2017

2017 Year in Exploration

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Tariffville Gorge

★★★☆☆

41.911436, -72.746564

Tariffville Gorge / Cowles Park Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail / East Granby Town Park in East Granby Parking: Main Lot: Medium lot near 238-266 S Main St,…

Zemko Sawmill Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.504849, -72.267249

Zemko Sawmill Preserve Salem Land Trust 92 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 180 Rattlesnake Ledge Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map        Trails:…

Ferguson Conservancy

★★☆☆☆

41.806490, -71.952575

C. Vaughan Ferguson Jr. Conservancy and Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest Wolf Den Land Trust 152.6 acres in Brooklyn, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 319-231 CT-169 Brooklyn,… Read more…

Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park

★★☆☆☆

41.847478, -72.083341

Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park Connecticut State Park 5 acres in Eastford, CT Parking:  Small lot along Kingsbury Rd Eastford, CT Trail Map        Trails:…

Potter Meadow

★★☆☆☆

41.713640, -72.245125

Potter Meadow Preserve Joshua’s Trust Land Trust 34 acres in Columbia, CT Parking: At the end of the cul-de-sac near 98 Commerce Dr, Columbia, CT Trail Map … Read more…

Gillette Castle State Park

★★★★☆

41.427069, -72.429423

Gillette Castle State Park Connecticut State Park 122 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Large lot near 67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT Trail Map      …

Utley Hill Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.697347, -72.324801

Utley Hill Preserve and Columbia Recreation Park Joshua’s Trust Property and Columbia Town Park 275 acres in Columbia, CT (125 for Joshua’s Trust and 150 for the… Read more…

Talcott Ravine

★★★☆☆

41.823406, -72.493271

Talcott Ravine Northern Connecticut Land Trust Property 26 acres in Vernon, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 9 Main St Vernon, CT Map         …

Tinkerville Brook

★★☆☆☆

41.927542, -72.207901

Tinkerville Brook Joshua’s Trust Preserve 42 acres in Ashford, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 135 Armitage Rd, Ashford, CT Trail Map         Trails: 1.2 miles …

Blackledge Falls

★★★☆☆

41.700546, -72.458132

Blackledge Falls Glastonbury Town Park 80 acres in Glastonbury, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 3817 CT-94, Glastonbury, CT Trail Map           Trails: 2…