Trip report

Topsmead Tour and State Forest Walk

Hiking/Walk DATE: 10/26/2014 - 10/26/2014

Trip/Event Location: Litchfield, CT
US

Trip Leader(s): jonathanclark , swimfit

Max # People: 15

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Easy

Please join us for a leisurely fall afternoon's visit to this State of CT historic property.  Topsmead is an English Tudor style house built in 1925 by Miss Edith Morton Chase (heir to the

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Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at:

From Route 8: take Exit 42. Go west on Route 118 for 2.0 miles. Turn left onto Clark Road to the stop sign. Take a right at the stop sign then the first left onto Buell Road. The first right off Buell is the entrance to Topsmead.

From Litchfield Center: take Route 118 east for 1.5 miles. Take a right onto East Litchfield Road. Take the first right onto Buell Road. Topsmead will be the first road on the right.

There's a good map on the website of the grounds and access roads to the property.  We'll meet in the designated parking lot off Chase Road.


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Members That Participated

jonathanclark

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Hartford, CT


United States
garynorman

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Granby, CT


United States
richardc

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Danbury, CT


United States
Delfino

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


West Haven, CT


United States
LARGE

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


North Grosvenordale, CT


United States
goshenrich

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Bridgeport, CT


United States
dave0729

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Bolton, CT


United States
dreamer

Outdoor Fitness Level: Easy to Moderate


Bolton, CT


United States
TomL06002

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


BLOOMFIELD, CT


United States
niceguy1

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Brooklyn, NY


United States
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