Date of Activity: 11/18/09
Trail Ambassador Name: Barry Burke
Trail Ambassador Email: barry@bburke.com
Town: Haddam / Chester
Location: Cockoponsett SF
Trail(s) Ridden: Orange, Purple, Red, White, Blue/Yellow, fire roads.
How did you use the trail?: Mountain bike riding
What was the time of day?: Mid-day
Duration (Hours): 3
Distance (Miles): I lost my computer head ~ the 9 mile mark. Estimate 13-15 miles
Condition of Trail(s): Heavy leaf cover, some wet areas and streams I never knew existed. Overall, everything was in nice shape and very
ridable.
Observations: One hunter was observed, near Pattaconk Lake. Several parked vehicles sprinkled around, but not other trail users noted.
3 comments:
Where was your starting point for this ride? The parking lot by the beach?
According to Barry:
"We park at the Beaver Meadow Rd. commuter parking lot. We then ride west on Beaver Meadow, entering the forest to the left. We start on the right hand orange trail, take a left on the road, right on Filley Rd., right onto the purple trail, left at "the triangle", left on the road, right on the red trail. After following the red to a paved road, we take a right into the blue/yellow, right on a road, left on the red, cross a road and bear right to a red, left on a road, left on another road, right on the first orange, left on the orange, right to Beaver Meadow Rd.
Maps are @ ct.gov/dep -> State Parks & Forests -> Cockaponsett (north & south maps)
Blue and Blue / Red are hiking only. All else is fair game and fun!"
Thanks Mark! Will try this, have been there before but conditions were poor due to rain, so just rode the roads.
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