August 9th and 10th, 2015Start: Under Mountain TrailEnd: Rt 7/112Mileage: 15.0 (+ 2.0) On August 9th, I hiked with friends from Under Mountain Road, up Under Mountain Trail to Riga Junction, and then south on the AT to Riga Shelter and campsite. View from Riga Shelter We camped out overnight there. The next day on … Continue reading Summer/Fall 2015 CT AT hikes
Hike occurred on November 15, 2014 Trail Heads: Short St & Hard St, New Haven, CT – This is an official trail head for West Rock Ridge State Park, with access to the Blue/Yellow Westville Feeder Trail as well as Teal and Teal/White trails. The parking lot has space for parking for at least 8 … Continue reading Regicides Trail
This hike occurred on September 13, 2014 Trail Heads: 76 Mountain Rd, Prospect, CT – This is an official trail head for the Naugatuck State Forest and provides a small parking lot with parking for 3-4 cars. Cheshire & Chatfield Rds, Prospect, CT – This was the final terminus of the Quinnipiac Trail. There was room to park … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 4
This hike occurred on August 16 & 17 Trail head:395 Undermountain Rd (Rt 41), Salisbury, CT – Off of Rt 41, there’s a large parking lot with space for maybe a dozen cars. In addition, there’s also road side parking.Length/Distance: According to the CT Walk book and the Appalachian Trail guide, the first section of trail … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – part 2
This hike occurred on August 9th, 2014 Trail Heads: 370 Brooks Rd, Bethany, CT – This road is a narrow, wooded residential road. There’s space for maybe 2 cars on the side of the road near the trail head.76 Mountain Rd, Prospect, CT – This is an official trail head for the Naugatuck State Forest and provides … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 3
This hike occurred on August 2, 2014 Trail Heads: 370 Brooks Rd, Bethany, CT – This road is a narrow, wooded residential road. There’s space for maybe 2 cars on the side of the road near the trail head.250 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT – We parked on the side of the road by Sleeping Giant … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 2
This hike occurred on May 11, 2014 Trail Heads:102 Chestnut Lane, Hamden, CT – There is parking on the side of the road for 2-3 cars to park off the road. There’s also enough space to park along the side of the road.6 Banton St, North Haven, CT – This parking area is in a … Continue reading Quinnipiac Trail – part 1
This hike occurred on April 18, 2014 Trail Heads: 2401 Mountain Rd, West Suffield, CT – We parked on the side of the road. There was quite a lot of parking available both on the side of Phelps Rd and a bit past the intersection of Phelps/Mountain Rd. Rising Corner Rd, Southwick, MA – We parked on … Continue reading Metacomet trail – part 18
This hike occurred on March 15, 2014 Trail Heads: 7 Holcomb St., East Granby, CT – We parked on the side of the road. There was plenty of space for parking on the shoulder around the intersection. 2809 Phelps Rd, West Suffield, CT – We parked on the side of the road. There was quite a … Continue reading Metacomet trail – part 17
This hike occurred on February 8, 2014 Trail Heads: 56 Mountain Rd., Tariffville, CT – There are plenty of curbside spots along Mountain Rd. It’s a lane-and-a-half quiet residential road so parking isn’t a problem. 7 Holcomb St., East Granby, CT – We did not park here but we ended our hike here. It appears that … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 16
Transcending Mountains 