Placed: 5-25-03
Placed By: WWW (Formerly known as Chuck and Molly)
Location: East Lyme, Connecticut, New London County
Rated: Easy

From the corner of Route 85, Chesterfield Road, and Grassy Hill Road in Chesterfield (Montville), travel southwest on Grassy Hill Road. The Chesterfield Firehouse is located on this corner. If you are traveling on route 85 coming from Waterford, it is a left hand turn just before the firehouse. If you are coming from Salem on route 85, it is a right turn just after the firehouse. The parking area is on Grassy Hill Road. Do not take any side roads. Stay on Grassy Hill Road. As you travel down Grassy Hill Road, pass the Montville – East Lyme town line at .6 miles. Soon the road will twist and curve, be careful. You will pass one entrance to the forest on the right and will go a total of 3.1 miles from the route 85 intersection to a small parking area and a closed yellow metal gate. On the right hand side of the yellow gate, the number 6 is painted on it in black. You may park here. Parking will hold at least a half dozen cars or more.

Walk past the closed metal yellow gate and follow the old dirt road into the forest. Do not go off of this old road. Take no side paths. As you walk this scenic trail, you will walk over 3 streams on cement bridges. Keep walking until you come to a metal yellow gate. Go up to the gate and then walk back the way you came 40 steps. From the middle of the trail, take a reading of 130 degrees and walk 14 steps into the woods to a rock 4 ½ feet tall. There are 3 other rocks leaning against the larger one. Go to the south side of the large rock and look near the ground for an opening. You need not move any rocks to get to the box. The Dragon of Krakow letterbox awaits you in this natural miniature cave. Stamp in, go back to the trail and walk back to your vehicle the way you came. I estimate this walk to be a little over a ½ mile to get to the box and a total of 1.25 miles round trip. We hope you enjoy the Dragon of Krakow letterbox.

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