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Earth Day Walk “Writ in Stone”

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

Join Robert M. Thorson for his third annual Joshua's Trust Earth Day Walk-and-Read. This year we will hike the new Tower Hill Preserve in Chaplin, carefully examine its stone walls for clues to Earth history, and share one-minute passages of nature writing on the significance of rock and stone in our lives, figuratively and symbolically. […]

Wednesday Walk at Hubbard Sanctuary

Hubbard Sanctuary 513 Pheonixville Road, Chaplin, Connecticut

Join us at Hubbard Sanctuary for a leisurely walk through multiple habitats. Hubbard Sanctuary is a fairly flat, 1.4 mile loop that takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. We will begin behind the Chaplin Town Hall where the yellow-blazed trail runs along a large, protected grassland habitat. From there we will continue until we reach […]

Wednesday Walk at Tinkerville Brook

Tinkerville Brook 135 Armitage Road, Ashford, CT

Join us at Tinkerville Brook in Ashford for a gorgeous walk through mountain laurel thickets and down into a mixed wetland habitat. The loop through Tinkerville Brook is  just over a mile long and will take around one hour to complete. The terrain is varied here with some small rocks and roots to navigate. Narrow in […]

Walktober #116 – Wednesday Walk at Tinkerville Brook Preserve

Tinkerville Brook 135 Armitage Road, Ashford, CT

Join us at Tinkerville Brook in Ashford for a gorgeous walk through mountain laurel thickets and down into a mixed wetland habitat. The loop through Tinkerville Brook is  just over a mile long and will take around one hour to complete. The terrain is varied here with some small rocks and roots to navigate. Narrow in […]

Walktober #153 – Wednesday Walk at Hubbard Sanctuary

Hubbard Sanctuary 513 Pheonixville Road, Chaplin, Connecticut

Join us at Hubbard Sanctuary for a leisurely walk through multiple habitats. EDIT: We're going to offer the opportunity to visit Agnes' Pasture which adds a short but steep hill and an additional 1/4 miles through beautiful white pines and open meadow. We'll have multiple walk leaders on hand if you'd rather stick to the […]

Explore Tower Hill Preserve

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

Join Master Naturalist, Deb Field, for a walk on Joshua's Trust's new Tower Hill trail. This will be a moderate 2.5 mile hike through successional forest and wetland with fabulous stone walls and a peak at a waterfall on Stonehouse Brook. Park in the field to the west of the property. Click HERE for a […]

Walk at Utley Hill Preserve in Columbia

Utley Hill Preserve 60 Hennequin Rd, Columbia, CT, United States

Join us at Utley Hill Preserve in Columbia, CT for a beautiful post Thanksgiving, #OptOutside, wilderness walk.  The loop in Utley Hill Preserve is  approximately 2.50 miles long and will take us roughly 1 and 1/2 hours to complete. We will  meet at the Columbia Recreation Park at 60 Hennequin Rd. After you pull into […]

Wednesday Walk at Tobiassen Memorial Forest

Tobiassen Forest 198 Noah Lane, Tolland, CT

(Please note: I posted, in error, that this walk is taking place on 12/13. My apologies for the mix up. We will meet on December 20.)   Join us for our last Wednesday Walk of the year at Tobiassen Memorial Forest in Tolland. The loop in Tobiassen Memorial Forest is  approximately 1.42 miles long and […]

First Day Hike at Pigeon Swamp Preserve

Pigeon Swamp Pigeon Swamp Road, Lebanon, Connecticut

Let's celebrate the new year with a First Day hike at Pigeon Swamp Preserve! *PLEASE NOTE: We will be meeting at the trail head at the end of Pigeon Swamp Rd. Please also note that due to recent rains, the trail is quite wet and muddy in spots.  Join us for a 2.25 mile hike […]

(CANCELLED) Wednesday Walk at Tower Hill Preserve – Chaplin

Tower Hill Between 96 & 154 Tower Hill Road, Chaplin, CT

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. Join us at Tower Hill Preserve in Chaplin, CT. The yellow loop through the Tower Hill Preserve is approximately 1.3-miles long. We will be walking on long-abandoned farm roads through an oak forest that provides important habitat for nesting birds and mammals.  […]