APRIL 2021
Tues. 06 Apr. Sleeping Giant - Meet 9:00 Tuttle Rd. parking. Plan to hike 5-6 miles. L. Moderate. Ice Cream at Wentworth's after hike leaders treat. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 (call or text)
Fri. 09 Apr. - Sat. 10 Apr. - Backpack on the Connecticut AT. Salisbury/Bear Mountain area. Call leader for details. Jim Robertson, jrobert685@aol.com, 860-918-0964 cell, 860-633-7279 home
Tues. 20 Apr. - East Rock Park - East Haven Meet 10:00 Parking top of hill. Directions I-91 exit 6 follow State St. Left on Park Dr. follow to top, left on Davis St, first left is parking. Great views of New Haven and Long Island Sound. Plan to hike 5-6 miles. Level Moderate L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449
Fri. April 23 to Thurs April 29 - Backpacking trip to VA to do a section of the AT in Shenandoah NP. Plans are to hike from Ivy Creek to Thornton's Gap - About 50 miles. Level Difficult. Co-leaders Mandy Brink - trekeragb56@gmail.com or Jim Robertson - jrobert685@aol.com.
Wed. 28 Apr. Mattabesett Trail Meet 10:00 at Brooks Rd. Plan to hike 5-6 miles with the Reservoir Loop and Mattabesett Trail. Level Easy. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 (call or text)
MAY 2021
Wed. 05 May - Day Hike. Mine Hill and Carter Preserves, Roxbury. 6-6.5 miles. Take a self-guided tour of 19th cent. iron mine and furnace complex, hike by old mine tunnels and air shafts (now bat hibernacula), by abandoned quarries and along the Shepaug River. Level: moderate. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Sat. 08 May -CT Section Picnic and Annual Meeting. Hammonasset State Park in Madison, CT, at Picnic Pavilion #4, a covered pavilion near the Meigs Point Nature Center which is further from the beaches and from most of the crowds. It has at least 10 large picnic tables, four open sides, and plenty of surrounding grassy area. Upon entering Hammonasset, follow the signs along the main road toward Meigs Point. Once past the nature center buildings, turn left into the parking lots. Bring chairs if you would feel more comfortable sitting outside the pavilion. Starting about 5:00 pm. The annual meeting will commence around 6:00 pm. Bring your own picnic. No reservations required but please contact Dennis Himes, dennis@cookhimes.us or 860-454-8301, if you plan to join us.
Wed. 12 May - Day Hike. Mine Hill and Carter Preserves, Roxbury. 6-6.5 miles. Rescheduled from last Wednesday's rainout. Take a self-guided tour of 19th cent. iron mine and furnace complex, hike by old mine tunnels and air shafts (now bat hibernacula), by abandoned quarries and along the Shepaug River. Level: moderate. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Fri. 21 May - Sun. 23 May - Trail Maintenance, Story Spring Shelter, contact Mike Shaw: msshaw2@mail.com; 860-381-9130
JUNE 2021
Wed. 2 June. Day Hike. Mattabesett-Mt. Pisgah-Mica Ledges loop, Durham & Madison. 8.6 miles. Geologically interesting terrain with great views. The first 1 1/2 miles are part of a recent Mattabesett Trail relocation. Of interest: Pyramid Rock, Selectman's Stones (boundary of three towns), Mica Ledges ravine. Level: Moderate, with rock scrambles and a few steep sections. A good conditioning hike. Pace: Moderate (4+ hours). Steady rain cancels. Meet 9:30AM, parking area on Dead Hill Road at Trout Lily Drive (type “Northern Exposure parking” into your nav. app.). Jocelyn Linnekin jocelyn.linnekin@gmail.com Home 203.440.4492, Cell 860.377.0919.
Fri. 04 June - Sun. 06 June - Trail Maintenance, Kid Gore Shelter, contact Mike Shaw: msshaw2@mail.com; 860-381-9130
Wed. 9 June. Day Hike/Bird Walk. Bent of the River Audubon Center, Southbury. Ca. 6 miles. Hike some of the 15 miles of trails at this stunning 700-acre National Audubon property on the Atlantic Flyway. Of interest: old meadow habitat, Eagle Overlook, bluebird and martin houses, river habitat frequented by muskrat, beaver, otters, and eagles (wildlife sightings not guaranteed). Level: Easy to Moderate (a couple of steep sections and one optional rock scramble). Pace: Moderate to Leisurely (will stop for birds). Steady rain cancels. Meet 9:30AM, at 185 East Flat Hill Rd., Southbury CT. Jocelyn Linnekin jocelyn.linnekin@gmail.com Home 203.440.4492, Cell 860.377.0919
Thurs. June 24-Monday June 28 - Backpacking AT in Maine. Route 4 to Caribou Valley Rd. 24 miles. Level Difficult. Leader: Mandy Brink - trekeragb56@gmail.com, trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or cell phone 860-237-7426
Tues. 25 Jan. 2022 - Thurs. 27 Jan. 2022 - Winter Camping at GMC Bolton Lodge, Bolton, VT. Enclosed shelter; wood stove. Approx. 2/3 mile hike/snowshoe from parking area into the lodge. $77 per night, split evenly between participants. L. Jim Robertson, jrobert685@aol.com; 860-918-0964 cell; 860-633-7279 home.
