Bolton Trails

The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts

Bridge Rebuilt at Wilder

Thanks to Cindy Ayotte and the Bolton Conservation Trust, the bridge on the Old Lancaster Railway was replaced in May and June 2026. The previous wooden structure had been in place for many years, but during a storm a large Read more…


Tree Cleared at the Town Common

A tree fell and blocked the trail at Bolton Town Common. It was reported to the Trails Committee using the info@boltontrails.org email address. So on Friday May 22, 2026, Larry Kunz and Gordon Taylor cleared the blockage. The tree was Read more…


New Area Entrance signs

Bob Roemer has been busy making signs at the entrances to two new land acquisitions by Bolton Conservation Trust. They were installed by Drew Schaubhut and Chris Demers.


New Signs on the Zink Northwoods Trails

Clarification was needed at a major trail junction on the path from Corn Road to Ledgewood Circle in the Zink Northwoods area. In some cases there was trespassing on to private land. Gordon Taylor made the signs and a team Read more…


Volunteers Keep Trails Open

Throughout the last several months Trails Volunteers have been working to clear fallen trees, brush and other obstructions to paths on Bolton’s Conservation Lands. Chris and Leslie Demers have been watching the reports of problems shown on TrailCare and responding Read more…


Trails cleared at North Brook, Ballville, and Gould/White

The Summer wind, aging trees and the dry weather of 2025 had caused several blockages to appear on trails in Bolton so the Trails Committee has been at work clearing fallen limbs an trees where necessary. A couple of examples Read more…


Bridge Surface Repaired at Moen

On one of the new bridges installed in 2024, the gravel surface had been disturbed and the underlying landscape cloth had been torn by an unknown misuse of the trail (possibly by MTB braking or dragging a large, rough item Read more…


Bridge relocation at the Moen Area

As part of the bridge project that had been undertaken by the Bolton Trails Committee and Bolton Conservation Commission, an existing bridge was removed from its location and left near the trail. This structure had been built as a Girl Read more…


New Still River Area Wildlife Video

Keith Silver has assembled a new video taken near his home on Still River Road,  Coyotes, herons, bobcats, skunks, ducks, beavers, otters, raccoons, deer… It’s all there. Keith made the 7 minute compilation from a series taken on his wildlife Read more…


Rattlesnake Trail color-coding Project

This spring, Bolton Trails Committee volunteers worked with the Town of Bolton on this grant-sponsored initiative. The grant from The Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area was obtained by the Rebecca Bucciaglia: The Town of Bolton Conservation Agent.  The Rattlesnake Conservation Read more…