New England Trail Day 5 – Funny Hikers! | Average Hiker December 27, 2020 The road walking today was beautiful though, as I ambled through the back roads of New England.
New England Trail Day 4 – Mushroom Monday! |Average Hiker December 16, 2020 The New England Trail near Amherst included old stone bridges, mushroom hunts, and a town day.
New England Trail Day 3 | Average Hiker December 12, 2020 Day 3 on The New England Trail was one of my favorites. The ridges above Hermit’s Cave had beautiful Fall views!
New England Trail Day 2 – Where are the Birds? | Average Hiker December 6, 2020 The New England Trail was almost eerily quiet this morning. I paused to look around me. “Where are the birds?” I whispered.
New England Trail Day 1- First Day Out | Average Hiker December 1, 2020 New England Trail Day 1 brought the first of only a handful of shelters along this 215 mile trail.
New England Trail Gear List – More Gear Tests! | Average Hiker November 13, 2020 Updated Gear List for the New England Trail My New England Trail Gear List had a few adjustments. I tried out a couple of new…
Read More »New England Trail Gear List – More Gear Tests! | Average Hiker NET Mattabesett Section 12 is Pretty Trail!| Average Hiker June 12, 2020 Highlights of Mattabesett Section 12 included Highland Pond Preserve, Higby Mountain, and busting my butt on the sidewalk.
NET Mattabesett Section 11 Had Stellar Views!| Average Hiker June 6, 2020 Highlights of Mattabesett Section 11 on The New England trail included great views, a good cardio workout, and an encounter with a little Cray Cray Weed.
NET Mattabesett Section 10 – Definitely Some Climbs! | Average Hiker June 4, 2020 The NET Mattabesett Section 10 made me work for my views, compared to prior New England Trail sections, but they were worth it!
NET Mattabesett Section 9 | Average Hiker June 2, 2020 New England Trail, Mattabesett Section 09 has a lot of variety, making it an interesting section of trail. You can even stop for lunch along the way.
NET Menunkatuck Section 8 | Average Hiker May 28, 2020 NET Menunkatuck Section 8 has beautiful rolling forests, and wide, well marked trails. Much of this section is old forest and logging roads.
NET Mattabesett Section 4 | Average Hiker May 23, 2020 NET Mattabesett Section 4 is my favorite section of The New England Trail so far. With Bear Rock and Miller’s Pond, there is a lot to enjoy on this hike.
NET Mattabesett Section 3 – | Average Hiker May 21, 2020 I hiked NET Mattabesett Section 3 on an absolutely beautiful day, which made the road walks through old New England countryside a compliment to the trail.
NET Mattabesett Section 2 – New England Trail| Average Hiker May 15, 2020 The NET Mattabesett Section 2 is slightly less maintained than Section 1 of the Mattabesett, but still a very nice section of trail.
New England Trail, Mattabesett – Section 1 | Average Hiker May 13, 2020 Section One of the Mattabesett Trail is a nice section of trail that has a little bit of everything. No matter your hiking style, you will enjoy it.
The road walking today was beautiful though, as I ambled through the back roads of New England.
The New England Trail was almost eerily quiet this morning. I paused to look around me. “Where are the birds?” I whispered.
