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A Very Old Series LbNA #59218

Owner:Bluebird
Plant date:Aug 16, 2011
Location: Timberland Trails
City:Guilford
County:New Haven
State:Connecticut
Boxes:3
Found by: mattyfungos
Last found:Jan 26, 2017
Status:FFFFFFF
Last edited:Aug 16, 2011
Three letterboxes on a pleasant woodland trail – under one hour
for the loop!
Location: Off Route 80 on the Guilford/Madison line.
Planted August 16, 2011 by Bluebird.

Directions: This opening to Guilford's Timberland Trails lies on
Route 80, 2.3 miles from the 80/79 circle in North Madison, and
a little over 2 miles from the 80/77 intersection in Guilford.
Coming east from the Guilford side you pass Maple Hills Road
on your right and it's on the right a little beyond that just before a
large boulder! Coming from the Madison direction it's on your left
soon after you pass Twin Bridge Road on your left – opening is a
bit hidden from that direction. You'll spot a parking area, trash
barrel and violet trail blazes. Town Hall has an excellent trail map
for this system – may be helpful as you hunt for other sets of
boxes that other letterboxers have planted near other openings.

Follow the violet, that's the way.
A hour or less is all you'll stay.

This is the location of the first series I ever planted - Timberland Trails North (now retired) so that is "old," but what is really old are the stamps. They belonged to my father-in-law from his work on the railroad - antiques! I just had to put them into service.


Head into the timberlands on the violet trail. You will cross a small stream. Pass by the white
cross-trail – you'll use that to loop back here later.

Watch for a 2-3 foot high rock outcropping on your right,not far off the trail. Find "Please Save" under nested behind it.

Continue on the violet path. Pass a laurel grove on your right and keep to the violet trail. Look carefully for the white (x) cross trail on your right (badly marked, but the first right you will come to) - take it! You will cross a rock bridge, next a Scout bridge. Go right on the white
trail (rectangular blazes now) and cross another log bridge.
Soon you will note 2 LARGE boulders on your left. Next to the one on the right spot an upright rock by its right front side. Look behind is for "Name." Somehow, my grandson put letters into this one that formed most of his name!


Proceed on the white trail, puff up a steeper section and keep
right on white. Eventually it joins with the Blue Trail, part of the New England Trail system. When you come to the violet cross trail, take it. Blue stays with you for a bit. You
will be hearing Route 80 traffic to your left and will know you are
close to completing the loop. Keep a sharp lookout for a rock on the right with a thick white quartz band. Look behind it for the last box, "This Way/That Way?"

Soon rejoin the violet trail and head left for a short jaunt to your
car!