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Shenipsit Belding Preserve, CT
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| Hiking | 5.73 Miles |
437 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.73 Miles | 3 Hrs 21 Mns | | 2.02 mph |
| 437 ft AEG | 31 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | I joined a day hike sponsored jointly by the Meshomasic and New Haven Hiking Clubs for a walk along a section of the Shenipsit Trail and through the Tankerhoosen and Belding Wildlife Management Areas near Vernon, CT. Much of the walk is along the Tankerhoosen River and is one of the prettiest sections of the Shenipsit. Frederick Belding acquired the Belding WMA land in the early 1900s, turning it into a hunting and fishing camp. In 1981 his descendants donated the land to the State of Connecticut, who continue to manage it. It is a popular place for birding. The butterfly garden has fallen into decline since I was last there. Lebbeus Bissell acquired the land that became the Tankerhoosen WMA around the same time, and also turned it into a private recreational reserve. The state acquired this land in 2011. We also took a tour off the Shenipsit through the Tankerhoosen WMA through a field full of wildflowers in bloom, and a side trip to a Revolutionary War era cemetery. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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