At 1,756 acres, Devil’s Den is The Nature Conservancy’s largest preserve in Connecticut. It is located in Weston about 6 miles north of Merritt Parkway exit 42.

We are using the Rain date — Friday, June 6, 10:00 am.

Hike will be approx. 3.5 miles

Optional lunch afterward at Red Barn.

Wives and significant others welcome.

More Information?
Questions to Scott Hutchason, shutchason@sbcglobal.net, 203-322-5025.

Directions:

For GPS navigation enter the address “33 Pent Road, Weston, CT 06883.”

From the Merritt Parkway

• Take exit 42 north on Route 57 for 3.8 miles to the blinking light.
• Continue straight on Route 53 (be sure not to continue on Route 57, which forks to the left) toward Redding 1.7 miles to the next traffic light.
• Turn left on Godfrey Road.
• Continue for a half-mile, then
• Turn right on Pent Road, which dead-ends at the preserve’s main parking area.

Our first hike of 2014  is scheduled for  Friday, April 25  at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Located in Pound Ridge, NY, this is a 4000 acre park with 42 miles of trails over varied terrain. We will select a trail approximately 4 to 5 miles in length and the hike should take  about 2 ½ to 3 hours.

The trails are well maintained and somewhat less difficult than those at  Mianus River Gorge, which we hiked last October. The hike will be followed by lunch (optional). Spouses, significant others, friends and guests are welcome to join the hike.

No entrance fee is charged of seniors during the week in the off-season and there is plenty of parking available. We plan to assemble at 10.00 am at the parking lot near the entrance of the park (where the ticket booth is located). There are restrooms here. At 10.10 am we will  proceed as a group by car to the trailhead which is a short distance past the ticket booth on Michigan Road.

This hike is led by Sunil Saksena who can be reached at  203-561-8601(cell) or ssaksena44@gmail.com

Directions:

• Take exit 35 off the Merritt Parkway and proceed north on High Ridge Road( Rt 137 N).
• Continue on Rt 137 North for approx 8.5 miles and bear left at the fork towards Pound Ridge onto Stone Hill Road which is still Rt 137N.
• Continue till the T-junction at the  end of Rt 137 N and then make a right turn towards Cross River onto Old Post Road (Rt 121 N) . After about 2.9 miles make a right turn just past the Baptist Church located at 1789 Old Post Road.. This right turn is clearly marked as the entrance to the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.
• Proceed on this road (Reservation Road) till you reach the ticket booth.

( The distance from Exit 35 on the Merritt to the ticket booth is just under 14 miles and  will take about 30 min depending on traffic).

Official address of the Park is 4 Reservation Road, Cross River, NY 10518