East Haven opens a new trail section!

December 19, 2012 by

East Haven Mayor Maturo cuts the ribbon! photo by Jennifer Higham

A wonderful ribbon-cutting event in East Haven on a sunny October 4 marked the opening of the first completed 1½ mile trail of the Shoreline Greenway Trail in East Haven – from  D. C. Moore School, down Pevetty Drive, through the Farm River State Park to Short Beach Road.  The Stony Creek pink granite final topping completes the trail for use not just by walkers, but by bicyclists and families with strollers.  The next step is to expand the trail thru the Bradford Preserve.

Mayor Joseph Maturo cut the ribbon with local politicians and the East Haven volunteers who worked on the trail.  Barbara Brow, Chair of the East Haven Shoreline Greenway Trail team, thanked everyone for their help, saying “You are the wind beneath our feet.”

East Haven SGT Team at Oct 4 Trail Opening celebration. photo by Jennifer Higham

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Filed Under: EAST HAVEN, Feature, News

1st Saturday Walk December 1, 10AM in East Haven to Farm River State Park

November 30, 2012 by

Photographers and Nature lovers! Hike with SGT leaders Barbara Brow and Mike Gambardella thru picturesque woods at DC Moore School to a view of Bradford Preserve tidal wetlands.  We then walk along our 1200ft. granite-topped trail completed in April and officially opened on October 4, to our new Trailhead & parking lot, cross to entrance to Farm River State Park, peaceful and pristine. Osprey nests, caves and views. Easy walk, one short steep area.  C. 1.5 miles, 1 1/2 hours. Directions:  from 142 West take a left onto Mansfield Grove Road to stop sign, right onto Hoop Pole Lane past school to second parking lot on left.  From Coe Avenue take a left to Myrtle Street, right at stop sign, quick left onto Elliot Street, and right to parking lot.

 

Filed Under: 'First Saturday' Walk, EAST HAVEN, Events, Walk & Bike

Run the Gauntlet Event Follow-up

October 10, 2012 by

 

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Chip Angle and John Paulson

 

 The first annual Trailblazer ‘Run the Gauntlet’ 5k obstacle race for the benefit of Shoreline Greenway Trail was a huge success! Over 500 runners participated – young and older – running under and over and through various obstructions on Hammonasset State Beach in Madison. These participants included two of our “older” leaders on the Board of Shoreline Greenway Trail, Chip Angle from Guilford and John Paulson from Madison.

 

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One of the Obstacles

The toughest obstacle was actually the beach itself; running for miles on loose sand isn’t easy! Trying to run through waist-high water was also difficult, and crawling under nets and construction blankets and through tubes somehow left John and Chip pretty darn sandy.  That’s not to mention the 5 ft wall they had to scale, the tires they had to hop through or the hay bales they had to climb over!
The good news is that both Chip and John finished in one piece. In fact, Chip managed to get to the finish line ahead of roughly 200 other stragglers, actually placing first in his age group! (There was only one other septuagenarian whose sanity we question for even running the race).   John at a young 67,  easily persevered and came in third in his age group!

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Filed Under: BRANFORD, EAST HAVEN, Feature, GUILFORD, MADISON, News

1st Saturday Walk August 4 to Farm River State Park, East Haven

July 13, 2012 by
Photographers and Nature lovers!  At 10 a.m., hike with SGT leaders Barbara Brow and Mike Gambardella thru picturesque woods to an overview of the Bradford Preserve tidal welands,

The Trail in East Haven just after final topping installed in April

then walk along our newly completed granite-topped 1200 ft. trail section to the new Trailhead and parking area.  We’ll cross into Farm River State Park, peaceful and pristine. Many points of interest – osprey nests, caves and vistas.  An easy pleasant walk, one short steep area. Approximately 1.5 miles, about  1 1/2 hours. Meet at 10am at DC Moore School’s back parking lot.  Directions:  Coming from Branford, take Route 142 across Farm River into  East Haven,  take a left onto Mansfield Grove Road to stop sign;  right on Hoop Pole Lane to second School parking lot on left.  Coming from Coe Avenue in East Haven,  take a left to Myrtle Street, right at stop sign then a quick left onto Elliot Street, and right into first School parking lot.  Meet at 10 am.

 

Filed Under: 'First Saturday' Walk, EAST HAVEN, Walk & Bike
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