Hike approximately 1.5 miles along Mink Brook, with additional hiking across South Main Street on the Riverside Trail down to the Connecticut River. If the weather allows, bring your chair and a picnic lunch. Leaders: Sharon & Jim Coer (203-671-5180). Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. Directions: From New London take I-89 north to Exit 18. Take NH 120 north towards Hanover. In approximately 4 miles bear left onto Lebanon Street, then left onto Currier Plaza. Take a left onto South Main Street, go approximately 0.2 miles and take a left onto Brook Street. Parking is just ahead.
Category: Outdoor Recreation
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ORFS Hike: Knights Hill Nature Park Trails
The Knights Hill Nature Park Trail System provides public access to lands owned by the New London Outing Club and protected by New London Conservation Commission easements. Five interconnected trails plus a connector link to the Lyon Brook Trail. Bring a chair and your lunch. Leaders: John & Chris Cutting (518-275-3713). Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. Directions: From Newport Road in New London turn onto County Road from the rotary and continue past New London Hospital to the trailhead parking lot on the left.
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ORFS Hike: Sugar River Trail, Newport
Hike along the flat, wide Sugar River Recreational Trail as it winds through the woods from Newport towards Claremont. If the weather is appropriate, bring a chair and lunch for the trailhead, or eat at Village Pizza on Main Street in Newport. Leaders: Sharon & Jim Coer (203-671-5180). Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. Directions: A couple of blocks north of the gazebo in Newport, turn left onto Belknap Avenue. Drive past Hodgepodge Yarns and turn right into a dirt parking lot with large propane or oil tanks. The trailhead is at the end of the lot. Do not block access to the fuel tanks.
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ORFS Hike: Northern Rail Trail along Mascoma Lake, Enfield
Hike the rail trail along beautiful Mascoma Lake. Bring a chair and lunch to eat at Lakeside Park, or have lunch at Ziggy’s Pizza on Route 4 in Enfield. Leaders: John & Judy Reisch (603-443-3780). Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. Directions: From New London take I-89 north to Exit 17. Go right onto Route 4 East, then right onto Route 4A South towards Andover. Take a left to cross the bridge in the middle of Mascoma Lake, then immediately right into the parking area.