Holt & Barrows Trail, Mansfield, Ct.
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Started on 2000-11-25
Holt & Barrows Trail, Mansfield, Ct.
From: Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) |
Date: 2000-11-25 18:08:05 UTC-05:00
Black Fish and Chick in a Nest
Rated Easy 1 hour +
Sponsored By : Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H Club
Take rte 195 to Mansfield Center, turn onto Browns Rd next to
the Congregational church. The trail begins opposite 79&87 Browns rd. There
is room for 1-2 cars on the edge of the road there.
Enter the Pine woods on a trail put out by the Joshua's trust
land preservation group. They are saving these beautiful site's from development
for generations to enjoy. The trail is marked with bright yellow dots on the
trees. through the pines where cones have fallen deep to a lane for cows
long ago. Now only trees go where once a herd was driven safe between the two
rows of stone . Cross on over .
Twist and turn through the pines to a pile
of old firewood long forgotten. Now down the slope. Over the next wall and
turn right with the trail. Step over a fallen birch. Go along the wall and down
another slope toward the bottom of this little ravine. The trail twists around
to come to a small well built bridge.
STOP! When just to step on the bridge turn
to look behind you. The tree with fingers hides a black fish.
To proceed for the Chick in A Nest cross the bridge, careful
to keep your feet dry it's wet around here. Along with the yellow dots
still up to and along a bit of wall. You come to the junction of the Holt
and White dot trails. There are stone piles her spaced 10-12 feet apart . Once
they held the rails of a farm fence they look like some sort of Stonhenge
in our woods. Now proceed straight on the white dot.
Soon there is a plank crossing of a wet
area.
Then walk into a mossy clearing and on now with the white
dots.
Pass through a deep dip in the trail up and out,see the
abandoned orchard on the right. Come to a sign it says Bird Loop trail and
Barrows trail. At the T of the Barrows trail here turn left
At the second Barows sign take sixteen paces( left foot
counts) . Here between wood and stone is a suitable place for a chick in a
nest to hide.
Just a reminder to stamp privately and secure the box as you
found it so the next people can enjoy this trek too.
The Barrows trail is part of the SchoolHouse Brook park
system , you can follow it to Clover mill rd. or return the way you
came. Have Fun!