After a nice breakfast with DL & Bonita (our dog friend), and some laundry, I hit the road to run the northern section of Tunxis Trail.

It was pretty warm, and humid, and the four days of no-running didn't really place me in a great spot.  I enjoyed the run north, out to the Massachusetts / Connecticut state line monument, but prior to the steep climb up towards Pell Road I thought about running the road back, just for a change.

The swampy section on-top has been improved with planking / bridgework, and the trail is in really great shape.  Actually, I've been on this section several dozen times over the years, and today was the most "easy-to-follow" I can recall.

Once at Pell Road, I headed south and passed the road heading east that drops down to Route 179 in North Granby.  A bit further along I saw an old path leading west, and decided to explore.  Luckily I did, as it was a really great connector to the Hurricane Brook Shelter along the Tunxis Trail.

Once back within throwing distance of the trail, I continued along Hurricane Brook Road back up to Route 20.  Lots of climb, just like the trail, with nice views of the stream on my right most of the way.

Managed 6.1-miles in the warmth of late May, and it was encouraging to piece together the "new" trail into my network.

Top of Trillium Hill

Hurricane Brook crossing

Hemlock and Rock