch of the Farmington River. Most of the "stuff" is in Peoples, but my favorite trail here is in … [Read more...]
Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades
I’ll Cut Off Your Falls! Falls Cut-off Trail Cascades, Barkhamsted September 2007 I hiked all the trails at Peoples State Forest in 2007, but have revisited bits and pieces of them over the years since. It's just a great trail system in a beautiful part of the state and certainly an area I'd send anyone curious … [Read more...]
Peoples State Forest Trails
Power to the Peoples! Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, Trail network (~10 miles) October 2007 After enjoying myself immensely during previous visits to Peoples State Forest - at the Barkhamsted Lighthouse and The Stone Museum, as well as across the west branch of the Farmington River for the two hikes in … [Read more...]
Freedom Trail: Barkhamsted
Barkhamsted Lighthouse Archaeological Site Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted September 2007 This site is on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, which I'll address first on this page. In the 2020's a new trail and lots of signage was added to this site. From the Freedom Trail folks: At this site was a village … [Read more...]