Friedman Memorial Forest Letterboxing Series LbNA #36543
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Add Location| Owner: | camolizards  |
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| Plant date: | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ashford |
| County: | Windham |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Mt. Hope Homeschool |
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| Found by: | camolizards (3) |
| Last found: | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFO |
| Last edited: | Oct 20, 2021 |
Rated: Moderate. The hike is a 1.88 mile loop, which take about 1 ½ – 2 hours.
Directions: (From the Joshua's Tract Walk Book) Take Bicknell Rd. east from Rt. 89 1.1 m. north of the Mansfield-Ashford line or 1.9 m. south of Rt. 44. Go .7 m. on Bicknell Rd. to it end on Bebbington Rd. Turn left on Bebbington Rd. and go .2m to its intersection with a dirt road, Bebbington Lane. Go a little farther on Bebbington Rd and just beyond a house look for a small parking lot with Joshua Trust signs on the right side of the road.
As noted in the Joshua's Tract Walk Book, Abraham Friedman, a Hartford lawyer, conveyed this property to Joshua's Trust in September 1987. The land is generally covered with forest, despite a lumbering operation that was conducted about 30 years ago. Some very large trees still remain on this property. Perennial Bebbington Brook runs through the western part of the property. The land here is hilly and there are some swampy areas to look out for. The following letterbox series was planted by the Mt. Hope Homeschoolers, a group of children ranging from ages 5-12. Each child made his or her own stamp. There are no stamp pads or pens in the boxes so please bring you own stamp pads and pens.
From the parking lot follow the trail until you reach the bridge. After the bridge take the left path. Follow this path until you reach a log on the trail. Look left a t the big oak tree with dead limbs hanging on it. There is a wall in front of the oak. To the right, treeside, there is a hole in the wall where you will find Letterbox #1, the Skateboard Stamp. First box found, keep rolling on the trail!
Continue on the trail uphill until the path takes a sharp turn to the right. Then take about 15 steps and look to your left. You will see a tree with three trunks. Letterbox #2, with the Lucky Clover Stamp, is hidden behind the tree. Success, may your good luck continue!
Continue to follow the trail until it levels out and then starts to go downhill. As you approach the bottom of the hill it gets rocky. The path will lead you to a swampy area and bridge with mossy rocks
Continue on the path, with a steep climb uphill to a stone wall. Where the wall meets a hollowed out tree, the trail now bends to the right and soon starts to go downhill. The descent grows steeper and you come to a lake at the bottom. As you are taking in the beauty of the lake, be careful not to stumble over the log that lies across your path.
Continue on the trail away from the lake, gradually climbing uphill. As the trail bends to the left, crossing a bed of rocks, you will see a rocky mound of earth on your right. Coming out of this mound is a tree with two blazes on it. Look down at the rock this tree is growing on and you'll find Letterbox #3, the Sword Stamp. En guard! And Congratulations, you found all 3 stamps.
Continue uphill on the trail. You'll pass through an old stone wall and bare left, following the yellow blazes. Notice the pine trees off the trail to your right. They are virtually the only pines you see on this walk. Continue to follow the yellow blazes. You are about a ten minute walk back over the bridge and to the parking lot.
Hike length: 1-2 miles
Directions: (From the Joshua's Tract Walk Book) Take Bicknell Rd. east from Rt. 89 1.1 m. north of the Mansfield-Ashford line or 1.9 m. south of Rt. 44. Go .7 m. on Bicknell Rd. to it end on Bebbington Rd. Turn left on Bebbington Rd. and go .2m to its intersection with a dirt road, Bebbington Lane. Go a little farther on Bebbington Rd and just beyond a house look for a small parking lot with Joshua Trust signs on the right side of the road.
As noted in the Joshua's Tract Walk Book, Abraham Friedman, a Hartford lawyer, conveyed this property to Joshua's Trust in September 1987. The land is generally covered with forest, despite a lumbering operation that was conducted about 30 years ago. Some very large trees still remain on this property. Perennial Bebbington Brook runs through the western part of the property. The land here is hilly and there are some swampy areas to look out for. The following letterbox series was planted by the Mt. Hope Homeschoolers, a group of children ranging from ages 5-12. Each child made his or her own stamp. There are no stamp pads or pens in the boxes so please bring you own stamp pads and pens.
From the parking lot follow the trail until you reach the bridge. After the bridge take the left path. Follow this path until you reach a log on the trail. Look left a t the big oak tree with dead limbs hanging on it. There is a wall in front of the oak. To the right, treeside, there is a hole in the wall where you will find Letterbox #1, the Skateboard Stamp. First box found, keep rolling on the trail!
Continue on the trail uphill until the path takes a sharp turn to the right. Then take about 15 steps and look to your left. You will see a tree with three trunks. Letterbox #2, with the Lucky Clover Stamp, is hidden behind the tree. Success, may your good luck continue!
Continue to follow the trail until it levels out and then starts to go downhill. As you approach the bottom of the hill it gets rocky. The path will lead you to a swampy area and bridge with mossy rocks
Continue on the path, with a steep climb uphill to a stone wall. Where the wall meets a hollowed out tree, the trail now bends to the right and soon starts to go downhill. The descent grows steeper and you come to a lake at the bottom. As you are taking in the beauty of the lake, be careful not to stumble over the log that lies across your path.
Continue on the trail away from the lake, gradually climbing uphill. As the trail bends to the left, crossing a bed of rocks, you will see a rocky mound of earth on your right. Coming out of this mound is a tree with two blazes on it. Look down at the rock this tree is growing on and you'll find Letterbox #3, the Sword Stamp. En guard! And Congratulations, you found all 3 stamps.
Continue uphill on the trail. You'll pass through an old stone wall and bare left, following the yellow blazes. Notice the pine trees off the trail to your right. They are virtually the only pines you see on this walk. Continue to follow the yellow blazes. You are about a ten minute walk back over the bridge and to the parking lot.
Hike length: 1-2 miles