thanks, yeah this is a good one with tons of easy mileage. late Fri nite, online,I discovered the section from 121 Riverside Drive Thompson North to MA & rode it Saturday to the spot I hit coming South from Douglas MA a few weeks ago, (CT/MA border) turns out the big gravel section that turned me around back then wasn't so bad & I got to the Tri-State Marker footpath easily. I walked up the path but never found the marker, only the marker at the CT/MA border. guess I just had to walk further.
http://www.ctmq.org/ct-ma-ri-tri-point/
another link about the Tri-State Marker
http://www.thedistractedwanderer.com...tri-state.html
then I drove to James L Goodwin State Forest, 23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT & did some recon checking out the trail down Potter Rd. took it North a bit & then South a bit, then a little around the park. decent surface looks like it would be easy to rack up some more mileage from that starting point. found the trail head for the Natchaug foot trail which looks extensive
there was a bridge out requiring a portage
only saw 2 other riders. a couple on 29ers. wonder how much traffic the trail gets in the summer
rural CT is nice. even checked out a tractor supply shop & got a $6 Carhartt balaclava