Tinkerville Brook
Placed: 1-26-02
Placed By: Chuck Straub and his dog Molly
Location: Ashford Connecticut, Windham County
Rated: Easy
Tinkerville Brook is located in the Westford section of Ashford. It is said
that it was named Tinkerville because of a small group of gypsies or tinkers
that resided along the brook. It is owned by Joshuas Trust and hikers are
welcome.
New letterbox Tinkerville Brook, Ashford CT
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Started on 2002-01-27
New letterbox Tinkerville Brook, Ashford CT
From: Straub (cstraub01@snet.net) |
Date: 2002-01-27 02:17:39 UTC-05:00
Re: New letterbox Tinkerville Brook, Ashford CT
From: phyl06279 (rel@neca.com) |
Date: 2002-01-27 21:14:21 UTC
We hiked the Tinkerville brook today.
And my son said he had been there before for a nature walk with his
school but they had come in from the other end of the road. We didn't
know that it came out on Armitage Road. It is a great spot for a
picnic the roar of the brook was so nice.
Thanks for the hike,
The Willington Gang
-- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Straub" wrote:
> Tinkerville Brook
>
> Placed: 1-26-02
>
> Placed By: Chuck Straub and his dog Molly
>
> Location: Ashford Connecticut, Windham County
>
> Rated: Easy
>
> Tinkerville Brook is located in the Westford section of Ashford. It
is said
> that it was named Tinkerville because of a small group of gypsies or
tinkers
> that resided along the brook. It is owned by Joshua's Trust and
hikers are
> welcome.
>
> From the intersection of routes 44 and 89 in Ashford, go North on
route 89.
> You come to a T with a church in front of you. Route 89 turns left
here and
> so do you. Further up the road Route 89 makes a 90 degree right
turn. At
> this point go straight onto Turnpike Road. Go 6/10 of a mile down
Turnpike
> Road and turn right onto Armitage Rd. Follow Armitage Road 7/10 of a
mile
> and the entrance to the property is on your left. It is a small
entrance.
> You can only park a couple cars here. Ahead of you is a metal gate
to stop
> vehicles and a small yellow, wooden sign stating hikers welcome and
a sign
> stating that it is Joshua's Trust property.
>
> Walk past the metal gate and follow the curved dirt road down hill
towards a
> pond and old gravel pit. Walk along the left side of the pond. You
will have
> to cross a very small intermittent brook and go up and down a steep
mound.
> From this point the trail is well marked with yellow blazed trees.
The trail
> goes up and down on a winding trail. You go through an area that may
be a
> bit wet depending on the season. The trail starts to go along a
stream.
> Follow the yellow blazes. You will pass a large, old, stone bridge
abutment
> . From here to your goal the stream has several small waterfalls and
rapids.
> Nice place for a picnic but no tables are available. Nice views in
this
> area. You quickly come to a Y in the path. Bear right following the
stream.
> You will quickly come to a very large boulder overlooking the stream
and the
> end of it touching the trail. This boulder is just past the 4th
yellow
> blazed tree after the Y in the trail. While standing on the trail
next to
> this huge rock, take a reading of 200 degrees and take 26 steps in
that
> direction. A few steps to your left, behind a large rock, down low,
is the
> goal you seek.
>
> Follow the trail the way you came to go back to your car. A one way
walk
> from your car to your goal takes about 20 to 25 minutes one way.
And my son said he had been there before for a nature walk with his
school but they had come in from the other end of the road. We didn't
know that it came out on Armitage Road. It is a great spot for a
picnic the roar of the brook was so nice.
Thanks for the hike,
The Willington Gang
-- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Straub"
> Tinkerville Brook
>
> Placed: 1-26-02
>
> Placed By: Chuck Straub and his dog Molly
>
> Location: Ashford Connecticut, Windham County
>
> Rated: Easy
>
> Tinkerville Brook is located in the Westford section of Ashford. It
is said
> that it was named Tinkerville because of a small group of gypsies or
tinkers
> that resided along the brook. It is owned by Joshua's Trust and
hikers are
> welcome.
>
> From the intersection of routes 44 and 89 in Ashford, go North on
route 89.
> You come to a T with a church in front of you. Route 89 turns left
here and
> so do you. Further up the road Route 89 makes a 90 degree right
turn. At
> this point go straight onto Turnpike Road. Go 6/10 of a mile down
Turnpike
> Road and turn right onto Armitage Rd. Follow Armitage Road 7/10 of a
mile
> and the entrance to the property is on your left. It is a small
entrance.
> You can only park a couple cars here. Ahead of you is a metal gate
to stop
> vehicles and a small yellow, wooden sign stating hikers welcome and
a sign
> stating that it is Joshua's Trust property.
>
> Walk past the metal gate and follow the curved dirt road down hill
towards a
> pond and old gravel pit. Walk along the left side of the pond. You
will have
> to cross a very small intermittent brook and go up and down a steep
mound.
> From this point the trail is well marked with yellow blazed trees.
The trail
> goes up and down on a winding trail. You go through an area that may
be a
> bit wet depending on the season. The trail starts to go along a
stream.
> Follow the yellow blazes. You will pass a large, old, stone bridge
abutment
> . From here to your goal the stream has several small waterfalls and
rapids.
> Nice place for a picnic but no tables are available. Nice views in
this
> area. You quickly come to a Y in the path. Bear right following the
stream.
> You will quickly come to a very large boulder overlooking the stream
and the
> end of it touching the trail. This boulder is just past the 4th
yellow
> blazed tree after the Y in the trail. While standing on the trail
next to
> this huge rock, take a reading of 200 degrees and take 26 steps in
that
> direction. A few steps to your left, behind a large rock, down low,
is the
> goal you seek.
>
> Follow the trail the way you came to go back to your car. A one way
walk
> from your car to your goal takes about 20 to 25 minutes one way.