Newtown's Town Trails There are a lot of trails to hike in Newtown. That's it. That's all I really need to say here. We all know what Newtown is associated with and of course that's impossible to divorce from what the town is today. But there's something renewing about getting out into the woods and walking … [Read more...]
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State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
Land Trust Trails
Connecticut Hiking Challenges & Rewards
CFPA Trails & The Blue Trails Challenge
Town Owned Trails
Peakbagging Tallies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Collis P. Huntington State Park Intro
Collis P Huntington State Park Bethel, Newtown, Redding The most mystifying thing about Huntington State Park is how getting there feels like you are driving into the black hole of Connecticut. I have driven every backroad in the state and those around this park are some of the most vexing to be sure. This park is … [Read more...]
Paugussett State Forest Intro
Paugussett State Forest Newtown Oftentimes, these little intro pages don't really serve much of a purpose other than to help me catalog stuff on this site. This is one of those times because I don't have much to say about the Paugussett State Forest that isn't said in the hike reports below. There are two … [Read more...]
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Trails
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sharon, & Sherman Up until 2020, there existed three land trusts in northwest Connecticut that no longer exist: The Brookfield Land Trust, The Naromi Land Trust, and the Weanitogue Land Trust. In 2019, the Brookfield Land … [Read more...]
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Intro
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Groton Most state parks in Connecticut offer at least a little bit of hiking. Those that don't, like this one, usually offer a ton of history. Fort Griswold was the site of the Battle of Groton Heights during the Revolutionary War. It was a brutal battle, even if it only … [Read more...]
Bluff Point State Park & Coastal Reserve Intro
Bluff Point State Park & Coastal Reserve Groton With no interest in doing the research, I'm going to say that Bluff Point is the only property in Connecticut where a state park, state reserve, and state natural area preserve are all contiguous and completely seamless to visitors. Bold and exciting claim, I … [Read more...]
Haley Farm State Park Intro
Haley Farm State Park Groton It is my contention, perhaps unfounded, that Haley Farm is overlooked because it abuts the more popular Bluff Point State Park. Where Bluff Point gets you with its coastal scenery, Haley Farm is all about its history. Connecticut's first governor, John Winthrop Jr., owned part of the … [Read more...]
Groton’s Town Trails
Groton's Town Trails I'm sure you can find this lament elsewhere on CTMQ, but I'm saying it again: Connecticut's town structure is annoying enough, but our fake towns are even more annoying. Mystic is probably the worst example. Granted, this only matters to me and my "need" for accuracy in listing things within the … [Read more...]
HLT: Indian Meadow
"Completing" Harwinton... Again Harwinton Land Trust: Indian Meadow November 2020 Ah, Indian Meadow. Back in 2018 when I "completed" Harwinton, this property was my bugaboo. I knew at the time that a trail was being developed here, but since it wasn't yet, I called the town "complete." Of course, if you know … [Read more...]
Goshen’s Town Trails
Goshen's Town Trails Putting together Goshen's pages for CTMQ has been enlightening. I learned (via Wikipedia, for what that's worth) that Ivan Llendl lived here in a $25 million mansion. And one of my son's favorite authors (in elementary school), Mary Pope Osbourne lives/lived here. And Madeline L'Engle! In … [Read more...]
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