Community Trips
Mattabesett Trail Route 68 to Route 66 Beseck Ridge
Wallingford, Durham, Middlefield, Meriden, Connecticut, United States
5.6 miles
5.6 miles
From Route 66 the trail ascends gradually toward Beseck Ridge with views to the South and Southeast. As you reach the Ridge, long vistas across the Quinnipiac Valley come into view. They continue for most of the hike. The views across the valley are varied, with forests, subdivisions, factories, and Black Pond in sight against a backdrop of the far side of the Quinnipiac Valley and the Hanging Hills of Meriden. Although...
We wanted a short relatively easy hike, chose this hike from AMC'S Best Day Hikes in Connecticut. Even though the temperature was about 40, it felt colder due to no sun and a bit of a breeze. The hike was easy, but we missed the easy routes to the two scenic viewpoints. The book mentioned the Mountain Laurel and there was indeed plenty. We both want to go back to see if...
Mattabesett Trail – Route 17 to Howd Road Pistapaug Pond
Durham, Connecticut, United States
1.9 miles
1.9 miles
After crossing a beautiful little waterfall a few yards uphill from Route 17, this segment of the trail climbs up, over and along Pistapaug Mountain. The 400 foot ascent is moderate, with no exciting scrambles. Views of Pistapaug Pond appear as you reach the top. Views of the pond gradually expand and improve. Farms, horse corrals, large houses and water company land across the lake are visible through the trees. In some...
My wife and I went for a nice walk up the East side of Lake Hammonasset. We were surprised at how chilly it was, the wind was from the West and since the lake was still frozen it picked up the cold off the lake. We both over did it, neither of us were ready for this much of a hike.
Entrance on Clapboard Hill Rd. just past bridge over East River. The marked trail winds around a marsh on the East River, crosses Duck Hole Rd., winds through woods and ends in a beautiful set of open meadows. Along the way are views of the East River. The Menunketuck Trail, part of the new New England Trail traverses part of this section. There is another entrance at the north end of this hike off Goose...
Mattabesett Trail Route 77 to Route 17 Bluff Head
N. Guilford, Durham, Connecticut, United States
4.2 miles
4.2 miles
After a brief, steep ascent to the top of Bluff Head from the parking lot by Route 77, the trail hugs the edge of the ridge, offering fine views of the Micah and Broomstick Ledges to the East across the Cochinchaug Valley. In a couple of places you are disconcertingly close to the edge, and in one spot you clamber up a rock formation for a few feet. This part of the...
Nice hike through parts of Westwoods that we haven't traveled in quite awhile. The various Green trials did prove confusing with all the crisscrossing that they do. This may have been the result of the loss of so many trees to the wooly adlegid, or maybe this section just need to be re-blazed with something clearer than green circle, green triangle, green square and green rectangle (it even looked like there were...
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