Wethersfield YRE
10 km (6.2 mi.)
January 2 - December 31, 2009
NE09/82735 YR813
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION(S):
- Cemetery Stroll
- Walking Europe in the U.S.
- Historic Churches
- Museum Walk
- Native American Culture
- Railroad Heritage
- Walking America's Fire Houses
- Walking Europe in USA
A AWARD: Award is a 4” x 3” patch of a needlepoint rendering of the 366 Main St., based on a Civil War era photograph of the c. 1760 home of Ebenezer Talcott.
FEES: Everyone is welcome to participate in this event.
- "A" award & IVV Credit $6.00
- "B" award & IVV Credit $4.00
- IVV Credit $3.00
- Just walk free
TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS: Wethersfield includes 116 homes built before 1840, with a few dating back to the 17th century, plus a lovely cove off the Connecticut River, where a warehouse from the 1600s still stands. A picturesque cemetery with Native American mounds and graves is located at the center of town and the trail passes by an old railroad station, now housing the Narcissus Chocolate Café. Historical museums are located at the Webb-Deane-Stevens homes (site of an important meeting between George Washington and Rochambeau, leading to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War at Yorktown) on Main St. and at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center.
TRAIL RATING: 1, suitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
START POINT LOCATION & HOURS: Tim Hortons, 486 Silas Deane Hwy. (Rt. 99) (corner of Rt. 99 and Church St.). Tel.: 860-529-6577. Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk. Water and snacks are available.
DIRECTIONS: FROM THE NORTH: FTake I-91S to Exit 27 (Rt. 15). Take Exit 85 (Rt. 99S/Wethersfield/Rocky Hill). At end of exit, turn right onto Rt. 99 and go south 1 mile to Tim Hortons on left. FROM THE SOUTH: I-91N to Exit 24 (Rt. 99/Rocky Hill). Turn right at end of exit and go north on Rt. 99 approx. 2.2 mi to Tim Hortons on right. FROM EAST: Take I-84W to Exit 57 (left exit - Rt. 15S/Charter Oak Bridge). From Rt. 15S, take Exit 85 (Rt. 99S/Wethersfield/Rocky Hill). At end of exit, turn right onto Rt. 99 and go south 1 mile to Tim Hortons on left. FROM WEST: Take I-84E to Exit 52 (I-91S). Take Exit 27 (Rt. 15). Take Exit 85 (Rt. 99/S/Wethersfield/Rocky Hill). At end of exit turn right onto Rt. 99 and go south 1 mile to Tim Hortons on left.orth on Rt. 99 approx. 2.2 mi. to Tim Hortons on right.
PARKING: in restaurant parking lot
PETS: Must be leashed!
CONTACT: Lee West, (860) 721-1185 lfwest@sbcglobal.net