Sunday, December 22, 2024
585 Derby Ave. (Rt. 34), West Haven, CT,
Connecticut, West of River,
CT
Meet at 11:45 am to hike at 12:00 pm from the parking lot at Maltby Lakes, 585 Derby Ave. (Rt. 34), West Haven. Moderate paced 5 to 6-mile hike over gently rolling trails and woods roads with views of the three Maltby Lakes. Since this is Regional Water Authority property, dogs are prohibited. The entrance has a gate with a lock that the leader will need to open, so early arrivals will have to wait for him, and late arrivals will be locked out. Any hiker with an RWA permit who arrives early and knows the code can feel free to open the gate. There is no need to RSVP for this hike or to send regrets as to why you cannot make it: just show up if interested. Rain, heavily falling snow, or unsafe driving cancels. Any decision to cancel will be made at 9 a.m. the morning of the hike and an email would be sent via the club's email list to announce this potential change. Map: http://scrcog.org/wp-content/uploads/trails/RWA/alt/RecTrails_RWA7_Alt_6-2-16.pdf
Free
Rt. 15, Exit 57 to Rt. 34 East for 3.1 miles. At Plainfield Avenue (by the grassy strip with trees ahead), make a U-turn onto Rt. 34 West. The entrance is 0.2 miles on the right by a brown sign. If you miss the U-turn location, which is easy to do, make the turn at Krauszer's. I-95 North, Exit 43, then left on Campbell Ave. for 1 mile. Continue straight on Forest Rt. (Rt. 122 North) at Rt. 1 for 1 mile. Left on Derby Ave. for 0.8 miles. The entrance is 0.2 miles on the right by a brown sign. I-95 South, Exit 47, then follow MLK Blvd./Frontage Rd. to Rt. 10 North (Ella T. Grasso Blvd.). Right on Rt. 10 North, then next left on Rt. 34 West for 1.6 miles. The entrance is by a brown sign.
