Huckleberry Hill

I love living in Connecticut. You can drive down a busy road, park and take a few steps, and you are in the forest. Such is the case with Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area in Avon.

The sunlight dappled through the trees as we began our walk on the yellow-blazed trail in the northwest corner.

 

An appropriate setting when the devotional theme is "Jesus is the light of the world."

When the trail split, we turned right and followed the yellow blazes until we reached the blue trail to the left. We were hoping for a rise in terrain and this was it - it wasn't very steep, but it was enough to get our hearts pumping a bit harder. After this little jaunt (just 0.4 miles) we turned right and were back on the yellow trail, which circled around to the blue trail to repeat the hill climb. (Although the GPS makes it appear that we were on a different trail, we were pretty certain it was the same blue trail we were on earlier.??)

We paused here for our devotional: When camping in the forest, the darkness of night can test a person's nerves. But then dawn arrives and the darkness is transformed. A painting emerges from the dark canvas, just as the light of Christ reveals the full beauty of life. Walking with Him gives life purpose - our hearts will never travel in darkness alone.*

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

We continued up the small blue trail and this time when we reached the yellow trail again, we turned left and headed back. 

This is a nice hike when you're pressed for time and need to get away and de-stress for a little while. As the saying goes, it's impossible to be in the woods and be in a bad mood!

Address: Park behind the building at 114 Huckleberry Hill Road. Walk across the field and look for the yellow-blazed trail.

Trail Map: http://www.avonct.gov/sites/avonct/files/file/file/huckleberry_hill_trail_map.pdf

Length: 2.36 miles

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Calories burned: 225

Difficulty level: easy

Climb:

*Adapted from "With God on the Hiking Trail" by Nathan Chapman