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Add Location| Owner: | Bluebird  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 26, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Killingworth |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Jun 12, 2022 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 26, 2003 |
Planted by Bluebird (with Butterfly's help) on a rainy Saturday, April 26, 2003.
Boxes 4+4=8; easy to medium walking difficulty; 4 trails of 15-60 minutes each.
This year I was appointed trails chairman for our beautiful KLCT properties. I want to encourage others to get out and enjoy them, so here is the first series and more will follow as we fix up and add to our trails system.
NINEVEH FALLS LETTERBOX
Park on Route 80, on the Madison side of the bridge over the
Hammonasset River. The pull-out is on the north side of the
road, very near the bridge. You will know you are on the bridge
when you see the Lake Hammonasset dam on the north side of
the road. Also, the river is the dividing line between the two
towns.
As you head back toward the bridge you will see stairs down
toward the river. Take them! Enjoy the wonderful view of the dam
to your left, with Nineveh Falls splashing below. Another day
borrow the Regional Water Company pass from the library, or
join, and hike the water company trails plus find the boxes they
have hidden there! Cross over the river and head toward your
right. You will be on water company land for a short distance, but
the KLCT has an easement. Notice the beauty of the bridge
structure, which you could never see from above. Soon you will
be on our KLCT property. Continue on the trail with orange-red
blazes. Pass the old tanning factory (can you believe that they
used to dump the leftover chemicals into our river?!). Walk (< 10
minutes) until the trail begins to veer away from the river. You will
note some large, mossy, rocks on your right – larger than any
others, so far (just past a tree with a funky orange marking - I tried to make an arrow!). Walk to the far end, around, down and look under
the ledge for the Nineveh Falls Letterbox. Be sure to read
carefully so you can find the bonus on your way back! This lovely
trail (which continues south quite a way and will eventually
connect to the trail along Bar Gate Trail where you can find two
letterboxes!) was an Eagle Scout project and has a great
swimming hole further down.
DOES IT BELONG? LETTERBOX
Cross back over in Killingworth, headed east on Route 80. Pass
by Chatfield Trail and Chatfield Hollow where you can find other
hidden letterboxes. 2.8 miles up, on your left, just past the circle
and the Killingworth Cafe, you will see a large white building.
Drive past it, turn around and park in the pull-off on the north side
of the road. Find the trail entrance to the Winkle Pond trail by the
mapboard.
Take the trail, left, clockwise, around the pond. When you come
to a 5-sister tree in the first wall, look behind it to find the Does It
Belong? letterbox nestled in the rocks. Well – does it belong? Be
sure to read the logbook carefully so you will not miss the bonus.
Also keep an eye out for the cave and be prepared to cross
some minor streams and wetland areas. I hope you enjoyed this
half-mile loop which was an Eagle Scout project.
KILLINGWORTH LAND CONSERVATION TRUST LETTERBOX
This next one is located at our KLCT nature center on Roast
Meat Hill Road. Turn your car around, again headed east on
Route 80. Eight-tenths of a mile up, take a left onto Roast Meat
Hill Road. Drive another nine-tenths of a mile to the Platt Nature
Center on your left. Park out front in the designated area. Many
wonderful nature classes are taught here! This building is our
KLCT "headquarters."
At the trail map mailbox (take one, if available), go left for a
clockwise loop. At the third cedar, head left on the trail, into the
woods. The trail is unblazed at present, so watch carefully for the
beaten path. When you see a ledge on your right, the trail heads
left a little. Soon you will spot a large glacial erratic on your left –
look to the right. See the "snake tree?" Find the KLCT Letterbox
under a projection of rock to its right. Be sure to read carefully so
you will not miss the bonus. Continue on the trail and do not
miss the short-but-interesting boardwalk which you will soon
come to.
KILLINGWORTH LAND CONSERVATION TRUST TRAILS
LETTERBOX
This letterbox contains our new trails logo! To find it, head back
south on Roast Meat Hill. Take your first right, onto Wolf Hollow
Road a very short way ahead. Follow Wolf Hollow eight-tenths of
a mile to Route 81. You can either park at the school and cross
back over, or pull off on the side of Wolf Hollow Road. Just to the
south of Wolf Hollow you will see the trail opening on Route 81.
This one is not a loop! You will be on a flat, bowered, trail, which
parallels Wolf Hollow Road. This one is maintained by our local
Lions Club (thank you gentlemen!). When you see a large ledge
begin to loom on your left, you will also spot a rock-tripe-covered
rock on the left. It is just before a beige home on the left. Across from it, on your right, find a "keyhole" in
the rock wall. Through the keyhole, or by peering over the wall,
find an old stump and then find a letterbox hidden in it. Be sure to
read carefully so you don't miss the bonus on the way back.
I hope you have enjoyed your tour of four of our KLCT trails. I
consider the bonus message our unofficial town motto; many of
us moved to town because of its rural quality. Watch for more
KLCT trail boxes! Bluebird.
Boxes 4+4=8; easy to medium walking difficulty; 4 trails of 15-60 minutes each.
This year I was appointed trails chairman for our beautiful KLCT properties. I want to encourage others to get out and enjoy them, so here is the first series and more will follow as we fix up and add to our trails system.
NINEVEH FALLS LETTERBOX
Park on Route 80, on the Madison side of the bridge over the
Hammonasset River. The pull-out is on the north side of the
road, very near the bridge. You will know you are on the bridge
when you see the Lake Hammonasset dam on the north side of
the road. Also, the river is the dividing line between the two
towns.
As you head back toward the bridge you will see stairs down
toward the river. Take them! Enjoy the wonderful view of the dam
to your left, with Nineveh Falls splashing below. Another day
borrow the Regional Water Company pass from the library, or
join, and hike the water company trails plus find the boxes they
have hidden there! Cross over the river and head toward your
right. You will be on water company land for a short distance, but
the KLCT has an easement. Notice the beauty of the bridge
structure, which you could never see from above. Soon you will
be on our KLCT property. Continue on the trail with orange-red
blazes. Pass the old tanning factory (can you believe that they
used to dump the leftover chemicals into our river?!). Walk (< 10
minutes) until the trail begins to veer away from the river. You will
note some large, mossy, rocks on your right – larger than any
others, so far (just past a tree with a funky orange marking - I tried to make an arrow!). Walk to the far end, around, down and look under
the ledge for the Nineveh Falls Letterbox. Be sure to read
carefully so you can find the bonus on your way back! This lovely
trail (which continues south quite a way and will eventually
connect to the trail along Bar Gate Trail where you can find two
letterboxes!) was an Eagle Scout project and has a great
swimming hole further down.
DOES IT BELONG? LETTERBOX
Cross back over in Killingworth, headed east on Route 80. Pass
by Chatfield Trail and Chatfield Hollow where you can find other
hidden letterboxes. 2.8 miles up, on your left, just past the circle
and the Killingworth Cafe, you will see a large white building.
Drive past it, turn around and park in the pull-off on the north side
of the road. Find the trail entrance to the Winkle Pond trail by the
mapboard.
Take the trail, left, clockwise, around the pond. When you come
to a 5-sister tree in the first wall, look behind it to find the Does It
Belong? letterbox nestled in the rocks. Well – does it belong? Be
sure to read the logbook carefully so you will not miss the bonus.
Also keep an eye out for the cave and be prepared to cross
some minor streams and wetland areas. I hope you enjoyed this
half-mile loop which was an Eagle Scout project.
KILLINGWORTH LAND CONSERVATION TRUST LETTERBOX
This next one is located at our KLCT nature center on Roast
Meat Hill Road. Turn your car around, again headed east on
Route 80. Eight-tenths of a mile up, take a left onto Roast Meat
Hill Road. Drive another nine-tenths of a mile to the Platt Nature
Center on your left. Park out front in the designated area. Many
wonderful nature classes are taught here! This building is our
KLCT "headquarters."
At the trail map mailbox (take one, if available), go left for a
clockwise loop. At the third cedar, head left on the trail, into the
woods. The trail is unblazed at present, so watch carefully for the
beaten path. When you see a ledge on your right, the trail heads
left a little. Soon you will spot a large glacial erratic on your left –
look to the right. See the "snake tree?" Find the KLCT Letterbox
under a projection of rock to its right. Be sure to read carefully so
you will not miss the bonus. Continue on the trail and do not
miss the short-but-interesting boardwalk which you will soon
come to.
KILLINGWORTH LAND CONSERVATION TRUST TRAILS
LETTERBOX
This letterbox contains our new trails logo! To find it, head back
south on Roast Meat Hill. Take your first right, onto Wolf Hollow
Road a very short way ahead. Follow Wolf Hollow eight-tenths of
a mile to Route 81. You can either park at the school and cross
back over, or pull off on the side of Wolf Hollow Road. Just to the
south of Wolf Hollow you will see the trail opening on Route 81.
This one is not a loop! You will be on a flat, bowered, trail, which
parallels Wolf Hollow Road. This one is maintained by our local
Lions Club (thank you gentlemen!). When you see a large ledge
begin to loom on your left, you will also spot a rock-tripe-covered
rock on the left. It is just before a beige home on the left. Across from it, on your right, find a "keyhole" in
the rock wall. Through the keyhole, or by peering over the wall,
find an old stump and then find a letterbox hidden in it. Be sure to
read carefully so you don't miss the bonus on the way back.
I hope you have enjoyed your tour of four of our KLCT trails. I
consider the bonus message our unofficial town motto; many of
us moved to town because of its rural quality. Watch for more
KLCT trail boxes! Bluebird.