Time: 9:30 am
Place: Gillette Castle, Meet at the Hadlyme boat launch parking lot
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderately easy walk in Lyme and East Haddam, at one of the State’s most popular and beautiful parks. Everyone is welcome. We will walk up to the castle from the Hadlyme boat launch parking lot where we will meet. It is a steady but not too steep climb with beautiful views.
Part of this weekâs hike will explore the rail trail at Gillette Castle State Park which follows the path of the narrow gauge train William Gillette once owned. The path has beautiful views of the Connecticut River with wooden trestles and a tunnel. The hike will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme. The hike is about 2 miles long.
Rain Cancels.
Directions: Rte 156 N to end. Turn left onto Rte 82. At Hadlyme Four Corners, continue straight onto Rte 148 for 1.5 miles. Turn right into the parking lot.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
