Buck Up Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Buckland Pond ~0.5 mile loop, January 2017 I used to live in Manchester as well as Glastonbury. I became familiar with the backroads between the towns that avoided the highways. But even so, there is a whole section of Manchester that I was wholly unfamiliar with … [Read more...]
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MLCT: Fairway Park
Not Fair Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Fairway Park 5-minute Bumble-Around, January 2017 I titled this page “Not Fair.” Why? Because busting on this MLCT property isn’t fair on my part. They do a great job all around the town of Manchester. I could give them the business regarding their website, … [Read more...]
MLCT: Purdy Nature Park Trail
Purdy, not Purty Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Purdy Nature Park Trail 0.5 mile one way, December 2016 When I began completing Manchester, I knew I would have to walk a bunch of trails that most people would tend to avoid. That’s just the nature of being a completist. It even happens in the Catskills … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 12: Hilliard Trail
Doesn't Amount to a Hilliard of Beans Hockanum River Trail: Hilliard, Manchester .3 miles round trip, May 2015 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the New State Road Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better … [Read more...]
The Ashford Oak
”This Place is Dead Anyway” The Ashford Oak January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There’s a line in 1996’s Swingers that my wife and I love so much we use it anytime we can. The boys in the film are at an absolutely packed LA club and a suggestion is made to leave and go to a party in the … [Read more...]
Rankin Preserve
I Be Rankin This Hike Pretty Low Rankin Preserve January 2017 This is a Joshua's Trust property. The Rankin Preserve is one of those “in-between” places that don’t really deserve a page on CTMQ, but here we are. What I mean by that is that Rankin isn’t “officially” trailed, but it has a wide, short, easy to … [Read more...]
Cheney Rail Trail
Yup, There are Hobos Here Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Cheney Rail 1.2 miles one way, December 2016 2.5 mile one way, May 2020 I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Verplanck
Verplanck... Kerplunk Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Verplanck, Manchester ~1.5 miles out and back, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. The … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 9: Laurel Marsh
Landfill Sunrise Hockanum River Trail: Laurel Marsh, Manchester ~3 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Chipper Drive Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the … [Read more...]
Willimantic River Alliance Intro (Hikes)
Willimantic River Alliance Tolland, Windham, Stafford, Mansfield, Coventry, Tolland Man, this is a confusing one for me. This outfit oversees a water trail from Stafford Springs to Willimantic and some hiking trails in those towns plus the ones in between. I never meant to include Connecticut’s river trails … [Read more...]
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