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  • Griswold – Educational Hike – Rixtown Road

    Rixtown Mt. 367 Rixtown Road, Griswold, CT, United States

    A CT Trails Weekend Hike Challenging hike up Rixtown Mt. in honor of our 50th anniversary with views and a quarry, then through a chestnut oak forest to Avalonia's Lost…

  • Hike – Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor, Ledyard

    Please park at our trailhead, on Merry Lane, which is off Whalehead Road - get directions Trail Details: North Tract- 2-mile trail loop, beginner Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor is one…

  • Hike – Hoffman Evergreen Preserve, Stonington

    Our trailhead is located off Route 201, and can be hard to see at times. You may receive directions using Google maps on either your computer, our website, or a…

  • Hike – Preston Nature Preserve, Preston

    Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United States

    Everyone needs to spend some time in a high summer meadow. The woodlands are quieting, uniformly green now and drier. Spring wildflowers are long gone and most vernal pools have…

  • Hike the New TriTown Forest Preserve Trail

    TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Avalonia volunteers have been hard at work building a great trail system on our new TriTown Forest Preserve (TTFP).    This hike will mark the grand opening of the blue…

  • Winter Wonderland Hike

    TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Bundle up and take a winter tour of Avalonia's TriTown Forest Preserve! The route will be decided by the hike leader based on the condition of the trails, but there…

  • Benedict Benson Preserve Hike

    Benedict Benson Preserve Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    In honor of Earth Day, we’ll be hiking the main trail of Avalonia’s Benedict Benson Preserve on a mission to find signs of spring. There are sure to be emerging…

  • Hike & Seek Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserves

    Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    With the dogwoods and spring wildflowers in bloom, and the birds singing and nesting, there’s no better time for a walk than mid-May. But Avalonia’s Hike and Seek program makes…

  • CT Trails Weekend – 5 Hikes

    Celebrate CT Trails Day / Weekend with 5 Avalonia-sponsored hikes! Follow the links for details. TriTown Forest Preserve - June 1, 9am-12pm Great Oak Greenway - June 1, 10-11:30am Hike…

  • Trails Day at Tefftweald

    Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Documenting what you discover on the trail is a key skill that needs to be in every naturalist’s toolkit. Whatever form your notes take, from pen and ink on paper…