This hike occurred August 8, 2012 Trail Heads:Corner of Pisgah Rd and Sand Hill Rd, Durham, CT – Parking: This technically isn’t a trail head but I was perfectly happy parking on the side of the road. There is a sizable shoulder (there’s enough room to have the car completely off the road) and no signs saying you can’t park there. … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 9
This hike occurred on July 9, 2012 Trail Heads: Bear Hill Rd., Middletown, CT – same as the last post Aircraft Rd., Middletown, CT – same as the last post Length/Distance: According to my GPS tracking program, our route was approximately 2.75 miles. According to the CT Walk book, the route was 2.5 miles long. Summary: For this hike, we … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 4
This hike occurred on June 19, 2012 Trail Heads:Bear Hill Rd., Middletown, CT – Parking: There is off-street parking for 3-4 cars. The road is also very quiet and has a sizable shoulder so parking isn’t an issue at this trail head. This trail head was easy to find. Aircraft Rd., Middletown, CT – Parking: To … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 3
This hike occurred on June 11 & 15, 2012 Trail Heads: Brooks Rd., Middletown, CT – Parking: right by the Asylum Reservoir Number 2, there is off-street parking for 2 cars. The 2 times we’ve been here, parking was always available. The Blue trail (going in the southerly direction) is almost directly across the street from the … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 2
This hike occurred on June 8, 2012 Trail Heads:River Rd., Middletown, CT – Parking: The parking area for this trail head is located next to a power plant. You go down River Rd, pass the Kleen Energy entrance on your right and keep going for a bit. You’ll see another power plant of some kind … Continue reading Mattabesett Trail – Part 1
We began and ended this hike on June 1, 2012 Trail Heads: 85 River Rd., Killingworth, CT – Parking: across the street from the trail head, there is parking for 2 cars. The road is very quiet and doesn’t see much traffic, though what traffic there is tends to drive very fast. Be wary of … Continue reading Chatfield Trail
Ragged Mountain We began this section on April 21, 2012 and finished May 11, 2012We hiked all of the Red Dot, White Dot, Green Dot, Blue-Red, Blue-Yellow, and Blue trails Trail Head: The trail head for this section is located at West Lane & Wigwam Rd, Kensington, CT. There is a lot of roadside parking located near the trail head. Even … Continue reading Ragged Mountain Preserve
Cockaponset TrailWe began and finished this hike on May 18, 2012. Trail Heads: Beaver Meadow Rd., Haddam, CT – Parking: at the trail head, there is maybe 2 parking spots. As recommended in the Connecticut Walk Books, we parked in the commuter parking lot approximately 2/10ths of a mile away. The road is very narrow … Continue reading Cockaponset Trail
Transcending Mountains 