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Newgate WMA

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Newgate WMA

Hunting for Trail Newgate Wildlife Management Area, East Granby May 2019 When I set out to explore Connecticut’s wildlife management areas, I don’t ever have high hopes. I think that only one champions its hiking: (Sessions Woods in Burlington). Most are just plots of land to be used for hunting, birding, and/or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: East Granby, Hartford County, newgate wma, State WMA

Cromwell Meadows WMA

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Cromwell Meadows WMA

Crom-Oh-Well Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area, Cromwell May 2019 When I set out to explore Connecticut’s wildlife management areas, I don’t ever have high hopes. I think that only one champions its hiking (Sessions Woods in Burlington). Most are just plots of land to be used for hunting, birding, and/or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County, State WMA

Franklin Swamp WMA

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Franklin Swamp WMA

Frankly Not Worth It Franklin Swamp WMA, Franklin May 2019 When I put together my CTMQ Town Guides for each of our 169 towns, I do my best to capture everything germane to what it is I do. When it comes to hiking, I tend to be way too thorough. There's a sort of hierarchy to these things, and state-owned wildlife … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Franklin, New London County, State WMA

Flaherty Field Trial Area

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Flaherty Field Trial Area

Horsefeathers Flaherty Field Trial Area, East Windsor April 2019 I know you are not going to hike here. And the chances that you'll come here to go hunting or field trialing or whatever are very slim. And the chances that I'll get through this page without mixing up "trail" and "trial" as a typo are even more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: East Windsor, field trial area, Hartford County, State WMA

Bear Hill WMA

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Bear Hill WMA

I Can Bearly Stand It Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area, Bozrah September 23, 2018 This page will be (rightfully) lost to history, but for the sake of it... I "completed" Bozrah at Bear Hill WMA. Yes, my favorite town to pick on, Bozrah. The town I've come to love over the last twelve years of writing CTMQ. Good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Bozrah!, New London County, State WMA

Roraback WMA

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Roraback WMA

Roraback Girl Roraback Wildlife Management Area, Harwinton May 6, 2018 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: harwinton, Litchfield County, State WMA

Sessions Woods WMA

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Sessions Woods WMA

Hiking Sessions Session Woods WMA Multiple hikes You know what the most ridiculous thing you’ll read today is? This: I don’t think anyone else has ever used “Hiking Sessions” as a title for a description of hiking at Sessions Woods. What the heck is wrong with people? Is there really any other title for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Nature Centers, Observation Towers, sessions woods wma, State WMA, Tunxis Trail

Sessions Woods Observation Tower

Sessions Woods Observation Tower

Sessions Woods Observation Tower Sessions Woods WMA, Burlington ~30' high Back when I started the list of towers and observation decks around Connecticut, a commenter noted that I was missing the Sessions Woods fire tower. I remember my initial thought was that the commenter was nuts. For I had, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Burlington, Great Views, Hartford County, Observation Towers, sessions woods wma, State WMA

Sessions Woods/Negro Hill Brook Falls

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Sessions Woods/Negro Hill Brook Falls

Falls so Cool They be Ice Sessions Woods Falls, Burlington February 1, 2014 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. But not really now, except it notes that they are “south of Burlington," which would mean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Burlington, Burlington Land Trust, Hartford County, Justin Coleman Photography, sessions woods wma, State WMA, Waterfalls

SLT: Case

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SLT: Case

Terry’s Pain in the Butt Area Case, formerly Terry’s Plain Area, Simsbury Land Trust October 4, 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. What's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Land Trust Hikes, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Hartford County, Military History, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust, State WMA

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