Sunday, November 1, 2026

First Full Day of Daylight Savings, we fell-back last night.

Drove out to North Hollow on Route 20 in East Hartland, for a hike up Hubbard Brook.

My goal was to head north up Hartland Hollow Road, stay on it instead of the Hubbard Brook option into Granville State Forest, and turn-a-round at the old path coming down from the east off South Lane #2 (Granville-Tunxis-Pond Brook-North Hollow Trail), last visited on April 26, 2020.

I have passed this site of the old ATV trail a few times in the past six-years and have noticed that the trail had been obscured, an attempt to keep the riders out.

Maybe, enough time has passed for it to have been re-opened by the riders?

At the old crossing of Pond Brook, I saw signs of activity...  I explored on the opposite bank a bit, found what I thought was the route, and with a smile on my face retraced my steps back to the car at North Hollow, 3.4-miles on worthwhile hiking.

Grafitti Under Stream Measuring Station

Pond Brook Crossing at Old Trail

Tree Trimming Gap for Trail west of Pond Brook

Hubbard Brook Stream Gauging Station

Grafitti on Gauging Station