Saturday, May 11, 2019

American Legion State Forest, CT - Henry Buck Trail


ABOUT THE PARK:
American Legion and Peoples State Forests - Connecticut DEEP

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.946466, -73.014640
Park in a pullout anywhere along West River Road between the two Henry Buck Trail trail heads.

TRAIL MAP:
American Legion and Peoples State Forests Trail Map - Connecticut DEEP
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HIKE DISTANCE:  2 miles
Hiked together with:
Peoples State Forest - 7 miles
American Legion State Forest - Turkey Vulture Ledges Trail - .8 miles

THE HIKE:
We road walked to the farthest northwestern trail head.
Oops!  A typo on the sign.
The trail immediately climbs up, sometimes on slab steps, along pretty cascades.
Up to the top ...
... then a steep descent ...
... to an overlook.
Nice break spot after that climb up.
Up some more.
A plaque way up high on a boulder to the right, too high up to read.
But that is what the 65x zoom on the camera is for.  Some info about Henry Buck.
I was quite surprised to find a bridge on this very rugged trail.  But it's the only bridge, the rest of the water crossings are rock hops.
Ruins of an old cheese box mill.
Red Trillium
At last, after descending, a long stretch of smooth, flat trail.
The trail comes out on West River Road ...
... across from the old bridge abutments we had seen from the Peoples State Forest overlook earlier.
Turning left and road walking (very carefully) about a quarter of a mile back to the car.  The speed limit on this road is supposed to be 25 mph but nobody got the memo.  Now on to the Turkey Vulture Ledges Trail.

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