CONNECTICUT HIKING

8+ weekly FCE hikes begin. Please call FCE at 860-404-0290 and register for Course #11FNAT102 "Hikes", or click here to enroll on-line.  Distances will be about 4 - 6 miles, with back-to-cars goal before 12:30pm.  Also see Hiking Notes.

Meet at Nature Center, 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT. Hike 4 1/2 plus miles. Terrain: Moderate with some climbs. This will be a great first of the season hike. The leader has contacted Jay Kaplan, Roaring Brook Nature Center Manager. Prior to starting our hike, Mr. Kaplan will provide the FCE Hiking Class a 10-15 minute talk about R.B.N.C. L: Jerry Marcum, 860 810 0087, jerry@cthikes.com 

Peak Mountain and the Metacomet trail from Suffield to E Granby. Meet at 8:30 at the Rt 20 and Newgate Rd trailhead, which is 0.7 mile W of E Granby center on Rt 20 (Turkey Hill Rd). Park on Newgate Road, which will be a left turn if you are traveling W on Rt 20. We will carpool to Rt 168 in Suffield and hike back to the Newgate trailhead. Hike is 5 miles with moderate difficulty and should take approx 3+ hours. Beautiful views of the Metacomet Ridge and Manituck Mountain and the Litchfield Hills.  Note: for this hike we will meet at 8:30 and drive to the starting location to start the hike at 8:45.  Ref: CWB West, p. 172 L: Tom Iezzi, 860-404-8945 tom@cthikes.com 

Meet at the West Simsbury Shopping Center on Farms Village Rd (Rte. 309). From Farmington and points South, take Rte. 167 N to Stratton Brook Rd. Go L and continue to the light at Farms Village Rd. Go L and the shopping center is on your right.  We will car pool to the School and hike the red, white and blue trails. Hike is moderately difficult and 4+ miles with excellent views of West Simsbury and beyond. L: Tom Iezzi, 860-404-8945 tom@cthikes.com