HEY JUDE (refreshed 7.1.12) LbNA #16246
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jul 2, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Monroe |
| County: | Fairfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 8 |
| Planted by: | Skip & TJ  |
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| Found by: | Team Rogue |
| Last found: | Jun 11, 2022 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 10, 2015 |
DIRECTIONS TO WILLIAM E. WOLFE PARK, MONROE CT
Wolfe Park can be reached from RT 111 which bisects Monroe, CT between RT 34 and RT 25. If traveling from RT 25N, turn right at the stop light onto RT 111, travel 1.5 miles past Bill's Drive-In to the next intersection with Elm Street. Turn left onto Elm, and then left at the next stop sign onto Cross Hill Rd. Cross Hill Rd. ends at Wolfe Park. Public Parking is to the right. There seems to be a new rule in effect: Dogs are no longer allowed in the park. So very sorry!
If traveling from RT 34W, come over the Stevenson Dam, travel uphill then downhill to the intersection with RT 111. Left onto RT 111. Travel approx. 2 miles then pass through the Monroe town green, through one blinking light to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Cross Hill Rd. which ends at Wolfe Park.
*****If you have a Town Park Sticker, you may choose to go directly to Great Hollow Lake and begin there. PLEASE NOTE: from Memorial Day to Labor Day, you cannot enter the Park at Great Hollow without a sticker, and MUST park in the non-sticker lot off of Cross Hill Rd. The Long And Winding Road to the Lake from Public Parking is only about one mile,and easily graded for children. Cell phone service is constant. For Summer Hiking: BRING WATER AND SKEETER SPRAY, AND BE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN ID POISON IVY AND POISON OAK. YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW!
CLUES TO HEY JUDE BONUS BOXES
ALTOGETHER NOW! Begin by standing in the Public Lot facing the Bathhouse/Poolhouse. (Restrooms are available here.) Walking to the right, you will come upon a sign which reads, "Walking Trail to Great Hollow Lake and Playground." Follow this trail down and into the woods. Promise the children that you will visit the playground on the way back!
As you descend, you will come upon a two-sister birch tree on your right, close to the trail, planted on a rock and sadly scarred with carvings. On the left there will be a double stone culvert for drainage. You will next come upon a group of boulders on your right. Now look to the left for an unmarked trail that leads into the woods along an old stone wall. DON'T PASS ME BY! Follow this trail a little way into the woods (maybe finding a wild turkey feather or two), until you come upon a stump on the right and a large two-sister tree on the left. Carefully jump the wall and find the HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #1 hidden under a flat rock in between the large boulders.ACT NATURALLY,and hide the box completely.
GET BACK to the Main Trail heading to the Lake. Notice the wonderful variety of oaks, maples, butternuts and birch trees. You will come around a curve to find a small picnic area on the left and a bridge and larger picnic area to the right. Take a Waterfalls Twenty-two break! (The double-sided stamp is hidden here.) Trail continues to descend, marked now with orange blazes. You will walk over two large pipes which pass under the trail; boulders on your left. As the trail continues down and to the right you will notice a stump carved into a seat. On the left side of the trail, look into the woods and you will see a grassy clearing where you will find a four-sister tree with one knobby one passed on and another fallen. Inside is hidden HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #2.COME AND GET IT!
Return to the Main Trail which leads you to the Great Hollow Lake, and HERE COMES THE SUN!. Take a left onto the trail which circles the Lake until you come to an open area with a clear view to the right of the lake and the beach. To the left is the Yellow Birch Picnic Area. THERE'S A PLACE to take the second trail to the left, Harshbarger Trail East," leading into woods past several large fallen trees tosses HELTER SKELTER by recent storms . Look for an old woodpile on your left. On your right you will see a sturdy two-sister birch tree. Look between the sisters to find the HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #3.
Back onto the Main Trail heading left and over the LONG, LONG, LONG wooden bridge. At the end of the bridge is a square post which marks the beginning of the trail where the HEY JUDE LETTERBOXES are hidden. Trail is blazed with light blue paint.
*****If you have a Park Sticker, and have entered the Park by way of the Great Hollow Lake Entrance, you should park at the first pull-off on the right. Walk down the hill to the right and you will see the wooden bridge and the square post marking the HEY JUDE LETTERBOX trail. You may want to search HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE for the BONUS BOXES another day. But I'VE GOT A FEELING that you will continue.
CLUES FOR HEY JUDE LETTERBOXES
(These boxes have been refreshed 7.14.12, but the trail has not been maintained. I would suggest this as a winter hike.)
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad. take a sad song and make it better." That's exactly what SPQ, one of the Scouts from St. Jude Parish Troop 163, did for his Eagle Scout Project. (Clues to his identity are hidden in BONUS BOX #4.) He took a sad and overgrown trail and made it better. Thank you Monroe Parks and Rec Dept. for encouraging SPQ, and for giving us permission to share these boxes with LbNA. If SPQ could return to clear the trail again, I would be GLAD ALL OVER!
Starting from the square post with sign "No Fishing Off bridge," head into the woods until you find a grey birch on the left "sitting" against a rounded rock. Turn 180 degrees and see a fallen decayed tree on your left. Follow the tree to its base. Stand at the base and look toward the road. 10 paces to the right and in line with the fallen tree, you will see a small cave. In the cave, you will find HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #1. (These stamps are meant to be printed in a single unbroken line.)
Return to the "sitting" tree and take THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD into the woods, past more fallen giants. ALL THINGS MUST PASS. On the left, you will see another strange tree growing out of a cracked flat rock. Stop at the curve at the second blazed tree. With the tree at your back, face the road. Straight ahead, you will see a large cracked boulder. At the tip of the boulder, opposite the road, is the hiding place of HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #2. (WHAT'D I SAY about stamping in a single unbroken line?)
Continuing on the trail, you will come to the pines. Take a deep breath of that good NORWEGIAN WOOD. On the left is a metal bench for a water break. Come to the fork and take a right (especially if the day is warm). Watch the trail carefully; in places the trail follows between two cut-down pine trees.SLOW DOWN!
When the trail blazes tell you to turn to the left (a double blaze with the uppermost mark to the left), STOP with the blazed tree at your left shoulder and look straight ahead to a large pine at the horizon. Carefully go off of the trail without damaging any of the ferns and make your way to the pine. Pass the pine, and you will come to a gap in an old stone wall. HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #3 is hidden in the edge of the right-hand section of the wall.YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO: PLEASE, PLEASE, ONLY MOVE THE BASEBALL-SIZE STONE AT THE BASE OF THE WALL.
Back to the trail, continue to the right until you hear Waterfall Twenty-three. (This is a double-sided stamp.You might want to collect it while you are here.) The falling water doesn't say, "Splash!" It says, "Harshbarger!" in gratitude to the family who generously added their property to this wonderful public park. Where the trail slopes down and to the left, turn to the right. Count off five large pine trees. HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #4 is hidden behind the fifth tree, under a flat rock.
Back to the metal bench; left to the trail if you want to GET BACK to the wooden bridge and the Lake.IT WON'T BE LONG.
BONUS BOX #4: Before you leave the trail, with the wooden bridge and the square post on your right, look left to THE FOOL ON THE HILL. He is an upright stone, standing in a group of three stones. SOMETHING, will draw you to climb the hill and face the upright stone. Now look right to see a fallen-down stone wall. 14 steps brings you to the wall and to another long thin pointer stone. BONUS BOX #4 is hidden under the point facing the Lake. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? Clues to the identity of our new Eagle Scout are concealed in this BOX. The remaining BONUS BOXES and Waterfall Twenty-two are hidden on the Walking Trail heading back to the Public Parking Lot. (The HOUSATONIC RAIL TRAIL NORTH LETTERBOX is not far from here.) THE END
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Wolfe Park can be reached from RT 111 which bisects Monroe, CT between RT 34 and RT 25. If traveling from RT 25N, turn right at the stop light onto RT 111, travel 1.5 miles past Bill's Drive-In to the next intersection with Elm Street. Turn left onto Elm, and then left at the next stop sign onto Cross Hill Rd. Cross Hill Rd. ends at Wolfe Park. Public Parking is to the right. There seems to be a new rule in effect: Dogs are no longer allowed in the park. So very sorry!
If traveling from RT 34W, come over the Stevenson Dam, travel uphill then downhill to the intersection with RT 111. Left onto RT 111. Travel approx. 2 miles then pass through the Monroe town green, through one blinking light to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Cross Hill Rd. which ends at Wolfe Park.
*****If you have a Town Park Sticker, you may choose to go directly to Great Hollow Lake and begin there. PLEASE NOTE: from Memorial Day to Labor Day, you cannot enter the Park at Great Hollow without a sticker, and MUST park in the non-sticker lot off of Cross Hill Rd. The Long And Winding Road to the Lake from Public Parking is only about one mile,and easily graded for children. Cell phone service is constant. For Summer Hiking: BRING WATER AND SKEETER SPRAY, AND BE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN ID POISON IVY AND POISON OAK. YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW!
CLUES TO HEY JUDE BONUS BOXES
ALTOGETHER NOW! Begin by standing in the Public Lot facing the Bathhouse/Poolhouse. (Restrooms are available here.) Walking to the right, you will come upon a sign which reads, "Walking Trail to Great Hollow Lake and Playground." Follow this trail down and into the woods. Promise the children that you will visit the playground on the way back!
As you descend, you will come upon a two-sister birch tree on your right, close to the trail, planted on a rock and sadly scarred with carvings. On the left there will be a double stone culvert for drainage. You will next come upon a group of boulders on your right. Now look to the left for an unmarked trail that leads into the woods along an old stone wall. DON'T PASS ME BY! Follow this trail a little way into the woods (maybe finding a wild turkey feather or two), until you come upon a stump on the right and a large two-sister tree on the left. Carefully jump the wall and find the HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #1 hidden under a flat rock in between the large boulders.ACT NATURALLY,and hide the box completely.
GET BACK to the Main Trail heading to the Lake. Notice the wonderful variety of oaks, maples, butternuts and birch trees. You will come around a curve to find a small picnic area on the left and a bridge and larger picnic area to the right. Take a Waterfalls Twenty-two break! (The double-sided stamp is hidden here.) Trail continues to descend, marked now with orange blazes. You will walk over two large pipes which pass under the trail; boulders on your left. As the trail continues down and to the right you will notice a stump carved into a seat. On the left side of the trail, look into the woods and you will see a grassy clearing where you will find a four-sister tree with one knobby one passed on and another fallen. Inside is hidden HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #2.COME AND GET IT!
Return to the Main Trail which leads you to the Great Hollow Lake, and HERE COMES THE SUN!. Take a left onto the trail which circles the Lake until you come to an open area with a clear view to the right of the lake and the beach. To the left is the Yellow Birch Picnic Area. THERE'S A PLACE to take the second trail to the left, Harshbarger Trail East," leading into woods past several large fallen trees tosses HELTER SKELTER by recent storms . Look for an old woodpile on your left. On your right you will see a sturdy two-sister birch tree. Look between the sisters to find the HEY JUDE BONUS BOX #3.
Back onto the Main Trail heading left and over the LONG, LONG, LONG wooden bridge. At the end of the bridge is a square post which marks the beginning of the trail where the HEY JUDE LETTERBOXES are hidden. Trail is blazed with light blue paint.
*****If you have a Park Sticker, and have entered the Park by way of the Great Hollow Lake Entrance, you should park at the first pull-off on the right. Walk down the hill to the right and you will see the wooden bridge and the square post marking the HEY JUDE LETTERBOX trail. You may want to search HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE for the BONUS BOXES another day. But I'VE GOT A FEELING that you will continue.
CLUES FOR HEY JUDE LETTERBOXES
(These boxes have been refreshed 7.14.12, but the trail has not been maintained. I would suggest this as a winter hike.)
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad. take a sad song and make it better." That's exactly what SPQ, one of the Scouts from St. Jude Parish Troop 163, did for his Eagle Scout Project. (Clues to his identity are hidden in BONUS BOX #4.) He took a sad and overgrown trail and made it better. Thank you Monroe Parks and Rec Dept. for encouraging SPQ, and for giving us permission to share these boxes with LbNA. If SPQ could return to clear the trail again, I would be GLAD ALL OVER!
Starting from the square post with sign "No Fishing Off bridge," head into the woods until you find a grey birch on the left "sitting" against a rounded rock. Turn 180 degrees and see a fallen decayed tree on your left. Follow the tree to its base. Stand at the base and look toward the road. 10 paces to the right and in line with the fallen tree, you will see a small cave. In the cave, you will find HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #1. (These stamps are meant to be printed in a single unbroken line.)
Return to the "sitting" tree and take THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD into the woods, past more fallen giants. ALL THINGS MUST PASS. On the left, you will see another strange tree growing out of a cracked flat rock. Stop at the curve at the second blazed tree. With the tree at your back, face the road. Straight ahead, you will see a large cracked boulder. At the tip of the boulder, opposite the road, is the hiding place of HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #2. (WHAT'D I SAY about stamping in a single unbroken line?)
Continuing on the trail, you will come to the pines. Take a deep breath of that good NORWEGIAN WOOD. On the left is a metal bench for a water break. Come to the fork and take a right (especially if the day is warm). Watch the trail carefully; in places the trail follows between two cut-down pine trees.SLOW DOWN!
When the trail blazes tell you to turn to the left (a double blaze with the uppermost mark to the left), STOP with the blazed tree at your left shoulder and look straight ahead to a large pine at the horizon. Carefully go off of the trail without damaging any of the ferns and make your way to the pine. Pass the pine, and you will come to a gap in an old stone wall. HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #3 is hidden in the edge of the right-hand section of the wall.YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO: PLEASE, PLEASE, ONLY MOVE THE BASEBALL-SIZE STONE AT THE BASE OF THE WALL.
Back to the trail, continue to the right until you hear Waterfall Twenty-three. (This is a double-sided stamp.You might want to collect it while you are here.) The falling water doesn't say, "Splash!" It says, "Harshbarger!" in gratitude to the family who generously added their property to this wonderful public park. Where the trail slopes down and to the left, turn to the right. Count off five large pine trees. HEY JUDE LETTERBOX #4 is hidden behind the fifth tree, under a flat rock.
Back to the metal bench; left to the trail if you want to GET BACK to the wooden bridge and the Lake.IT WON'T BE LONG.
BONUS BOX #4: Before you leave the trail, with the wooden bridge and the square post on your right, look left to THE FOOL ON THE HILL. He is an upright stone, standing in a group of three stones. SOMETHING, will draw you to climb the hill and face the upright stone. Now look right to see a fallen-down stone wall. 14 steps brings you to the wall and to another long thin pointer stone. BONUS BOX #4 is hidden under the point facing the Lake. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? Clues to the identity of our new Eagle Scout are concealed in this BOX. The remaining BONUS BOXES and Waterfall Twenty-two are hidden on the Walking Trail heading back to the Public Parking Lot. (The HOUSATONIC RAIL TRAIL NORTH LETTERBOX is not far from here.) THE END
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