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Chatfield Trail, Killingworth
4.7 mile trail, with a ¾ mile alternate trail to make loop hikes possible.The Chatfield Trail runs between Route 80 and River Road in Killingworth, just south of ChatfieldHollowState Park. The north...
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Happy Holidays at Sleeping Giant
On Sunday, the Sleeping Giant Park Association celebrated the season with their Holiday Hike and Social. About 50 people showed up for a two mile hike, and more met up for the party a little later....
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Mattabesett Trail – Mount Higby.
Route 66 to Country Club Road: 4 ½ miles Trail MapHow do you turn a 4 mile hike with friends into an 11 mile solitary excursion? Some would answer “by being stupid!”. But that might...
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Chauncey Peak and Giuffrida Park
Sunday - Boxing Day - low 30's, driving wind, snow threatening - perfect day for hike (but just a short one). Hiking with some of the Sleeping Giant crew on a small section of the Mattabesett Trail:...
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Sleeping Giant in the snow
Violet and Yellow Trails - 5.4 miles After all the snow a few days ago, it was time to get out into the woods for a couple of hours. Head to toe on the Giant and back again. I picked the Violet and...
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New Year's Day day after Hike
As happens all too often here, a good snowstorm is followed quickly by warmer temperatures and at least a little rain. That mucks up the trails as the surface thaws; mud and ice make a really slick...
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One More Day on the Giant
It's New England. If you don't like the weather, wait a minute. The warm weather from the last few days gave way to howling winds and plummeting temperatures - back down anyway to the 20's and 30's...
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MacRitchie Reservoir Park – Singapore
Wiki ShotI was in Singapore a while back, and spent a Saturday morning on a day hike at MacRitchieReservoirPark. The city / state / country of Singapore has a population of about 5 million in 270...
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I just don't know what to wear!
It's been a tough winter - more snow that I can remember. And while hiking through nearly three feet of fresh powder was fun, the crusty stuff has put a damper on my hikes the last weeks/months....
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Zoar Trail - Prydden Brook Trail
Last September I hiked the Zoar Trail in the PaugussettStateForest expecting to have lunch next to the huge waterfall where Prydden Brook empties into LakeZoar. Imagine my disappointment to find a...
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Nayantaquit Trail - Lyme, CT
Nayantaquit Trail in the Lyme section of the NehanticStateForest– 4 mile loop trail with two side trails, total hike about 7 miles. State Forest Map State...
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The Naugatuck Trail
The Naugatuck Trail runs through the East Block of the Naugatuck State Forest in Bethany – from Route 42 near Simpson Pond to Route 8 in Beacon Falls. The 5 ½ mile trail is a shadow of its former self,...
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The Paugussett Trail
Every trail guide I’ve read calls out the length of the trail. Did you ever wonder how those measurements are taken? GPS– right? But trail guides have been in publication far longer than hand held...
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Four Seasons on Sleeping Giant
I've read a lot of "why I hike" blogs and contests recently. I wrote this article for the February edition of Giant News - the Sleeping Giant Park Association newsletter. You can read that...
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The Ever Expanding Universe
There are about 825 miles of Blue-Blazed trails here in Connecticut, maintained by volunteers and overseen by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. 825, until now. My copy of the CPFA News and...
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Chauncey Peak and Lamentation Mountain
Mattabesett Trail – Middletown to the Berlin Turnpike trailhead in BerlinThe trail has been rerouted since the 19th edition of the WalkBook. This link shows the new route.I've spent a lot of time on...
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No Time to Hike?
Are you in Connecticut? Yes? - good. Then get outside now!! The weather is great (when it's not raining), good hiking temps, and the forests are exploding with Mountain Laurel - little pink or white...
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Along the way
My favorite time of year hiking in southern Connecticut. Well maybe second favorite, but it's a close second to fall. Not too hot, not too buggy, and the forests are filled with blooming Mountain...
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Mattabesett Trail - Reservoir Loop
Part 1 - Reservoir Loop TrailHike date June 13, 2011 I've confirmed yet another immutable fact of life - this blog don't write itself. While I have been hiking the last few weeks, I just haven't been...
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Mattabesett Trail - Reservoir Section
Part 2 - the MattabesettHike date June 13, 2011 I left you right here in Part 1, just off the Reservoir Loop Trail and on the Mattabesett Trail heading north toward River Road. I'll still detail the...
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Walk by the Water
With a couple of hours to kill, I took what is one of my favorite hikes through Sleeping Giant Park. Out on the quiet northern side of the mountain, parking at the Circle trailhead on Tuttle Ave,...
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Quinnipiac Trail - West Woods detour
Fall in New England, it's a really nice time to hike - cool days, colorful leaves... and the Quinnipiac Trail through Hamden is a great trail - woods, hills, views, rivers etc etc. But for the last...
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Point Me The Way Home
Cairns. Cairns are simply man-made piles of stone. Out on a hike, we’ve all seen them used for trail or summit markers. This one on BraceMountain not only marks the summit, but acts as a base for...
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Good Things, Small Packages - Southford Falls State Park
SouthfordFallsState Park, Oxford, CT State Park site Trail MapThere are over a hundred state parks in little Connecticut, and beyond Sleeping Giant, I’ve only...
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The Internet is Forever
Hi gang, it's been a while. And in that time, the CFPA and their volunteers have been busy moving trails, opening new trails, and closing trails that either can't be maintained or to which they've lost...
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