On this #FriendFriday we're thinking about our wonderful experience at the Connecticut Land Conservation Council Conference last Saturday, March 22. We participated in stellar workshops and met so many great people!
We also presented about CT Trail Finder and our goal to make trail mapping and communication easier for trail managers, as well as to make finding trails easier for users. We left feeling very inspired by all of Connecticut's dedicated land conservationists, trail stewards, public land managers, and enthusiasts. We're lucky to have them 🌱 Thank you to the CLCC for organizing this event! ... See MoreSee Less

Have you heard about CT DEEP’s 2025 Sky’s the Limit Challenge? There’s no time like a sunny #TrailsTuesday to get started! The Air Line State Park Trail is just one of the unique CT DEEP trails on challengers’ lists.
Your quest is to explore the section from Bull Hill Road to River Road in Colchester, CT. But if you’re hooked, the entire 62-mile trail awaits, stretching across eastern CT and following the path of a historic New York-Boston railway. Its name comes from its design in the 1860s as the shortest possible route between the two cities, as if drawing a “line” through the “air”. Specific features you can find on this trail include two large viaducts, additional stonework relics, and streams. The trail also connects to town parks, state forests, and wildlife management areas.
Find out more about this trail: www.cttrailfinder.com/trails/trail/air-line-state-park-trail
And about Sky’s the Limit Challenge 2025: ctparks.com/skys-the-limit-hiking-challenge

Photo (Kim Bradley/CT Trail Finder): Two recumbent bicyclists take in the green vegetation along a wide dirt trail.
Photo text: An easy, multi-use, linear trail on the path of an 1870s railway with sights of stonework, streams, state forests, and more ... See MoreSee Less