This hike occurred on February 1, 2014 Trail Heads:560 Simsbury Rd., Bloomfield, CT – At Penwood State Park, there are parking spaces for 8-10 cars and plenty of curbside parking as well.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 … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 15
This hike occurred on January 19, 2014 Trail Heads:Talcott Notch Rd., Farmington, CT – by the intersection of Metacomet Rd and Talcott Notch Rd, there is side-of-the-road parking available for 3-4 cars by the electric lines access road. 2867 Albany Ave., West Hartford, CT – on Albany Ave, there is a parking lot by the Metacomet … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 13
This hike occurred on November 29, 2013 Trail Heads:Parking for Metacomet Trail, Colt Highway (RT-6), Farmington, CT – This Metacomet trail head has both a small parking lot as well as on-street parking where the trail crosses the highway. Talcott Notch Rd., Farmington, CT – by the intersection of Metacomet Rd and Talcott Notch Rd, there is … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 12
This hike occurred on November 16, 2013 Trail Heads:440 New Britain Ave., Plainville, CT – We parked in a doctors’ offices parking lot across the street from where the Metacomet enters the woods again after a road walk. The parking lot is very large and is not used by patients on evenings and weekends. Parking for Metacomet … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 11
This hike occurred on November 3, 2013 Trail Heads:330 Long Bottom Rd., Southington, CT – We parked on Long Bottom Road at Roger’s Orchard farm store. There is no roadside parking available at the trail head on Shuttle Meadow Road. 440 New Britain Ave., Plainville, CT – We parked in a doctors’ offices parking lot across the street from … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 10
This hike occurred on October 27, 2013 Trail Heads:330 Long Bottom Rd., Southington, CT – We parked on Long Bottom Road at Roger’s Orchard farm store. There is no roadside parking available at the trail head on Shuttle Meadow Road. 600 Wigwam Rd., Berlin, CT – We parked on Wigwam Road by Ragged Mountain Preserve. Length/Distance: According the Connecticut … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 9
Hike occurred on October 19th, 2013 Trail Head:Chestnut Lane, Hamden, CT – Parking: We parked on Chestnut Ln, on the far side of Sleeping Giant. There is roadside parking for at least a dozen vehicles. Length/Distance: We completed a loop hike, taking the Blue trail up to the tower and then coming back on the White trail; this was … Continue reading Sleeping Giant – Blue & White
This hike occurred on September 22, 2013 Trail Heads:Mt Carmel Ave., 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 Square trail is accessible directly from the parking lot. Mansion Rd., Wallingford, CT – Parking: There is a parking lot on … Continue reading Sleeping Giant – Square trail
This hike occurred on September 15, 2013 Trail Heads: 650 Southington Rd, Berlin, CT – Parking: On the side of Southington Rd, there’s space to park maybe 1-2 cars. There are no signs prohibiting it but it isn’t an optimal spot.Sheldon Rd, Southington, CT – Parking: On the side of Sheldon Rd, there is on-street parking for 8-10 … Continue reading Metacomet trail – Part 8
This hike occurred on August 17 & 18, 2013 Trail heads:8 Old Sharon Rd., Sharon, CT – Parking: We were a bit nervous leaving a car here but there was one space across from an unoccupied house that appeared to be either a weekend/summer house or abandon. The road is dirt and very quiet and we … Continue reading Appalachian Trail – part 1
