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Four Directional Bear LbNA #35110

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Sep 13, 2007
Location:
City:Middlefield
County:Middlesex
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Planted by:chthiker
Found by: mattyfungos
Last found:Dec 13, 2018
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Sep 13, 2007
Four Directional Bear Letterbox

Important!

This trail can be considered strenuous. The hike to the box includes some climbing, rocky outcrops with sheer drops, and areas where the trail is covered with trap rock. This hike could be very dangerous in wet, snowy or icy conditions. This is also Copperhead habitat. It is not a hike for young children.

Getting there:

From the west, take Route 691 East. Take the Preston Ave. Exit and turn right at the end of the exit. At the first light take a left onto East Main Street. Continue on East Main until you see a sign on the right for Black Pond. Turn onto the road leading to Black Pond and stay left to reach the parking area.

From the east, take Route 66 toward Meriden. Take Exit 13 (exit is on the left), the East Main Street, Meriden Exit. After the overpass take a sharp left (almost like a U-turn). You will see a sign for Black Pond on the right. Turn in and stay left to continue down the road to the parking lot.

Four Directional Bear and Spirit Stones:

This stamp was inspired by the spirit stones of the Northwest Coast Native People. A four directional bear represents directional power and the bear itself is considered a protector. While you can only see in three directions from the many overlooks along this trail, I hope you enjoy this beautiful hike and always have directional power!

Clues:

From the parking lot at Black Pond, hike south on the Blue Trail heading uphill. Continue on the Blue Trail stopping for the National Trails Day Letterbox and Gifford Rock Letterboxes on your way. Be sure to enjoy the views! You will eventually come to an overlook where the fourth set of utility poles, counting from Route 691, is directly in front of you. You will have hiked past the end of Black Pond and you will no longer see it below you. Turn and look back down the trail to the first blue-blazed tree on the left. From the blazed tree, take 7 paces to a hemlock. Look east from the hemlock for a spilt rock with two cedars on the right. Four Directional Bear awaits you there. If you reach an overlook that is much larger than the rest and you have past a “party-time” tree house on the left, you have gone too far.

Note:

For a full day of boxing, you can start your hike on the Blue Trail at the Route 147 pull-off. This is just off Route 66 near Guida’s. Begin here for Our Little Town and Black Chimney. From Black Chimney, go down the trail to the four-way intersection and continue straight on the Blue Trail.