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| Hiking | 7.54 Miles |
1,282 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.54 Miles | 4 Hrs 3 Mns | | 2.41 mph |
| 1,282 ft AEG | 55 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Metacomet Trail: Wintonbury to Turkey Hills. After parking at the intersection of Turkey Hills Road and Newgate Road, I took an Uber to the Trailhead on Wintonbury Street. Due to the smoke from the fires in Quebec, I decided to wear one of the great N95 masks we seem to have a lot of. AQI started out over 100 this morning. With the mask, it felt like I was hiking at higher altitude. There is quite a bit of poison ivy on this section; I washed everything when I got home.
Along this section, there are some nice cliff-top viewpoints, and the trail follows the Farmington River with some photo opportunities. From the crossing of CT-189 to the end of this section, the land is posted as owned by Galasso Holdings, LLC. One might speculate that one day this section of ridge will disappear into the gigantic Galasso Materials gravel pit, which can be seen and heard through the trees from the ridge top. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Mountain Laurel in bloom |
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