This hike occurred on August 9 & 14, 2013 Trail head: 365 Lake St., Vernon, CT – Parking: Risley Pond trail has a parking lot with room for over half a dozen cars. Length/Distance: According the CT Walk book and the town of Manchester, this lollipop loop trail should be 2.6 miles. According to my GPS tracking program, … Continue reading Risley Pond Trail
This hike occurred on August 6 & 11, 2013 Trail Heads: 620 Edgewood Rd, Berlin, CT – Parking: On the side of Edgewood Road, there is parking for around half a dozen cars to park off-road. 650 Southington Rd, Berlin, CT – Parking: On the side of Southington Rd, there’s space to park maybe 1-2 cars. There are no … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 7
This hike occurred on August 4, 2013 Trail Heads:West Peak Dr., Meriden, CT – Parking: Using the Hubbard Park auto road, we parked one car at the top of the Hanging Hills’ West Peak. 620 Edgewood Rd, Berlin, CT – Parking: On the side of Edgewood Road, there is parking for around half a dozen cars to park off-road. Length/Distance: According the … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 6
This hike occurred on August 3, 2013 Trail Head:West Peak Dr., Meriden, CT – Parking: Using the Hubbard Park auto road, we parked at the top of the Hanging Hills’ West Peak and did a loop hike. Length/Distance: According the Connecticut Walk book, the route was 1.2 miles. According to my GPS tracking program, our route was 2.24 miles, which included a non-trail … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 5
This hike occurred on July 27, 2013 Trail Heads: 400 Park Dr., Berlin, CT – Parking: Given our past experience with the auto road, we initially assumed we would not be able to access the peak inside Hubbard park by car so we parked on Park Dr back beyond the “no parking beyond this sign.” We walked to the gate and … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 4
This hike occurred on July 26, 2013 Trail Head:Mt Carmel Ave & Outer Ridge Rd, Hamden, CT – Parking: There is a parking lot on Mt Carmel Ave with room for maybe 3 cars to park off the road. The entrance to Circle trail is accessible either from the road or from a connector trail … Continue reading Sleeping Giant – Triangle and Circle trails
This hike occurred on July 21, 2013 Trail heads:100 Summit Wood Dr., Berlin, CT – Parking: After our last hike, we decided to park on the side of the road on Summit Wood Drive. There were signs posted near the cul de sac saying “no parking beyond this sign” but there was plenty of space to … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 3
This hike occurred on July 17, 2013 Trail heads: 960 Orchard Rd., Berlin, CT – Parking: Technically, there isn’t any parking though there is space on the side of the road to fit one car off the road. 2190 Chaimberlain Highway, Berlin, CT – Parking: Originally, we were going to park on Victoria Dr where the trail crosses it, … Continue reading Metacomet Trail – Part 2
This hike occurred on July 16, 2013 Trail heads: 960 Orchard Rd., Berlin, CT – Parking: Technically, there isn’t any parking though there is space on the side of the road to fit one car off the road. We hiked from here. 20 Spruce Brook Rd., Berlin, CT – Parking: This is not technically a parking area. However, … Continue reading Metacomet Trail – Part 1
This hike occurred on July 14, 2013 Trail heads:725 Westfield Rd., Meriden, CT – Parking: Technically, the parking area is inside Dr Francis Giuffrida Park (NOT the same as Giuffrida Park); Google Maps says Dr Giuffrida Park is at 500 Westfield Rd. However, if you put in 500 Westfield Rd, GPS will direct you a quarter of a … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 18
Transcending Mountains 