Nature Walks in Connecticut, 2nd; AMC Guide to the Hills, Woodlands, and Coast of Connecticut

by René Laubach and Charles W. G. Smith

• ISBN13: 9781929173464
• ISBN10: 1929173466
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Summary

Now in a more compact, easy-to-use size, this completely updated edition of AMC's popular Nature Walks in Connecticut leads nature lovers of all ages and abilities on 40 walks on the state's most scenic trails.

Author Biography

René Laubach is Director of Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wildlife Sanctuaries. Author of A Guide to Natural Places in the Berkshire Hills and co-author of Nature Walks in Central and Western Massachusetts, he lives in Beckett, Massachusetts.

Charles W. G. Smith is an environmental horticulturalist and award-winning author. He is the author of Water Trails in Western Massachusetts and co-author with Susan A. Smith of Discover the Berkshires of Massachusetts. He lives in a log cabin in the Berkshires of Massachusetts with his wife and children.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	x
How to Use This Book	xiii
Safety and Preparation	xiv
Connecticut's Regional Highlights	xviii
Nature Walks Locator Map	xx
Trips At a Glance	xxiii
Western Connecticut
Trip 1: Mount Frissell	1	(7)
Salisbury
Trip 2: Bear Mountain	8	(8)
Salisbury
Trip 3: Lion's Head	16	(8)
Salisbury
Trip 4: Sharon Audubon Center	24	(8)
Sharon
Trip 5: Pine Knob Loop Trail	32	(6)
Housatonic Meadows State Park, Sharon
Trip 6: Cathedral Pines and Mohawk Mountain	38	(8)
Cornwall
Trip 7: Wolcott Trail and Burr Pond	46	(8)
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
Trip 8: River Road	54	(7)
Appalachian Trail, Kent
Trip 9: Mallard Marsh and Little Pond	61	(7)
White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield
Trip 10: Lucius Pond Ordway	68	(10)
Devil's Den Preserve, Weston
Trip 11: Weir Nature Preserve	78	(7)
Wilton
Trip 12: Greenwich Audubon Center	85	(9)
Greenwich
Central Connecticut
Trip 13: People's State Forest	94	(9)
Barkhamsted
Trip 14: Indian Council Caves	103	(7)
Tunxis State Forest, Barkhamsted
Trip 15: Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area	110	(10)
Burlington
Trip 16: Mile of Ledges and Tory Den	120	(12)
Burlington
Trip 17: Talcott Mountain	132	(6)
Avon and Simsbury
Trip 18: Castle Craig, Cat-Hole Pass, and East Peak	138	(8)
Meriden
Trip 19: Chauncey Peak	146	(6)
Giuffrida Park, Meriden
Trip 20: Mattabesett Trail and Mount Higby	152	(6)
Middlefield and Middletown
Trip 21: Wadsworth Falls	158	(6)
Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown and Middlefield
Trip 22: Sleeping Giant	164	(6)
Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden
Trip 23: Hezekiah's Knob and the Chestnut Grove	170	(8)
Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden
Trip 24: Mattabesett Trail and Coginchaug Cave	178	(7)
Durham
Trip 25: Bluff Head Ridge	185	(5)
North Guilford
Trip 26: Westwoods Reserve	190	(7)
Guilford
Trip 27: Lost Lake	197	(7)
Westwoods Reserve, Guilford
Eastern Connecticut
Trip 28: Breakneck Pond	204	(10)
Bigelow Hollow State Park and Nipmuck State Forest, Union
Trip 29: Connecticut Audubon Center at Trail Wood	214	(10)
Hampton
Trip 30: Rock Spring Preserve	224	(10)
Scotland
Trip 31: Rhododendron Sanctuary	234	(6)
Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
Trip 32: Mount Misery	240	(6)
Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
Trip 33: Laurel Loop	246	(8)
Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
Trip 34: Burnham Brook Preserve	254	(10)
East Haddam
Trip 35: Devil's Hopyard State Park	264	(8)
East Haddam
Trip 36: Chatfield Trail	272	(10)
Cockaponset State Forest, Killingworth
Trip 37: Hammonasset Beach State Park	282	(8)
Madison
Trip 38: Bluff Point Coastal Reserve	290	(11)
Groton
Trip 39: Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center	301	(9)
Mystic
Trip 40: Barn Island Wildlife Management Area	310	(7)
Stonington
Appendix A: Leave No Trace	317	(1)
Trips by Theme	318	(2)
Alphabetical List of Walks, Wildlife Management Areas, and Select Natural Landmarks	320	(1)
About the Authors	321	(1)
Notes	322	(2)
Get Out & Get Active with the AMC	324