2023

2023 Year In Exploration

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Hikes by Month |expand|

January

February

  • Mount Higby
  • Lewis Farm Bird Sanctuary
  • Will Warren’s Den
  • West Mountain Property
  • Mary Edwards Mountain Property
  • Godard Preserve
  • Sunset Rock State Park

March

  • Mansfield Hollow
  • Pigeon Swamp
  • Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve
  • Schoolhouse Brook Park

April

  • Sherwood Island State Park
  • Trout Brook Valley
  • Kilkenny Rock
  • Mono Pond State Park
  • Cotton Hollow Preserve
  • Holcomb Farm
  • Dewey-Granby Oak
  • Katan Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves
  • Shelter Falls
  • Sperry Falls
  • Mahoney Pond
  • Cedar Wood Preserve
  • Barrett Preserve

May

Tower Hill Preserve

★★☆☆☆

122 Tower Hill Rd, Chaplin, CT 06235, USA

Tower Hill Preserve Joshua’s Trust Property 236 acres in Chaplin, CT Parking: Medium sized pull-off near 122 Tower Hill Rd, Chaplin, CT Trail Map       Trails:…

Mahoney Pond

★★☆☆☆

41.623161, -72.134178

Franklin Swamp WMA: Mahoney Pond Connecticut Wildlife Management Area 50 acres in Franklin, CT Parking: Tiny pull off on Under the Mountain Rd, Franklin, CT Trail Map … Read more…

Bush Hill Preserve

★★★☆☆

330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester, CT, USA

Bush Hill Preserve Manchester Land Trust 177.5 acres in Manchester, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester, CT Trail Map       …

Sperry Falls

★★☆☆☆

Sperry Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525, USA

Sperry Falls Park Woodbridge Town Park and Regional Water Authority Property 4 acres in Woodbridge, CT Parking: Seasonal parking near Sperry Rd, Woodbridge, CT RWA Permit Parking… Read more…

Katan-Ensor Preserve

★★★☆☆

61 Strong Rd, West Granby, CT, USA

Katan-Ensor Preserve and Old Messenger Road Preserves Granby Land Trust 236 acres in Granby, CT Parking: Small lot near 61 Strong Rd, West Granby, CT Trail Map…

Holcomb Farm

★★☆☆☆

113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, USA

Holcomb Farm Trails Granby Town Farm and Granby Land Trust 300 acres in Granby, CT Parking: West Trails: Likely better access from 29 Broad Hill Road, West…

Dewey-Granby Oak

★★☆☆☆

82 Day Street, Granby, CT, USA

Dewey-Granby Oak Granby Land Trust 1.5 acres in Granby, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 82 Day St, Granby, CT Trail Map      Trails: No trails     …

Metacomet: Peak Mountain

★★★★☆

41.959133, -72.739260

Metacomet: Peak Mountain and West Suffield Mountain Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail, Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy, and Suffield Land Conservancy 142 acres in East Granby and Suffield, CT… Read more…

Metacomet: Kilkenny Rock

★★★☆☆

2865R Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, USA

Metacomet: Kilkenny Rock Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail acres in West Hartford, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 2865R Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT Trail Map       Trails:…

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

★★★★☆

253 Loomis St, North Granby, CT, USA

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Granby Land Trust 210 acres in Granby, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 253 Loomis St, North Granby, CT Trail Map     …