Join us for a hike in People’s State Forest in Barkhamsted that offers sweeping views from Grand Vista and Chaugham Lookouts! Please bring a drink and snack—we’ll take a break at the first overlook to enjoy the view down to the Farmington hills. Then we’ll continue through an old quarry site to a second lookout over the charming town of Riverton.
Although there are several steep trails going up from the river to the ridge, we will be starting our hike from Park Road for an easier hike of about 3.5 miles. There is one steep climb up a rock face, but there are stone steps for half of it and good footholds for the rest. Otherwise, just lots of gradual ascents and descents on a mixture of forest trails and park roads.
We will meet at the intersection of Park Road and Beaver Brook Road. The GPS coordinate: 41.956474, -72.993309
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Mimi – 860-485-2208