Estimated distance: 1.00 miles
Weather: 77°F, sunny
Resources: Simsbury Land Trust WalkBook
Highlights of the trip: view
Progress toward 2016 hiking goals: 36/52 hikes; 137.49/250 miles; 31.37/25 miles on Tunxis Trail
My son asked if I would join him for a hike. I couldn't pass that up! I know he likes something that provides a "wow" factor and he wanted something relatively close to home, so we decided to climb up to the lookout on the Hedgehog Trail, part of the Western Highlands in Simsbury.
It was a relatively quick up and back, starting from the end of North Saddle Ridge Drive. We parked in the cul-de-sac and climbed up past the non-existent waterfall. The views from the top are excellent. Looking north, you will see the Barndoor Hills in Granby and farther west and north you can see Mount Tom in Massachusetts.
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| Mount Tom is far left just above the tree branch. Barndoor Hills in the middle of the picture. |
This wrapped up my first six months of hiking in 2016, so my next post will take a look at the progress I have made on my hiking goals.
Hedgehog Trail and Mount Tom? Nice.
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