JANUARY 2020
Sun. 12 Jan. - Hike/Snowshoe White Memorial, Bantam, CT. Meet 10:00 at museum parking. 6-7 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 cosmical42@gmail.com L. Easy/Moderate
Sun. 19 Jan. (King's Birthday Weekend)Hammonasett Beach - Walk and talk. Meet 10:00 West Beach parking. Dogs& children welcome. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 cosmical42@gmail.com L. Easy
Sat. 25 Jan. -Messerschmidt Pond Cockaponset Trail near Deep River, CT. 9am at trailhead on CT -145N/Horse Hill Rd, off exit 64 on I 95. 3.4 miles. Level; Easy. Leader Mandy Brink: trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or phone 860-237-7426.
FEBRUARY 2020
Sun. 02 Feb. - Northwest Park Hike/Snowshoe approx. 6 miles. Meet 10:00 main entrance. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 cosmical42@gmail.com L. Easy/Moderate
Feb. 7-9, 2020 - Winter Weekend 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. Jim Robertson jrobert685@aol.com; 860-519-8310 cell; 860-633-7279 home.
Sat. 15 Feb. (Presidents' Day Weekend) - Day Hike. Quinnipiac Trail, Cheshire and Bethany. 7.0 miles. Cornwall Ave to Rt. 42 and Sanford Alternate Loop Trail. Level: Moderate. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Sat. 15 Feb.-Sun. 16 Feb. - Winter Backpacking Trip on the Long Trail. Depending on weather and snow conditions, destination will be either Spruce Peak Shelter (four-sided, wood stove) three miles south of VT Route 11/30, or Little Rock Pond Shelter (three-sided shelter, plus tent platforms) three miles via Homer Stone Trail. Contact Jim Robertson for details. jrobert685@aol.com; 860-519-8310 cell; 860-633-7279 home.
Sat. 22 Feb. - TriTown Forest Preserve, North Stonington. Snowshoe or hike. 5 miles. Meet at trailhead on Miller Road at 9am. Level: Moderate. Leader: Mandy Brink: trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or phone 860-237-7426.
Fri. 28 Feb. - Sun. 01 Mar. - Adirondack Weekend - Saranac Lake, New York - Difficulty: Variable - Contact Joe Conaci: jconaci@hotmail.com, Text: 860-324-4930. We will likely plan two hikes, one moderate and one difficult. We will stay in a rented house overlooking Moody Pond, a short walk to the Baker Mountain Trailhead. The cost of the house will be split among the participants; about $35 a night(depending on the number of hikers). Please note your interest before 14 February.
MARCH 2020
Sun. 08 Mar. - Mattabasett Trail - Meet 9:00 River Rd. Middletown, CT. Plan to hike 9 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 cosmical42@gmail.com L. Moderate
Sun. 15 Mar. - Tunxis Trail from CT Rt 179 Pine Mtn Road to Ratlum Rd. 6.8 miles. Meet 9:00 at the trail crossing on Ratlum Road which is 0.2 miles in from CT Rt 219 north of the Barkhamsted Reservoir dam. Moderate. Dave Wells 413-789-1097 dwellshiker@earthlink.net
Wed. 18 Mar. - Day hike. Nehantic/Pachaug Trail, Voluntown. 6.5 miles. Northern end of the Nehantic Trail to the northern end of the Pachaug Trail. Level: Moderate. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Sun. 22 Mar. - Sunny Valley Preserve Meet 10:00 Plan to hike 6-7 miles in a maze of trails.L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 cosmical42@gmail.com L. Easy/Moderate
Sat. 28 Mar. - CANCELED! Annual dinner meeting - Cheshire Grange
Sun. 29 Mar. - Day Hike to work off the Annual Dinner. Contact Jim Robertson for details. jrobert685@aol.com; 860-633-7279
Save the Date
Sept 2-13, 2020: High adventure to paddle the Allagash River in Maine. If interested in further details, please email Mandy Brink at trekeragb@sbcglobal.net
