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CTMQ > Simsbury

Owens Brook Trail (Gone)

November 6, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Owens Brook Trail Simsbury Land Trust November 2013 This page is stupid, as this trail hasn't existed since maybe 2000 or so - but appeared in the first version of the Simsbury Walk Book I owned. Don't even read this page. Seriously. I went to see longtime online friend and Courant writer Peter Marteka give a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Simsbury

Stratton Brook State Park Trails

November 4, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Twigs & Stratton Stratton Brook State Park Trails October 27, 2013 I’ve been to Stratton Brook a bunch of times, but only to take Damian sunning and swimming at the pond over there. Oh, and there’s one of the smallest nature center “museums” over there as well. But this page is about the park in general … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Beach, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, stratton brook state park

Case

October 24, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Terry’s Pain in the Butt Area Simsbury Land Trust's Case, formerly Terry’s Plain Area, Simsbury October 2013 Because I care about you, dear reader (and the singular is probably apt here), I have thought long and hard about how to best present the trails and historical sites in this unique little part of Simsbury. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Land Trust Hikes, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Military History, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust, State WMA

Farmington River/Tariffville Walk

October 8, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Drugs are a Dead End Farmington River/Tariffville Walk, Simsbury Land Trust October 2013 Ok, listen: You can skip this one. With so many beautiful and darn near pristine land trust properties in Simsbury, this one doesn’t really need to be on your list. Oh sure, it’s a lovely and important property – but it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Simsbury

Massacoe State Forest (Great Pond Block)

September 22, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

Great Pond... Or Greatest Pond? Massacoe State Forest (Great Pond Block), Simsbury September 2013 Sure, I have (literally) over 100 other pages to write about older experiences for CTMQ, but whatever. I’m writing this one from yesterday first. Because I can. And because I am one proud and happy dad. Sort of. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, video

Bog Walk

September 15, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Bog Walk Trail Simsbury Land Trust's Bog Walk, Simsbury September 2013 I had planned for this "hike" to be the first "hike" for my two-year-old. As a father, I often daydream about hiking with my sons much like 60's television had us believing that all dads wanted to play baseball with their kids. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

Onion Mountain Park

April 23, 2013 by Steve 4 Comments

Nothing to Cry About Onion Mountain Park trails, Simsbury April 21, 2013 In 2022, the Canton Land Conservation Trust linked this park to Roaring Brook Nature Center via the Onion Mountain Trail. I am falling in love with West Simsbury and North Canton. They have a "wildness" to them that is especially cool in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Simsbury, simsbury town trails

Ketchin Quarry

November 21, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Step'n Ketch'it Simsbury Land Trust’s Ketchin Quarry, Simsbury November 2012 I feel weird. Weird because I take pride in writing almost every word on this site; only cutting and pasting in rare circumstances. But for this page, about a ridiculously short little "hike" along Quarry Road in Simsbury, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Cool Rocks, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

Nod Brook WMA

May 4, 2012 by Steve 3 Comments

Zzzzzzz Nod Brook WMA, Avon & Simsbury May 2012 I originally wrote this in 2012 when Nod Brook was listed on the Simsbury Land Trust list of places to hike. Now it's 2019 I revisited to see if I'd missed anything. The roads into here are terrible, and... you don't care. Just read about this place I guess. Nod … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Avon, field trial area, Simsbury, State WMA

Rosedale Farm

February 10, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Coming Up Rosedales Simsbury Land Trust's Rosedale Farms Trail, Simsbury February 2012 As this was my first official hike of the Simsbury Land Trust list of hikes, I figured I'd jump in slowly. And easily. And flat. And close by. Hello Rosedale Farms! Rosedale Farms might be more familiar to you as a stop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Farms, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

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