Metacomet Trail - Tariffville, CT

Date Hiked: Saturday, January 12, 2019
Estimated distance:  2.6 miles
Weather: 22°F, partly cloudy
Resources: OpenStreetMap, New England Trail- CT Section 18
Highlights of the trip:  fun group of people, nice views



This hike was arranged by the Simsbury Land Trust.   We had a good group of people, maybe as many as 20, though I didn't do a head count.  We parked on Church Street Extension in Tariffville and took the Metacomet Trail up Laurel Hill and past the ruins of the Bartlett Tower.  We followed the Metacomet Trail to the cell tower and looped back to the starting point passing a couple of power line cuts.  There is current work going on as they replace the wooden poles with metal ones.

Bartlett tower.

According to our leader, Bartlett Tower used to have a dance hall.  This article at Connecticut Explored gives a more detailed description.

My artsy view of Bartlett Tower.

Looking west.

These type of chimney's dot the Metacomet.

View of the Barndoor Hills in Granby.