JANUARY 2022
Sat. 1 Jan. [New Year's Day] -Meet 9:00 At Rocky Neck S.P. for the 34th Annual New Year's Day hike. Plan to meet at entrance, however if full go into parking on the right just as you crossover the bridge. Plan to hike 5 miles. Bring treat to share at lunch time. Bad weather will postpone to Sun. Jan. 2 Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
Wed. 5 Jan. Northwest Park - Meet 10:00 main entrance plan to hike or snowshoe 5-6 miles. Bad weather we can do Tues. 4 or Fri. 7 contact leader: Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
Wed. 12 Jan. - Day Hike. Shenipsit Trail, #8 in the series. Rt. 74/Tolland Ave., Vernon to Hopkins Rd./Rt. 140, Ellington. 5.2 miles. Sarah O'Hare seohare7@yahoo.com.
Sun. 16 Jan. Full Moon Hike Sleeping Giant. Meet 3:30 R/T parking Todd Rd. Hamden off Rte. 10. Bring ice stablizers and headlamps. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
Sat. 22 Jan. Tunxis Trail Meet 9:30 Session Woods Educational Center - Burlington CT. off Rte. 69 - Plan to hike or snowshoe a maze of trails 5-6 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text
Tues. 25 Jan. - Thurs. 27 Jan. - 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.
FEBRUARY 2022
Wed. 2 Feb. Hike/Snowshoe Horse trail at Sleeping Giant. Meet 10:00 Tuttle Ave. parking off Rte. 10 in Hamden. Easy 5 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text If there is a question concerning the weather please call early.
Sat. 5 Feb. - Mattatuck Trail- Meet 9:30 entrance to Black Rock S.P. Inclement weather we will hike on Sun. Feb. 6 same time and place. Plans are to visit Black Rock, Crane's Lookout and Leatherman's Cave. 5.5 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text. Weather is a factor here in New England!!!!
Wed. 9 Feb. - Shenipsit Trail #8 of hiking the Shenipsit. Rt. 74/Tolland Ave., Tolland - north to Rt. 140/Hopkins Road, Ellington. 5.2 miles. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoocom.
Mon. 14 Feb. Valentines's Day - Let's get our hearts pumping. Inviting all Sexagenarians, Septuagenarians and Octogenarians show your colors by wearing something RED. Plans are to meet 10:00 West Beach parking and walk to Megis Point. If you would like to join us but want to do a shorter walk please let me know where you will meet the group. Bring cameras and binoculars hopefully the Sea Otters will be in. Bad weather we will meet on Sun. Feb. 13. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
Wed. 16 Feb. Snow Full Moon This event is cancelled conditions very icy need to cancel. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.See you at the March Full Moon
Tues. 22 Feb.Meet 9:30 McLean Refuge - Plan to hike 5-6 miles or snowshoe. If we snowshoe we will use the dirt road into Spring Pond have lunch and return same way. This is a special number day. It is the second month of the year, second day of the work week, 22 day of the month and the year is 2022. This will never happen again in our life time. Come out and enjoy the day!!! L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 Call or text.
Friday Feb 25- Sun Feb 27 - Winter weekend at Mandy's cabin in the Poconos. Day hikes in area to be decided by group. Options to hike Bruce Lake, trails at Promised Land State Park or Mt Tamminey in the Delaware Water Gap. Leader: Mandy Brink: trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or cell 860-237-7426.
MARCH 2022
Sun. 6 Mar. - A loop hike around Mansfield Hollow Lake along the Mansfield Hollow Trail and Nipmuck Trail, Mansfield. Approx. 6 - 6.5 miles. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Wed. 9 Mar. Since the trails have been so icy I am going to do some walks on the Rails/Trails. Meet 9:30 Rails/Trails parking on Lazy Lane in Southington. Take I-84 west exit 32 follow Rte. 10 till you see Lazy Lane about 1 mile. Take right, just past the Police Station is parking. Plan to walk to Plantsville and back. approx. 5 miles. You can bring your hot beverage I will bring the muffins. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text. Bad weather we will go on Tues or Fri.
Sat. 12 Mar. -White Memorial Meet 9:00 main parking. Hike or snowshoe. Bring ice stabilizers. 5-6 miles. Leader: Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
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Wed. 16 Mar. Wed. Walkers - Meet 9:30 Burritt St. parking. Exit 29 off I-84 West this is a left hand exit. Take right at light onto Rte. 10 another right at next light Burritt ST. is right across from Firehouse. Plan to walk 5 miles south into Cheshire. Bring your hot beverage I will bring the muffins. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text Bad weather we will go on Tues. or Fri.
Fri. 18 Mar. Full Worm Moon Rises at 7:20- Meet 5:30 Todd Rd. Parking of Rte.10 Rails/Trails. Plan to eat at top of Sleeping Giant while we watch the sunset and the moon rise. Bad weather we will go on Thurs. Mar. 17. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
Fri March 18 - Sun March 20 - Winter hike in the Adirondacks. Lodging at Heart Lake LOJ/$70 per person/night. Level: Difficult. Leader: Mandy Brink: trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or trekeragb56@gmail.com. Cell: 860-237-7426
Wed. Mar. 23 - Wed. Walkers - Meet Rails/Trails between Unionville/Collinsville. Meet 9:30 first parking lot just after River Rd. We will walk into Collinsville along the Farmington River and stop at the Coffee Shop/Rest and return 5 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text. Bad weather we will walk on Tues. or Fri.
Sat. 26 Mar. Metacomet Trail Meet 10:00 Edgewood Dr. parking off Rte.364 Berlin. Plan to hike to West Peak and return. 6 miles. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.
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