auntie | October 28, 2016
3.4 miles; Cromwell, CT I had to visit to a store out in this direction, so I took the opportunity to also visit a small state park I’d read about in the “A-Z of Connecticut State Parks” blog (see my Blog Roll). I have to say, it was very much exactly as described. I loved the […]
auntie | October 13, 2016
1.66 miles; North Stonington, CT Normally I wouldn’t bother with such a short trail system. Less than 2 miles? Pfft. However, I was prompted to explore this small North Stonington preserve by a newspaper article about a trail being added here to connect with the Narragansett Trail. The Stewart Hill Preserve Trail, opened last summer, has […]
auntie | October 3, 2016
4.12 miles; Danbury, CT All done but one! And not for anything, but if this had been the first one of these hikes I had tried, I never would have gotten this far. This was a KILLER hike. A lot of elevation gain in a very short distance. My quads were screaming at me by […]
auntie | September 20, 2016
8 1/2 miles; Voluntown, CT; West Greenwich and Exeter, RI For anyone familiar with the Rhode Island hiking canon, by which I mean books by Ken Weber and Charles Hickox and Elly Heyder, this hike is listed as one of the most strenuous or difficult in the area. And no one seems to know what […]
auntie | September 15, 2016
7.5 miles; Voluntown and Sterling, CT I did the complete loop from top to bottom, starting on the Pachaug Trail, to the Pachaug/Quinebaug Connector Trail, to the Quinebaug Trail, to the Phillips Pond Trail, and back to the Pachaug. But I kind of cheated by using the Forest Road instead of following the Quinebaug all the […]
auntie | August 23, 2016
4.2 miles; Voluntown, CT I went back today to one of my favorite local places. There’s not much water in the river, so the crossing, which can be hairy at times, was pretty tame. Otherwise it was an uneventful hike. This stretch of the blue-blazed Narragansett Trail through the gorge is always an experience. It’s […]
