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Gnomelett the Mini Elf LbNA #9259

Owner:DrewFamily Supporter Verified
Plant date:Sep 25, 2003
Location:
City:Lyme
County:New London
State:Connecticut
Boxes:5
Found by: 3Es (4)
Last found:Apr 7, 2021
Status:FFFFFFFFFOFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Oct 16, 2016
A Fairie tale in Hartman Park on Gungy Rd in Lyme.
(Edited and rearranged to fit the new trail system in the Fall of 2016).

Easy, about one mile/one hour.

Bring a painted stone or another gift to the fairies to leave in the circles on the Green Trail, if you'd like. These boxes, with elegant fairies draped in the classic style, are for the adults in your family. For a children's series featuring Gnomelett, please check out MPf's Gnomelett's Series.

From the parking area, please head briefly towards the sunrise on the footpath to an information kiosk. A booklet may sometimes be picked up there, if you're under 12 or over 65, which will lead you to the enchanting Fairie circles. At the kiosk, look to the right for a large tree. Just behind it you'll find Gnomelett's Cottage. With your back to the tree, walk uphill towards Long Island Sound with the stone wall on your right. Since others will follow and an unwanted trail could be made, pick a roundabout way to the top of the little hill. Look in the wall just beyond a many-trunked tree.

Now onwards! Simply follow the path from the kiosk down the slope and branch right onto the Green Trail. Cross a brook over a footbridge and when the green forks left after the small hill, continue a few paces straight to a T intersection. Turn left on the Yellow Trail and climb steadily uphill towards Polaris. Along the way, find a big, split rock on the left that is taller than most letterboxers and all Fairies. Gnomelett's second letterbox is here, hidden in a crack of the boulder on the northern side.

Now continue up the Yellow Trail. Travel to the top of the hill where a stone wall crosses your path. Turn off trail to your right towards the sunrise and follow along with the wall at your left hand about 40 steps. You'll find a major wall junction near some beautiful beech trees, and in the butt end of the wall intersection is my third treasure.

Back to the Yellow Trail and a few skips farther along brings an intersection with the Orange Trail. Pass by the orange marks and continue on yellow a short way to the main Purple Trail. Turn left towards the sunset on purple and go downhill through a beautiful area until you see the Orange Trail again, this time on your right.

Turn north on orange, then soon turn left on yellow. A few steps along yellow, turn left on the Red Trail towards Long Island Sound again.

Now watch carefully on your right for a short spur trail, barely marked with white that leads to the beaver pond. On this spur trail you'll cross past a stone wall. Turn left along the pond side of the wall and walk a few steps to the wall's highest point. My fourth letterbox is here.

From this wonderful spot, turn again towards Long Island Sound and walk the red trail as it follows the beaver pond to the School Room.

Now to the sea! From the School Room, hop back on the main Purple Trail and head to the right. Cross over a stone bridge and watch on the left for a foot trail. Please take it. What do we have here? Another stone wall! The path crosses through and then follows alongside briefly with the wall on your right. Where the trail veers left, turn off and clamber over the low wall to the other side. A few steps left towards the sunset, complete my series by looking behind the black stone which is upright like a trap door.

The parking lot is just a bit farther down the trail, branch right at the intersection. Thanks for visiting!