Here it is! The (ambitious) schedule of Alphabet Hikes!

Saturday, June 18, 2016

I stayed up much later than normal for a Friday; researching and finding most of the "alphabet" hikes I'm going to attempt this summer.

Letter	Hike	Date	*= no blog post yet
A	Appalachian Trail - Mt. Algo, Kent	6/15/16
B	Beaver Pond, WMCC, Litchfield	6/19/16
C	Caleb’s Peak, Kent	6/20/16
D	Dean Ravine, Falls Village	6/20/16
E	Emery Park, Leonard Mtn. Trail, Kent and East Kent Nature Preserve Trails, Kent	6/21/16
F	Falls Brook Trail, Tunxis State Forest, Hartland	7/7/16
G	Green Circle Trail, Steep Rock Preserve, Washington	7/8/16
H	Haystack Mtn., Norfolk	7/19/16
I	Iron Mtn. Preserve, South Kent	7/25/16
J	Jug End Loop, Egremont, MA	8/3/16
K	Kent Mtn. Preserve, Kent	8/4/16*
L	Lover’s Leap-Falls Mtn. Trail, New Milford	8/4/16*
M	Mine Hill, Roxbury and Macedonia Brook SP, Kent	7/6/17* 7/10/17*
N	Nonnewaug Falls, Woodbury/Bethlehem	8/9/16*
O	Orenaug Park, Woodbury	8/9/16*
P	Pine Knob Loop, Cornwall	7/13/17*
Q
R	Rand’s View/Prospect Mtn., Falls Village and Race Brook Falls, Sheffield, MA
S	Steep Rock Loop, Washington
T	Mt. Tom SP, and Tunxis Trail, Barkhamsted	7/16/16*
U	Undermountain Trail, Salisbury
V	Turkey Vulture Ledges Trail, American Legion SF
W	Wheeler Hill, WMCC
X
Y
Z

As anticipated, it was difficult to find local hikes that started with Q, X, Y, or Z!  So I've decided to "double up" on some letters for which I found multiple hikes that sound interesting.

I don't think I'm in the physical shape to attempt Lion's Head nor Bear Mountain in Salisbury yet; but I'll try the Undermountain Trail which leads up to Bear Mountain. I should be in better shape by then!

Also, I might not tackle all of these hikes in exact alphabetical order. It might make sense to take two hikes in one day if they're relatively short and in the same geographical neighborhood; for instance: Race Brook Falls in Sheffield, Mass; and Jug End Loop in Egremont, Mass.

Here we go! See you on the trail!