Hebron, CT

Planted By Irish Tinker & RTRW

5 boxes

This series is dedicated to all the chores we neglect in our lives so that we may feed this monster of an addiction called letterboxing.

Take Rte 66 to Burrows Hill Rd. It is 1 mile from Hebron Center. Take Burrows Rd almost 2 miles and turn left onto Hope Valley Rd. Follow Hope Valley to the sharp left bend in the road. You will see a small parking area able to fit two or three cars on the opposite side of the road. Park here. You may want to go down the road and turn around so you are not turning at a blind spot. The trail is across the street from the parking area. 

 

Walk down the sloping hill. On the left you will see a maple split in 1/2 but still standing. Continue 7 steps on the trail. Turn & walk to the wall on your right. Low in the wall under a flat round door you will find your kitchen duties. 

Continue on the path. Watch for an opening in the stonewall to your right. Go through the opening. You will see another stonewall just ahead. Look in the roots of the tree that is all wrinkled and twisted like the laundry we should be ironing! 

 

Back to the trail. You will cross two streams. Pass through a stone wall. The trail gently serpentines. Just before you pass through a second stone wall, turn up the path to the right. Look in the hollowed out log. Boy this place could use a good dusting and vacuuming!    

 

 

Now pass through the opening in the wall and follow the path as it veers to the right. Walk until you see the corner of a stone wall to your right. On your left you will see a leaning tree that is a good example of what might happen if we fail to maintain our own yards. Look in it's roots to find your last treasure.

 

We hope you enjoy this trail more than the chores waiting for you at home.

Remember to bring clues for Peggy Dow. She is only a couple of roads away.

You may want to wear orange blaze in the fall.