Glacial Park

| May 22, 2013

Glacial Park

1.13 miles   2.4 mph very short but very cool hike with a friend through this amazing property. the trail literally went boulder-hopping at one point, and we’re not talking tiny bolders. it was lots of fun. lots and lots of swamp azalea in bloom on this trail. this is such a beautiful shrub, and […]

Pachaug SF, Beach Pond North

| April 21, 2013

Pachaug SF, Beach Pond North

5 miles   2.1 mph i wanted a loop hike, and since the pachaug trail doesn’t really lend itself to loop hikes, i added in various mountain bike paths and old woods roads to make it a loop, with predictably mixed results. the blue-blazed pachaug trail through here is rugged and beautiful, the rest not […]

Nehantic State Forest

| April 13, 2013

Nehantic State Forest

3.89 miles   2.1 mph same kind of hike as the last one, as in moderate elevation changes; from maybe 150 feet to almost 500 feet and back. this was kind of a scruffy little state forest with a nice up and down loop and some decent views at the top and very well-marked trails. […]

Devil’s Hopyard State Park

| April 11, 2013

Devil's Hopyard State Park

3.68 miles   2.2 mph this was a workout, and i’m going to go ahead and give myself extra calories off for it. lots of up hills and down hills. also poorly marked trails got me lost pretty frequently, so ymmv. literally! very scenic, though. interesting. i meant to do both the orange loop and […]

Narragansett Trail, Green Falls Pond to Rt. 49

| April 8, 2013

Narragansett Trail, Green Falls Pond to Rt. 49

4.88 miles  2.3 mph at last i got to walk this final bit of the narragansett trail! part of this stretch has been closed since last october per the rod and gun club through which it passes; it opened april 1. i liked it a lot. it has a less-travelled feeling to it south of […]

Pachaug SF, Pharisee Rock Trail

| April 1, 2013

Pachaug SF, Pharisee Rock Trail

4.44 miles   2.4 mph did a quick out-and-back because i’m still nursing a sore muscle in my calf. the first part of this trail was on the blue-blazed pachaug trail, and aside from the usual atv and dirt bike damage, both of these trails were really interesting. they went through an abandoned farm and […]