The trailhead is located on the east side of North Anguilla Road in Stonington, just south of the North Stonington town line. There is parking for several cars on a roadside pull-off. At the entrance to the trail is a short board/bog walk that leads to the well-marked and well-worn blue trail. The trail follows a historic path lined by old stone walls, rock piles of varying sizes, and interesting wall formations hinting at past use.
The blue trail heads north through a wetland and off the property but the trail can also be followed west down the utility line wet meadow areas. The white and gray trails are easily followed, though the blazes may be hard to spot in areas.
Each trail offers unique sights, such as the old home and barn foundations, stone wall enclosed paddocks for animals, and several large free-standing rock piles of uncertain age and origin. There are rock ledges, glacial erratics, and, on the gray trail, a small cemetery with some headstones dating to the early 1800s.
Various birds inhabit this mixed forest including: typical forest nesters, woodpeckers, migrating warblers, and an occasional owl. There are the usual small and mid-sized forest mammals as well as rare sightings of bears or bobcats. With occasional knolls and exposed rocks/roots, the trails total about 2 miles and offer elevation changes of 150 feet with varying trail widths of 3 feet to wide open.
This property is part of Avalonia's Hike and Seek Program scavenger hunt program!
From I-95 North take Exit 92. Take a left onto Route 2. At the traffic circle take the third exit and continue on Route 184 to the west. Turn left on North Anguilla Road.
Take Route 2 south to the traffic circle. At the traffic circle take the third exit and continue on Route 184 to the west. Turn left on North Anguilla Road.
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