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THE OLD CROW AT JUDD BROOK /HEBRON AIRLINE TRAIL LbNA #34402

Owner:ThE oLD CrOw
Plant date:Aug 23, 2007
Location:
City:HEBRON
County:Tolland
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Found by: enjoinder
Last found:Apr 10, 2016
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Aug 23, 2007
**DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

**BRING BATHING SUITS AND A PICNIC LUNCH TO ENJOY THE BOOK ON A SUNNY DAY!!

THIS CAN BE EITHER BIKED AND WALKED OR WALKED THE ENTIRE TIME. IF BIKED/WALKED IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 1 HOUR. WALKING OBVIOUSLY WILL BE A BIT LONGER AND SMALLER CHILDREN MAY NOT BE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE! WE HID THIS BOX BY BIKING FIRST!

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Since 1991, thousands of local residents and visitors have discovered the joy and beauty of the Air Line Rail Trail, a scenic and peaceful 50 mile stretch across eastern Connecticut, through the towns of East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Lebanon, Columbia, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, and Thompson.

This trail is part of a network of more than 1,000 rail trails winding some 10,000 miles across the United States. These former railroad lines are enjoying popularity among walkers, hikers, bicyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts.

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~~~~THE OLD CROW HAS LANDED SOMEWHERE BY JUDD BROOK!! TO FIND THIS BOX YOU CAN ENTER THE RAIL TRAIL IN SEVERAL SPOTS. WE STARTED OFF OF OLD COLCHESTER ROAD IN HEBRON. (JUST OFF OF RT. 85 PASS HEBRON CENTER.) THERE IS A SMALL AREA AT THE END OF THE TRAIL BY THE ROAD TO PARK YOUR CAR. JUST KEEP TO THE SIDE.

~~~ONCE YOU ARE SET, EITHER BIKE OR WALK TO THE SOUTH, CROSSING OVER OLD COLCHESTER ROAD. YOU WILL BE RIDING/WALKING APPROX A MILE AND A HALF. CROSSING OVER GREYVILLE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY COMING TO JUDD BROOK BRIDGE.

~~~JUST OVER THE BRIDGE, ABOUT 20 FEET PAST, LOOK FOR A TRAIL OFF TO THE LEFT. FOLLOW THIS TRAIL INTO THE FOREST. AS YOU COME TO JUDD BROOK, YOU WILL SEE ANOTHER TRAIL FORKING OFF TO YOUR RIGHT. HEAD UP THIS WAY..

~~~NOTICE A VERY LARGE TREE STUMP ON THE RIGHT. FOLLOW PATH TO THE VERY TOP OF THE HILL. AT THE TOP YOU WILL SEE A LARGE STONE STICKING OUT OF THE PATH.

~~~FROM THIS STONE WALK 17 PACES STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE PATH. TURN TO YOUR RIGHT. NOTICE A MOSS COVERED TREE STUMP AS WELL AS A TREE WITH A TREE STUMP ATTACHED TO IT BEHIND THE MOSS STUMP.

~~~BEHIND THAT IS ANOTHER LARGE TREE AND A STONE WALL.

~~~WALK TO THE STONE WALL AND CLIMB OVER. JUST ON THE OTHERSIDE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LARGE TREE YOU WILL FIND THE OLD CROW BOX HIDDEN IN THE WALL.

~~~SINCE THIS IS SUCH A LARGE BOX, PLEASE BE SURE TO REPLACE IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN INTO THE HOLE AND COVER WITH THE ROCKS NEARBY!

~~~COME OUT THE SAME YOU WAY CAME IN OR CONTINUE ON THE RAIL TRAIL. THERE IS ANOTHER GREAT BRIDGE FARTHER DOWN, THE KIDS LOVE TO CLIMB DOWN AND WADE THROUGH THE WATER AND ROCKS!!

HAVE FUN!