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Walk Connecticut

General Information About Walk Connecticut Outings

Walks are postponed for extreme weather (thunderstorms, heatwave, high winds, etc.) but not for rain.

Unless noted otherwise, all walks require ability to handle uneven terrain. Participants are responsible for their own comfort and safety. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes. Open-toed sandals are not advised.

We are walking where I and other people live. Visitors are expected to show respect toward residents and to the land.

Upcoming Walk

HARTFORD AND NEW BRITAIN DOUBLE HEADER: Approximately 3 miles of walking in downtown Hartford and Frog Hollow, then riding the CTfastrak to New Britain, and walking another 1.5 miles there. This is on September 15, 2024 and designed for those with interest in transportation and placemaking.

Possible Future Excursions

HARTFORD

  • Park River, Bridge and Tunnel: (approx. 3.5 miles) includes stop at brewery or food hall near end of route.
  • Park River and Cemetery Brook: (approx 3.5 miles) includes halfway stop for Mexican cuisine
  • Zion’s Hill: (approx. 3.5 miles) This walk will take us along a rocky ridge, through a cemetery, to an obscure and recently named park, and end with lunch at a Mexican restaurant.
  • Mystical Grotto: (3.5 miles) option to stop at food hall.
  • Lost in Frog Hollow: (approx. 4 miles)  Option to stop at Mexican restaurant or elsewhere.
  • Cedar Mountain, Goodwin and Hill: (approx. 6 miles) bring your own snacks
  • Cedar Mountain, Stone: (approx. 4 miles) bring your own snacks
  • Cedar Hill: (approx. 3 miles) bring your own snacks
  • North Meadows, LP: (approx. 7 miles) bring your own snacks
  • North Meadows, EP: (approx. 5 miles) bring your own snacks
  • Keney Park, Densely Wooded Area: (approx. 5 miles) includes mid-point stop at tavern
  • Pastries of Frog Hollow: (approx. 2.5 miles) Possible four stops on Sunday. Route can be adjusted by request for accessibility.
  • Sigourney Square: (approx 2.3 miles if stopping at Sigourney Street Station; if continuing back to Bushnell Park on foot, 3.3 miles); optional stop at bar on Hawthorn Street. This route sticks to sidewalks and is (in theory) accessible.

PAST WALKS

  • Mystical Grotto: 3.5 miles. We will start and end by the nature sign near the pond in Pope Park ( 41.757894, -72.697021 ). There will be the option to stop at a food hall on the last mile of the route. Part of the walk may be through tall grass and/or mushy ground — this is not the day to wear your Sunday Best. This is a slow, social walk with information sprinkled in, rather than a formal tour. Sunday, August 1, 2021.