A Walk Through the Valley of the Falls Multiple Trails, Vernon April 2010 & December 2023 Valley Falls Park is a hub. It's a great jumping off point for tons of hikes and bike rides. This page is almost exclusively about the park trails maintained by the town of Vernon. It won't delve into the Shenipsit Trail or … [Read more...]
Field Forest Trails
Field & Stream 2-3 Miles, Durham September 2023 Y'all know I love Connecticut Forest and Parks Association. I love what they do and how they do it. I just happened to run into former executive director Eric Hammerling in a store recently and had a nice chat to catch up on our lives. Me and CFPA - we're tight. … [Read more...]
Mattatuck Trail: Section 1
Cruising in a Plymouth 7.4 Miles, Wolcott & Plymouth December 2022 When I begin a new longer-distance trail, I often think about the people who rush to rip through certain hiking challenges. Surely there are Blue Trails Challenge hikers who try to get through the CFPA's nearly 1,000 miles of trails in just a … [Read more...]
Finch Brook Preserve
Mario HiKarting Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott November 2022 This trail is bonkers. Really and truly bonkers. It is a designed as a 2.6 mile go-kart track... but for hiking. You will get dizzy walking the loop. You will have visions of "cheating" by cutting corners. You will read poetry and cross into Waterbury for … [Read more...]
Nipmuck Trail: Section 4
Section 4: The State of the Union Barlow Mill Road to MA State Line, ~7.5 Miles November 2020 & June 2022 This is a fairly rugged seven or so miles, but the kicker is that no matter who you are or how you hike it, you must hike several more miles to get back to a car. I suppose you could have a kayak left at the … [Read more...]
Mattatuck Trail Intro
Mattatuck Trail Wolcott to Cornwall, ~42 miles December 2022 - The CFPA's Mattatuck Trail is a bit of a mess. A really cool mess, but a mess nonetheless. It has a break in the middle of it between White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield and the south end of the Shepaug Reservoir in Warren. It traverses … [Read more...]
Saugatuck Trail Intro
Saugatuck Trail Easton to Weston, ~12 miles December 2007 - I completed the Saugatuck Trail in 2007 in just a couple of hours. Then CFPA extended in in 2018 and linked it up with the newer Aspetuck Trail. So now I have to write this introduction page because now I have to hike the trail in two part. But at … [Read more...]
Natchaug SF: Chaplin, Eastford, & Hampton Block Trails
CCC I Told You So Natchaug State Forest Trails, Eastford, Chaplin, & Hampton October 2021 The Natchaug has been a state forest for over 100 years. That's pretty cool. Who knows... if not for that designation, the towns of Eastford and Ashford and Hampton and Chaplin and Pomfret may be bustling megacities by now. … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 14
Section 14: A Jog by the Jog Route 20 to Rising Corner Road (MA), 7.8 Miles September 2, 2020 This is it. This is the end. What began on April 29, 2007 on the Berlin Turnpike across from a (now closed) stripclub, ended on a beautiful late summer day near the Massachusetts state line. Thirteen and a half years. … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac Trail Intro
Quinnipiac Trail Hamden, Cheshire, Bethany, Prospect, 18.3 Miles Began: October 2012 Completed: The Quinnipiac Trail is the oldest in the Connecticut Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System, which is to say, it’s really old. Many tens of thousands of people have hiked at least a part of the trail since its creation … [Read more...]
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