Thursday, January 16, 2025
2099 Saybrook Rd., Middletown, CT,
Connecticut, West of River,
CT
NOTE: THIS IS A SHOW-AND-GO HIKE. RSVP IS OPTIONAL. PAPER WAIVER CAN BE SIGNED AT THE TRAILHEAD. Approx. 6 mile loop on the Mattabesett Trail (using Blue and Blue/Yellow trails) from Seven Falls toward Bear Hill. NOTE: This hike qualifies as part of the CFPA's NET Hike 50 Challenge Program. Lunch on the Chinese Wall. A couple of stream crossings and steep rock scrambles. Meeting time: 9:15 am at the Seven Falls picnic area trailhead on Rte. 154 for a prompt 9:30 start. Co-leaders are welcome. Steady Rain or Snow/Hazardous road conditions cancels. Directions: From Rte. 9 North or South, take Exit 19 (Old Exit 10), Aircraft Road/Rte. 154. At the end of the ramp, go right on Rte. 154 South. Seven Falls picnic area pull-off is on the left side of Rte. 154 (NOT in the picnic area lot below the highway), 0.8 miles from the bottom of the exit ramp on the main road ABOVE the picnic area. GPS Reference Address: 2099 Saybrook Rd., Middletown, CT.
Free