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Bliven and Wildcat Trail (opens the original)
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Arcadia Management Area: Bliven Trail, unnamed trails, and Wildcat TrailMiles hiked: 4.55Difficulty: easy Bliven Trail is an old cart path, connecting Route 165 and Austin Farm Road, two “main” roads that were once farmland, pastures, and wilderness. After Arcadia Management Area came to be post Hurricane of ‘38, the farm roads and pastures filled in with trees and developers began building residential neighborhoods while the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and AMC (Appalachian Mountain Club)
A Conversation About That Telegraph Article (opens the original)
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“Young women, nicknamed 'sickfluencers', are turning chronic illness into a lifestyle trend and entrenching a culture of economic inactivity.” -Poppy CoburnSnippets of this article popped up on my social media a few days ago and today I finally got the chance to sit down and read it with my full attention. I’ll call the whole thing what it is by using some British slang since that’s where she lives:
Old Ten Rod Road to the real Mt. Tom (opens the original)
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Arcadia Management Area: Old Ten Rod Road, Jeff’s Trail, and Mt. Tom TrailMiles hiked: 5.53Difficulty: easy to moderateI tried to plan each hike thoroughly, right down to the parking situation, this makes a big difference for me with finding the best access point. I had initially planned to park along Route 165 near a gate that was supposedly there off of Old Ten Rod Road hiking trail. However, my attempt was thwarted by an annoying thing about Route 165, the speed of other drivers. This is a ma
Old Ten Rod Road and Sand Hill Trail (opens the original)
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Arcadia Management Area: Old Ten Rod Road, Sand Hill Trail, and two unnamed trailsMiles hiked: 5.08Difficulty: easy to moderateSome mornings I wake up and though I’ve planned a hike, I don’t quite have the full picture until I get there and stare at the map for a few minutes. I am in uncharted territoy, having never been to many of these sections. At this point, I am feeling a bit more confident in starting points and figuring out mileage in each section, which is crazy because I typically see m
at the other end of Escoheag Trail (opens the original)
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Arcadia Management Area: Escoheag Trail, Sand Hill Trail, and Colby Cut-offMiles hiked: 4.64 Difficulty: easy to moderateA few days into August, I set off to explore the “other side” of Escoheag Trail. I’ve been on this particular part of the trail before in various other loops. Without realizing it, I am on hike #12 for this project - it’s probably going to be at least 12 more. For this hike, I parked on Plain Road near the Ben Utter Trailhead, this is a gravel road and I will be heading in a s
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