6/9/07 - Clues revised.

Placed: 2-28-04
Planted By: WWW (Formerly known as Chuck and Molly)
Location: Willington, Connecticut, Tolland County
Rated: Easy terrain. No large hills. Well marked trail. About 2 miles round trip.

From the Junction of Route 44 and Route 74 take Route 74 west and look for Moose Meadow Road on your right.

From Route 84 take exit 69 and go east on route 74 until you come to Moose Meadow Road on your left.

From the intersection of routes 44 and 195 at the Mansfield four corners, take route 195 north through the intersection and quickly turn right onto route 320 Willington Hill Road. At .8 mile you come to a Y. Bear right here with route 320. At 2.7 miles you come to another Y. Bear left here and see a sign that says "to 74". At 3.4 miles you come to a church on the left and the intersection of route 74. Take a right here onto route 74 east. Drive 1.5 miles to a blinking light and take the left turn onto Moose Meadow Road.

Drive 1.8 miles down Moose Meadow Road. Take a right onto Burma Road which is also the entrance to Fenton – Ruby Park. As soon as you enter Burma Road, you will see a parking area and information bulletin board on the right, park here.

This is the same park as State Symbols Series of 5 boxes and the Delaware State Stamp Letterbox.

Walk up the road and take the first trail on the left. It is clearly marked Taylor Pond Trail and is blazed in yellow. You will quickly go over a nice wooden bridge. The trail will twist and curve mainly near the edge of the pond. You will next pass a nice overlook of the pond and a bench. Keep following the yellow blazes. The trail will come to a semi clearing and twist and curve through it. It will again enter the woods and head away from the pond. The trail will run alongside a stone wall for a short distance and enter a group of ironwood trees. Next you will come to a trail going off to the left. Take this trail. It is clearly marked Julia’s Trail and is marked in bright green blazes. Keep on that trail. You will come to a stream that is flowing west as the trail turns east. This is the Fenton River. Walk on until you come to a small wooden bridge that would take you over an intermittent stream. Stop just before stepping on the bridge. Take a reading of 130 degrees. Go off the trail in that direction. Walk 50 steps to a large tree that is 90 inches in circumference. The tree trunk branches into two at about eye level. On the ground beside the tree, you will see a pile of rocks and a small piece of plywood with a rock on top of it. Remove the rock and plywood to reveal the opening and the letterbox. Return the way you came. It is the shortest and easiest route.

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