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Annual Dues are $15.00. If interested in becoming a new member, download our New Member Application, and send it along with your check to: New Haven Hiking Club, 61 Eramo Terrace, Hamden, CT 06518. Make checks payable to: The New Haven Hiking Club.

January

Sun January 1 New Years Day 5 mile class B 10:30 Meet at the Wadsworth falls Sate Park main parking lot RT. 157 Middlefield Bring lunch and liquid. Plan to visit and enjoy the activities at the Wadsworth Mansion Starting at 1:00 PM. Bill and Janet Blaha. 203 453 4277.

Sunday, January 1, 10:00 am, 6-8 mi, cl B, Hike Sleeping Giant Trails. The traditional New Year’s Day on the Giant. Meet 10:00 am in the Sleeping Giant State Park main lot on Mt. Carmel Avenue (entrance across from Quinnipiac University). Bring foot traction, poles, water, lunch and rain gear. Call by 9:00 am if rain threatens. Please set cell phones on silent mode, and no phone conversations while hiking. Some silent walking to hear the forest. Jim Fullmer, 860-663-3373.

January 3-4 Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, STAR TREK Want a cold shower? Try the Quadrantid meteor shower. It is best early in the morning before dawn. If sky is nearly overcast, the event is canceled. Call for arrival time and possible icy conditions. We can also see Jupiter and its moons, colorful and exploded stars, stellar nurseries, star clusters, a galaxy-naked eye. Please bring a working flashlight and binoculars if you have them. Leader has a 25-inch (mirror diameter) telescope. IMPORTANT: Dress 20 degrees warmer than temperature normally requires, especially regarding head hands and FEET. Meeting place: 30 Birch Mill Road, Killingworth. From the crossing of routes 80 & 81, go north on 81 for 2.5 mi, L on Rt 148 for 1 mi, R onto Birch Mill for .2 mi, L onto driveway after bridge. House is .2mi farther. Travel time from New Haven is 50 minutes. If you come via Durham, Birch Mill Road is 6 miles along Rt. 148 from its junction with Rt. 79. Captain James Fullmer 860 663 3373.

Friday, January 6, 9:30 a.m., 3 mi, class C, Big Gulph in North Branford. Meet at Northford Park on Rte 17 (Middletown Ave) in Northford. Regional Water Authority, no pets. Heavy rain or snow cancels. Geoffrey Smith 203-488-3352

Saturday, January 7, 9:30 am, 4 mi, cl C, Hike East Rock Park, New Haven Meet at College Woods entrance at corner of Orange Street and Cold Spring Street. Rain cancels. Gayle Walter, 203.640.3694.

Sunday January 8 9:30 am, 12 mi, cl A, Hike Northern West Rock Ridge Trails to Mt. Sanford Loop. Steady to faster-paced, some steeper grades. Upper Regicides to Quinnipiac Trail N to Sanford Mt. Loop then back. Meet at 9:15 am to hike at 9:30 am from the Hill St. parking lot, Hamden. Directions: Take Rt 15 to Exit 60 and turn right onto Rt 10 South. Right at next light onto Benham St. Right at fourth light then up hill on Paradise Rd. which becomes Cooper and then Dunbar Hill Rds. Continue for several miles around curves to end of Dunbar Hill Rd., then turn left on Hill St. to recreation Parking Lot just past lake on left. Bring extra layer and wind protection for ridge walking, 2 liters water, lunch. Heavy weather cancels. Hike may be altered depending on conditions- contact Henry Miller 203-745-5400 for update.

Saturday January 14 10 AM , 4 miles class C RT 80 to Monastery on Race Hill Rd. Publish Meet at Parking lot for New England National Scenic Trail near Timberlands in Guilford. Bring lunch and water. Rain Ice Cancels. Ann Loftis 203 488 8196.

Sunday January 15 9 AM New England National Scenic Trail + Lone Pine Trail Meet at 9 am at the Braemore Preserve parking lot which is on Rt. 77 in northern Guilford opposite a red barn at address number 5000. Steady rain cancels. Call by 8:30 am if rain or ice threatens. Bring foot traction, lunch, 2 liters of water and rain gear. Please, cell phones on silent mode and no phone conversations while hiking. Some silent walking to ear the forest. Jim Fullmer 860 663 3373.

Saturday January 21 8:30 AM 10 miles Class A. Mattebessett Trail, Route 68 to Higby Road (Tynan Park). If there's snow, we'll do a shorter snowshoe hike. Meet at 8:30 am at Tynan Park. From exit 20 off I-91, go east on Country Club Rd. and turn right onto Higby Rd. Tynan Park will be on your right. From Rte 66 East drive past Guida's restaurant and take the first left onto Higby Rd. Tynan Park will be on your left. Bring lunch, 2 liters water, rain gear. Rain/blizzard cancels. Leader Mohsin Mehtar 203-440-2339 or mmehtar@yahoo.com

Sunday, January 22, 10:00 am, 4.5 mi, cl C, Brooksvale Park, Quinnipiac Trail Hike will start on the Brooksvale Park trails in Hamden to the Naugatuck Forest Quinnipiac trail, then return on different trails. Bring appropriate foot gear. There might be ice on parts of the hike. Snowshoe if deep snow. Directions: From the south, follow route 10 (Whitney Av) North to a left onto Brooksvale Ave, (Brooksvale Ave is 1.6 miles north of the road you would take to Sleeping Giant). Travel about a mile until the large parking lot on the left. From the North, follow route 10 South from Chesire Center. At about 2 miles, turn right onto Mt Sanford Rd. After crossing the Farmington Canal Bike Path, left onto Brooksvale Ave. The large parking will be about 1/2 mile on your right. Patrick DeMichele 203-288-8897

Sunday, January 29, 5-8 miles class B Shepaug River Meanders Washington CT Hike a trail system with 3 or more loop options. Great view of entrenched meanders of the Shepaug River, plus historic sites and a railroad abandoned tunnel. Bring 2 liters of water and a trail lunch. Steady rain cancels. Call for meeting time and place. Feature: 1-2 miles of silent hiking to hear the forest, and please always set phones on silent. James Fullmer 860 663 3373

February

Friday, February 3, 9:30 a.m., 3-4 mi, class C, Genesee in Madison. Meet at the entrance on Rte 79 in North Madison. Regional Water Authority, no pets. Heavy rain or snow cancels. Geoffrey Smith 203-488-3352

Saturday February 4 Time 10 AM length and class determined by conditions. Lake Saltonstall RWA Meet at Park entrance on Hosley Ave. Branford, Ct. No pets Medium pace. Ann Loftis 203 488 8196

Sunday February 5 10 AM 5+ miles Class C. Publish Rocky Neck State Park Meet at Commuter Parking Lot RT 95 Exit 71 Old Lyme Bring Water. Rain cancels No dogs. Visit Book Barn after hike for their 30% off sale. Larry Hoyt 860 767 0180.

Sunday February 12 10:00 am, 5-6 mi, cl B/C, Maltby Lakes & Racebrook Tract, Orange. Moderate-pace, moderate grades. Racebrook Tract trails to loop around Maltby Lakes and back. Shorter loop options for those wanting a shorter hike. Meet at 10:00 am to hike at 10:15 am from the Racebrook Tract parking lot off of Racebrook Rd., Orange. Directions: Take Rt 15 to Exit 57, Derby Ave. and proceed East towards New Haven. Left at Racebrook Rd. a short distance to recreation Parking Lot on right. Bring extra layer, 1-2 liters water, lunch. Heavy weather cancels. Hike may be altered depending on conditions- contact leader for update. Henry Miller 203-745-5400.

Saturday February 2 F18 Quinnipiac Trail 7 miles class B. Meet Sleeping Giant Parking Lot across from university 9:00 AM. Hike to car spot on Downs Rd. Great views of New Haven from different points.Bring warm clothing, rain gear, water. Snow on ground turns it into a shorter snow shoe. Gordon Daniell, 203 288 7878.

Sunday February 19 Meet 9:00 AM Chester River walk and festival. 3 mile walk. Meet at the Chester Map in down town Chester. See the galleries, shops and nature views including eagle watch. 12:00 enjoy fire department chili cook off. Ware cold weather clothes. Rain does not cancel Siri Belgum 860 664 0243.

Sunday February 26 New England National Scenic Trail + Lone Pine Trail Meet at 9 am at the Braemore Preserve parking lot which is on Rt. 77 in northern Guilford opposite a red barn at address number 5000. Steady rain cancels. Call by 8:30 am if rain or ice threatens. Bring foot traction, lunch, 2 liters of water and rain gear. Please, cell phones on silent mode and no phone conversations while hiking. Some silent walking to ear the forest. Jim Fullmer 860 663 3373.

March

Friday, March 2, 9:45 a.m., 2-3 mi, class C, Lake Bethany in Bethany. Meet at the parking lot on Hatfield Hill Rd in Bethany. Regional Water Authority, no pets. Heavy rain or snow cancels. Geoffrey Smith 203-488-3352

Saturday, March 3, 9:30 am, 4 mi, cl C, Hike Lake Chamberlain, Regional Water Authority Meet at 9:30 am at end of Old Mill Road, Off Route 63 in Bethany. Rain cancels. Gayle Walter, 203.640.3694

Sat March 3 Potluck and Spring Schedule Meeting, at Vicki Lynn Smith's. 5:00 PM 243 New England Rd. Guilford 203-458-3570. Mapquest location Exit 57 off I95. Going East turn left at end of exit ramp. Going West turn right at end of exit ramp. Drive approximately 1.5 miles to New England Rd on the right.

Sunday, March 11, 9-11 mi class A Mt. Frissel Bear Mountain SNOWSHOE / HIKE. We will start high up. Moderate climbs, Woods roads. Snowshoes with crampons, or, if little snow, strong stabilizers, yak tracks or crampons are required. Cold wet weather boots or strong waterproof hiking boots with foot warmers are required. Bring 2 liters of water and lunch. Must call leader to come, and get meeting times and places. "Bad" weather gear is essential, especially at lower temps. Steady rain cancels. Feature: 1-2 miles of silent hiking to hear the forest, and please set phones on silent. Jim Fullmer 860 663 3373.

Friday and Saturday March 16 and 17 STAR TREK LIX If sky is nearly overcast, the event is canceled for that night only. SEE: Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s moons, Venus near Jupiter, colorful and exploded stars, stellar nurseries, star clusters, a galaxy-naked eye. Please bring a working flashlight and binoculars if you have them. The hike will explore a scale model of the Solar System. Leader has a 25-inch (mirror diameter) telescope. Dress 20 degrees warmer than temperature normally requires. Call for arrival time and possible icy conditions. Meeting place: 30 Birch Mill Road, Killingworth. From the crossing of routes 80 & 81, go north on 81 for 2.5 mi, L on Rt 148 for 1 mi, R onto Birch Mill for .2 mi, L onto driveway after bridge. House is .2mi farther. Travel time from New Haven is 50 minutes. If you come via Durham, Birch Mill Road is 6 miles along Rt. 148 from its junction with Rt. 79. Captain James Fullmer 860 663 3373.

Sunday March 18 10:00 am, 8 mi, cl B, Hike Northern West Rock Ridge Trails. Moderate-paced, some steeper grades. Red Trail connecting to Regicides N to Brooks Rd. Spur/High Rock then back to South Lookout. Meet at 10:00 am to hike at 10:15 am from the Hill St. parking lot, Hamden. Directions: Take Rt 15 to Exit 60 and turn right onto Rt 10 South. Right at next light onto Benham St. Right at fourth light then up hill on Paradise Rd. which becomes Cooper and then Dunbar Hill Rds. Continue for several miles around curves to end of Dunbar Hill Rd., then turn left on Hill St. to recreation Parking Lot just past lake on left. Bring extra layer and wind protection for ridge walking, 1-2 liters water, lunch. Heavy weather cancels. Hike may be altered depending on conditions- contact leader for update. Henry Miller 203-745-5400.

Sunday March 25 8:30 AM 13 miles Class AT LeGrande Tour De Chatfield Hollow State Park. Meet at parking lot Chatfield Hollow State Park on RT 80 Rain Cancels Pace 2 mph. Bring lunch, water 2 liter, rain gear. Rain cancels. Leader Larry Hoyt 860 767 0180.

Saturday March 31 White Water Paddle 9 mile Class 2 Whitewater. Paddle the Shepaug River PFD required Experience necessary ie. No first timers. Limited to 10 boats. Call leader for details before Wednesday March 28 9PM Rain Cancels Barry Gorfain 860 705 3828.

April

Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday class A/B Harriman State Park NY The classic Palm Sunday hike which ends with an optional hikers service followed by a delicious buffet (free or donation). Need a B hike leader. Someone please volunteer! I will provide a map and suggestion for a trail. You just need to think on your feet! Call for meeting time and place. Feature: 1-2 miles of silent hiking, and please always set phones on silent. James Fullmer 860 663 3373