auntie | May 21, 2017
3.5 miles; North Stonington, CT This was the second section of the PCHC’s Narragansett Trail traverse (for some background on the trail, see my post about Section 1). We had an absolutely beautiful day, and I FOUND RAMPS! I was so excited and happy about this, but no, I’m not going to say exactly where they […]
auntie | April 17, 2017
1.86 miles; North Stonington, CT The Providence County Hiking Club has decided to hike the entire Narragansett Trail this year in short sections, and today’s hike is Section 1, which goes from the beginning of the blue-blazed Connecticut Forest & Park Association trail, at the base of Lantern Hill in North Stonington, to the beginning […]
auntie | January 25, 2017
3 miles; North Stonington, CT A friend and I tried 3 times to get to the Narragansett Trail area that had the Native American stonework on it (see this post from June of 2014), and were frustrated 3 times, twice by the extremely swollen Yawbux Brook, and once by the poor blazing and trail-making of the […]
auntie | December 1, 2016
1.15 miles; North Stonington, CT I had no time for a hike today, but the weather, for December 1st, was so good—brilliant sunshine and almost 60-degrees—that I couldn’t not hike, so I made a quick trip up Lantern Hill. Naturally, by the time I got up to the top the sun had gone behind clouds, but […]
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 | September 12, 2016
6.6 miles (as hiked from home; 2.5 miles total trails), North Stonington, CT I just wanted to get out without having to drive, so I took this opportunity to try out the new (to me) trail blazed on the Erisman Woodlands/Babcock Ridge Preserves that are within walking distance from home and I loved it. You can […]
