CT Trails Weekend
North Stonington – Educational Walk – Tefftweald at Birchenturn
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Photography hike in honor of our 50th anniversary, led by professional photographer. Wyassup Brook flows through a beautiful forest with rugged ledges, rocky outcrops and historic stone structures. The property was a former Girl Scout Camp. Lois Tefft, a founder of Avalonia, purchased it and donated it to Avalonia when…
Groton Hike – Bluff Point State Park, X-TOWN TRAIL
Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd, Groton, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Meet our bus at Bluff Point State Park that will deliver us to Avalonia Land Conservancy's Town's End Park. This is the reverse our hike from previous years. We'll hike from Town's End on Beebe Cove and the Mystic River, to Grotonโs Beebe Pond Park, continuing over the ridge on…
North Stonington – Nature Walk – Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserve Trails
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike In honor of our 50th anniversary, we'll explore of two of North Stoningtonโs most prized open spaces. This family-oriented nature hike will start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where weโll look for vernal pools, Pileated Woodpeckers, glacier-carved hillsides, wildflowers, and even…
Ledyard – Paddle at Poquetanuck Cove
A CT Weekend Event Explore Poquetanuck Cove with the Thames River Basin Partnership. The cove is a two mile long brackish water tidal cove of the Thames River with a long history of conservation focused efforts. The cove is a Connecticut Bird Sanctuary located between the Towns of Ledyard and Preston, CT. We will launch…
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 Cedar Wood Preserve
Cedar Wood Preserve 180 North Wawecus Hill Rd., Norwich, CT, United StatesCT TRAILS DAY EVENT: This year, Avaloniaโs is hosting three events during the annual Connecticut Trails Day event. This hike is at one of Avaloniaโs newest acquisitions and only Norwich property, Cedar Wood Preserve โ47 acres of field, woods, and water. This 1.4-mile hike goes through an upper trail with open fields and good birding opportunities and through a lower forested trail. This will be a moderate hike with some hills/slopes…
Beavers, Bird Calls, and Brilliant Bugs
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesCT TRAILS DAY EVENT: This year, Avaloniaโs is hosting three events during the annual Connecticut Trails Day event. Join Avalonia naturalist Bruce Fellman for this special family-friendly exploration of two adjoining refuges (Babcock Ridge and D.R. Henne Memorial & Shunock Brook Preserves), which are among the Conservancyโs most ecologically diverse preserves. Accompanying us on this…