I'm a member of the Bartlett Arboretum, so I thought I'd start there. I was greeted by a somewhat menacing sign:
Bow hunters! Yikes! Thankfully it was well after 9 AM. The walk itself was lovely and relaxing: I got a good core workout from keeping my balance on the slippery leaves and leaping from rock to rock to avoid the mud.
My walk at the Arboretum ended by the pond and Brookdale Road. I felt like walking some more, so it was with great glee that I spied a trailhead across the road. I had no idea that the Bartlett Arboretum is (more or less) linked to trails owned by the Stamford Museum! Have these trails always been here?
Here's the answer (at least in part):
It's a great add-on to a walk through the Arboretum (though not entirely back-to-nature: you do go alongside people's back yards for a stretch). SMNC's trails are very clearly marked and the trails are very well-kept, which is nice in late November when everything is stick-stark and all the same shade of brownish-grey. I'm looking forward to exploring more thoroughly.
