Woodbury & Middlebury Weekend Guide: Flanders' Haunted Hikes, A Hetzel Refuge Walk And The Flat Five

WOODBURY, CT — Flanders Nature Center's Haunted Hikes lead a woodsy weekend that also includes a guided walk through Middlebury's Hetzel Refuge, a Friday show at the Flat Five and Sunday brunch at Vyne, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Haunted Hikes: "A Wild Ghost Chase" — Friday, Oct. 23, 5 to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 24, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Flanders' Hermit Guides lead groups through the woods in the center's eighth annual Haunted Hikes; the early hikes are family-friendly, while hikes after sunset are not recommended for children under 12. It is $9 a person, with registration, and bring a flashlight. Flanders Nature Center, South Barn, 596 Flanders Road, Woodbury
• Guided Hike at the Hetzel — Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. Beth Lyons and John Cavallaro lead a walk through the 66-acre Hetzel Refuge, with woodlands, hayfields, swamps and ponds that draw birds and other wildlife. Flanders Nature Center, Hetzel Refuge, Middlebury

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Isabelle Rose — Friday, Oct. 23. The blues tavern behind the 1754 House is open 5 to 10 p.m., with the kitchen serving until 9; enter at the back of the building. The Flat Five, 506 Main Street South, Woodbury
• Sunday brunch — Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes baked brioche French toast, with brunch cocktails and mimosas. Vyne Restaurant & Bar, 1365 Whittemore Road, Middlebury

Hear Isabelle Rose at the Flat Five Friday, take a morning walk at the Hetzel Refuge and a ghostly Flanders hike Saturday, and recover at Vyne's Sunday brunch.

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