Salmon River State Forest Great Park Pursuit LbNA #39877
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 16, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Colchester |
| County: | New London |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Planted by: | Fabes  |
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| Found by: | mattyfungos |
| Last found: | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Status: | FFOFFFFa |
| Last edited: | May 16, 2008 |
This is a 1 to 1.5 hour moderate hike. It is located in Salmon River State Forest on Rt.16 in Colchester. These are temporary boxes planted for the Great Park Pursuit event.
From the Trout Managment Area parking lot on Comstock Bridge Street in Colchester, walk towards the Comstock Bridge. Go across the bridge and take a sharp left heading down toward the river. (Do not go to the yellow gate, head toward the river.) Take the path to the right heading upstream on the Blue Dot Trail.
Continue up the trail and do not take the first right, but continue walking with the river on your left. Soon the trail will gradually veer to the right and take a somewhat steep climb. Once at the top, the trail will intersect with a wider trail. Bear left – this is a continuation of the Blue Dot Trail. Soon you will enter a clearing with a beautiful view of Salmon River.
At the end of the clearing there is a trail that veers to the left. Do not veer left. Stop at this intersection and take 23 steps, staying straight on the trail. Look to the right and you will see a small ravine. Across the ravine you will see a two sister tree. Here you will find the first Great Park Pursuit letterbox.
You can either end your trip here and simply return back the same way you came (another 20 minutes back), or you can continue on the Blue Dot Trail. The trip to the next letterbox will take approximately another 40 minutes.
To find the next letterbox, keep following the trail and it will eventually start to climb again. Just before you get to the top you will see a log on your left that appears to be two logs, but on closer investigation you will find that it is only one log. You might want to count the rings to get an estimate of how old the tree was when it fell over the trail. Continue on the trail. The Blue Dot Trail veers to the right. (If you reach the power lines you have gone too far.) The trail becomes narrower and eventually it will take you through Mountain Laurel, Connecticut's State Flower. The trail will start to ascend. When you are almost at the top you will see a large flat rock 6-8 ft. and not directly on the trail, but to the left. Continue on your way, up the hill and around a bend. The trail will descend and you will come to the second stone wall on the right side of the trail. Here you will find the second Great Park Pursuit letterbox.
From the Trout Managment Area parking lot on Comstock Bridge Street in Colchester, walk towards the Comstock Bridge. Go across the bridge and take a sharp left heading down toward the river. (Do not go to the yellow gate, head toward the river.) Take the path to the right heading upstream on the Blue Dot Trail.
Continue up the trail and do not take the first right, but continue walking with the river on your left. Soon the trail will gradually veer to the right and take a somewhat steep climb. Once at the top, the trail will intersect with a wider trail. Bear left – this is a continuation of the Blue Dot Trail. Soon you will enter a clearing with a beautiful view of Salmon River.
At the end of the clearing there is a trail that veers to the left. Do not veer left. Stop at this intersection and take 23 steps, staying straight on the trail. Look to the right and you will see a small ravine. Across the ravine you will see a two sister tree. Here you will find the first Great Park Pursuit letterbox.
You can either end your trip here and simply return back the same way you came (another 20 minutes back), or you can continue on the Blue Dot Trail. The trip to the next letterbox will take approximately another 40 minutes.
To find the next letterbox, keep following the trail and it will eventually start to climb again. Just before you get to the top you will see a log on your left that appears to be two logs, but on closer investigation you will find that it is only one log. You might want to count the rings to get an estimate of how old the tree was when it fell over the trail. Continue on the trail. The Blue Dot Trail veers to the right. (If you reach the power lines you have gone too far.) The trail becomes narrower and eventually it will take you through Mountain Laurel, Connecticut's State Flower. The trail will start to ascend. When you are almost at the top you will see a large flat rock 6-8 ft. and not directly on the trail, but to the left. Continue on your way, up the hill and around a bend. The trail will descend and you will come to the second stone wall on the right side of the trail. Here you will find the second Great Park Pursuit letterbox.