Peter Marteka
Nature’s Path & Way To Go

January 1 2010

Waves whipped up by frigid north winds crashed over some of the Thimble Islands, an archipelago of pink granite islands in Long Island Sound.

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A trip to Supply Pond Gorge with a bit extra! This loop adds an out and back section into the Saltonstall Preserve via the upper trail. Starting from the center of Branford the total distance is 16.75 miles on a variety of different surfaces.
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Lake Hammonasset, a preserve owned by the Regional Water Authority, offers a nice loop on generally non-technical trails. For a longer run it can be combined with the loop around Chatfield Hollow. To access to these trails you do require an RWA Recreation Permit. [Read more...]

Chatfield Hollow State Park offers some great technical trails. An extension into the adjacent Lake Hammonasset preserve can double the distance. Access to Lake Hammonasset requires a Regional Water Authority recreation permit. [Read more...]

This is the course of the Iroquois 100 held in October 2009, the event has since been renamed Virgil Crest Ultras. [Read more...]

A popular run starting from Branford town center that heads out through Supply Pond woods to a trail known as the Gorge. Distance = 10 miles
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An alternative loop that follows a cinder path parallel to the beach and then heads along a trail behind the nature center before returning on the same path. [Read more...]

A great flat loop that can either take you along the shore on the sandy beach or a cinder track that runs parallel to it. On a wild windy day, nothing beats a lunch time bimble on the beach! [Read more...]

Saltonstall is a preserve owned by the Regional Water Authority. There are a number of trails but one of the most popular routes is a combination of the green, white and red blazed trails on both sides of the lake. Nothing too technical, plenty of climbs and good mud! The parking lot is off Hosley Ave and you do need a RWA permit. [Read more...]

The Promise Land 50k starts at the Promise Land youth camp, which lies between Bedford and Big Island, Virginia. It is a tough course with a 10 hour finish cutoff. Ultra plotted the course with his GPS during the 2009 event on April 25th.

Pictures from the race can be seen here
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