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Signs Replaced at Taggart

The Trails Committee had received comments that the “Dead End” signs at Taggart were misleading because they implied that the paths continued afterwards for some distance. Another comment was that there were not clear arrows and marking for the Old Read more…


Bridge and Duck boards repaired at Bowers

There was some damage to the high bridge over Bowers Brook and the bog bridges crossing the wet areas nearby. Specifically, some of the boards had been broken at the edges. Larry Kunz took charge and organized a repair. Gordon Read more…


Woodchips at Goose Pond Path

If you have ventured along the trails from the Goose Pond Path turnaround to the Wilder farm area, you would have noticed how easily it becomes overgrown. At Drew Schaubhut’s suggestion the builder of the nearby houses in the Tadmor Read more…


Downed trees cleared on the Old Town House Road

On October 27 2022, Gordon Taylor took a walk along the Old Town House Road and found two trees across the path, one was quite large and a significant obstacle. A few days later Larry Kunz and Gordon cleared these Read more…


Trail Work at Wilder Farm

Thank you to the Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 1 in Bolton for helping to maintain the trails at Wilder Farm. The trail was almost impassable due to the large amount of growth from the summer. The Scouts persisted Read more…


Backyard Bolton

Bolton Trails Committee and the Bolton Conservation Trust were present at all three dates of Backyard Bolton on 20 and 27 August, and 10 September. There was a lot of interest and many people stopped by to say hello, buy Read more…


Bolton Trails get a State Grant.

Many of Bolton’s trails can only be navigated by agile hikers, in many cases this is because of the bridges. In response to this, Cindy Ayotte has been working on a set of improvements with the objective of replacing many Read more…


Blockages cleared on the Bartsch Connector and Taggart

On Wednesday 29 June 2022, Rebecca Longvall and Gordon Taylor cleared a downed tree on the Bartsch Connector between Bowers Springs and Bare Hill Road. This section of trail is also a part of the Tom Denney Nature Camp Hike Read more…


Trail Cleared at Annie Moore

On June 15, Gordon Taylor was walking in the Annie Moore area and noticed that the upper loop trail was blocked close to the Annie Moore Road trailhead. After following the whole system of paths he found that the trails Read more…


Bob Horton Trail Unblocked

In June 2022, a trail user noticed that the Bob Horton Trail was blocked by a fallen trees  on the south side of Great Brook between the two bridges. This person notified Bob and Alice Roemer and they tackled the Read more…