Hikes
History & Nature Hike at Perry Natural Area
April 29, 2-4 pm. Perry Natural Area, North Anguilla Road in Stonington (directions) Beth Sullivan will lead a hike with Beth Moore from Stonington Historical Society. A joint effort to look at the history and nature of the area. Parking is limited at site, so roadside parking will be necessary where ever possible.
Cinco de Mayo Hike
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesOn March 20th, Avalonia closed on one of its most exciting acquisitions in many years. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington and Preston, is the largest fee purchase made in Avalonia’s 50-year history, bringing Avalonia’s total preserved acreage to exactly 4,000. Come and join us at 91 Miller Road, North…
Griswold – Educational Hike – Rixtown Road
Rixtown Mt. 367 Rixtown Road, Griswold, CT, United StatesA 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 Pond, hiking over two old stone dams. Remarkable stone walls and other structures are found along the entire trail. Please bring water and a cell…
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 of Ledyard’s most interesting, and under-celebrated properties. Featuring an impressive glacial moraine, ponds, swamps, and lush wildlife, our preserve protects one of southeastern Connecticut’s major…
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 smart-phone. Google Directions Trail Details: This is a beginner-intermediate hike, geared towards individuals interested in hiking rocky, woodland terrain. Roadside parking at signed trailhead. Mixed…
Hike – Preston Nature Preserve, Preston
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesEveryone 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 dried up. But the excitement can be found in the open fields, those not hayed or mowed, but allowed to grow naturally and wildly. Join…
Hike the New TriTown Forest Preserve Trail
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesAvalonia 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 trail (a major five-mile loop around the perimeter of these properties) and celebrate the addition of the impressive Boyd Preserve to Avalonia’s acreage. It takes…
Winter Wonderland Hike
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesBundle 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 will be plenty of options. You may visit a winter wonderland at Lost Pond or pause in the solitude of a deep valley. Discover a…
Benedict Benson Preserve Hike
Benedict Benson Preserve Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesIn 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 fern fiddleheads, the calls of amphibians and newly arrived migrant songbirds, including, perhaps, the rare cerulean warblers that occasionally call the refuge home, and a…
Hike & Seek Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserves
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesWith 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 a good walk better, particularly for families who take part in this ongoing natural history scavenger hunt. For this family-friendly introduction to the Hike and…
