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Mattabesett Trail: Section 1

July 13, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 1: I Have But One Lament... Berlin Turnpike to Country Club Road, ~ 9 miles Berlin, Meriden, Middletown May 2008 ...And that lament is this: Indeed. Lots and lots of it. On the ground, on trees, in shrub form, on my shins, behind my knees, fingers, arms nose, eyelid, ear, stomach, neck, some … [Read more...]

Mattabesett Trail Intro

July 11, 2008 by Steve 9 Comments

Mattabesett Trail (part of The New England National Scenic Trail) Berlin to Middletown, ~65 miles Began: May 2008 Completed: November 2008 Major reroute update: November 2023 Post-2009 is an exciting time to hike the Mattabesett Trail! Why? Because our Federal government finally stopped worrying about … [Read more...]

Tunxis Southington Region: North

April 20, 2008 by Steve 10 Comments

Compouncing a Good Thing Bristol/Southington, 2 Trails, ~ 6.5 miles, solo March 22, 2008 Parts of these trails have been closed and reopened since I wrote this page, due to property ownership issues. I hope they always stay open because they are fun trails - but be sure to check the CFPA site. A month prior … [Read more...]

Tunxis Southington Region: South

April 10, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Some nICE Surprises Southington/Wolcott, 4 Trails, with RobY February 2008 While I'm intent on completing the Tunxis Mainline South to North in an orderly fashion, the three regional trail sections (consisting of 17 trails or so) I'm not really too concerned with how I do them, just that I get them done. And … [Read more...]

Tunxis Nepaug Regional Trails

March 17, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Part Slog, Part Jog - Through the Nepaug New Hartford, 3 Trails, ~ 6 miles March 16, 2008 I had planned to hike the 11 mile section of Mainline Tunxis trail with my friend Rob Y - but awoke with a sick wife and child. (Note: here's the Mainline section through this area.) So that was a no-go. When said sick … [Read more...]

Tunxis Regional Trails Intro

March 16, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tunxis Regional Trails Southington, Bristol, Wolcott, Plymouth, Burlington, New Hartford, 43.4 miles Began: February 2008 Completed: November 2008, with revisits over the years These hikes were done a long time ago and there have been some changes to the trails. It's always good to check with the CFPA before … [Read more...]

Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 1

March 11, 2008 by Steve 45 Comments

Section 1: ATV's = Absolutely Toxic Vehicles Southington/Wolcott, 4.0 miles, with Rob Y February 2008 In the summer of 2024, CFPA made some trail changes in this section and, in fact, did what I said they should do in 2008. This page is not updated to reflect these changes. Tunxis: "The point where the river … [Read more...]

Tunxis Trail Intro

March 10, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Tunxis Mainline Trail Southington to Hartland, 83.1 miles Began: February 2008 Completed: October 2013 January 2015 In 2015 the Tunxis Trail – the mainline trunk and the slew of regional trails – were changed, swapped, and extended in 2014 - mostly in Burlington. I hiked the extension and have made the effort … [Read more...]

Regicides Trail

February 24, 2008 by Steve 6 Comments

How Did The Chicken Cross the Wilbur? Bethany/Hamden/Woodbridge/New Haven, 7 miles (North-to-South) January 13, 2008 Four months (or so) prior to this hike, I reached out to my friend Andy who lives near this rather unsung trail. Since it is an end-to-ender, I would like a partner. I also had this (rather silly, … [Read more...]

Lillinonah Trail

February 10, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Pictures of Lilli(Nonah) Newtown, 6.1 miles, solo December 9, 2007 Having finished the early morning hike down along the western section of the Saugatuck Trail, I still had some time to check out another of the CFPA trails. So I picked my way through the back roads north up to Newtown and its Lillinonah Trail. … [Read more...]