DC MOORE SCHOOL TRAIL TO FARM RIVER STATE PARK 
Hike picturesque woods to an overview of the Bradford Preserve tidal wetlands, site of future boardwalk, then along SGT Trail into Farm River State Park, peaceful & pristine. 1.5 miles, 1½ hours. Directions: Exit 54, I95 South, left off ramp to Route 1 (No. Main St), Right onto Rt.1 and pass under RR bridge, turn left onto Route 142, follow thru Short Beach. Cross Farm River, 4th left onto Mansfield Grove. 2nd right onto Hoop Pole Rd to School. Meet in second parking lot on left, just past the school.
Next First Saturday Walk in East Haven December 3, 10 am -
November 12, 2011 By
First Saturday Bike Ride November 5 at 10am Guilford to Stony Creek
October 18, 2011 By
Bike from the Guilford Harbor, through Sachem’s Head to Stony Creek, round trip, on-road, scenic 18 miles - Led by Terry Maguire, SGT Board member, and Paul Proulx of Elm City Cycling. Ride past Bloody Cove, Sachem’s Head harbor, enjoy 3+ miles of beautiful coastal wetlands and inlets; view Thimble Islands from the Stony Creek Dock. Meet at Guilford Marina/Harbor for 10am departure. Bring your own bike. Bike helmets required. Directions: I-95 Exit 58, south to Town Green, go right, then left onto Whitfield Street around Green, stay straight thru stop sign, following signs to Guilford Marina. After ride, enjoy one of many lunch spots on the Guilford Green (the dockside restaurants are temporarily closed due to hurricane damage).
New! A Bike Ride on SGT First Saturday in Branford October 1, 10am
September 20, 2011 By
Although we had to cancel the First Saturday Walk on October 1st in Branford due to the hurricane debris on the trails, we were able to have an on-road bike ride as scheduled in Branford, led by Paul Proulx of Elm City Cycling.
A drizzle on Oct 1 First Saturday Bike ride in Branford didn't deter 3 cyclists!
We biked the Indian Neck-Pine Orchard-Trolley Trail loop to Shoreline Greenway Trail’s Birch Road Trail section and saw the planned SGT route at Young’s Pond on the return loop.
Volunteers cleared Branford Tabor trail – rescheduled First Saturday Walk to Nov. 5
September 20, 2011 By
Veteran trail blazer Chet Blomquist and five other senior members of Branford’s SGT Team organized a “hurricane cleanup” on October 1, the morning that the Branford First Saturday Walk had to be cancelled. They cleared many fallen trees, branches and litter along Branford’s Tabor trail section, opening it up again. Thank you, men, for your dedicated volunteer help: Chet Blomquist, Tony Corso, Dave Stamp, Rich Radune, Leo Cristofar and Dennis Kelly for working to clean up the mess Irene left on the Tabor trail. The work party did an excellent job and the trail is nearly ready for people traffic. Yea! Sorry Leo and Dennis for not getting you in the picture below!
Post-hurricane work crew for Tabor trail
Now Chet has rescheduled his 1st Saturday Walk along the Tabor trail section in Branford to November 5, the next First Saturday Walk date. Just show up at 10 am at the Tabor Church parking lot on Tabor Drive off Montowese Street in Branford.
And if you prefer to bike, join the Guilford SGT Team on a bike ride from the Guilford harbor to Stony Creek. Check under Walk & Bike for details.
Also, a special thanks to Paul Proulx, for mapping out and leading a wonderful bike ride around Pine Orchard on Oct 1, a drizzly morning that deterred all but one couple who braved the weather and enjoyed the ride with Paul after the rain stopped. We will do the ride again sometime in the future under better weather conditions!
