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

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2023 has been a busy year for trail maintenance

The 2023 weather has caused many trees to fall and block trails, also the good growing conditions have encouraged the undergrowth to spread onto trails in many places, sometimes with a lot of poison ivy. Volunteers have cleared worked with Read more…


Additional Quarry on Rattlesnake

Evidence of quarry

Bolton Trails Committee member Bob Roemer hikes at Rattlesnake regularly.  One day during hike, he realized that some of the trails had (2J to 2H) been well travelled by heavy vehicles in the past (oxen carts) which suggested that there Read more…


Backyard Bolton August 2023

The Bolton Trails Committee and the Bolton Conservation Trust were present at Backyard Bolton on Saturday August 26th.  There was a lot of interest and many people stopped by to say hello, buy a trail guide, pick up a sticker, Read more…


Summit Series Challenge Announced

No, you do not need to arrange an adventure to the Antarctic or Mount Everest to climb these seven summits! Look for the on Bolton’s Trail maps. Click here or Summit challenge for full details. The Bolton Conservation Trust and the Read more…


Fallen trees cleared at Vaughn Hills

The Trails Steering Committee’s newest member, Mark Hatfield, noticed some fallen trees blocking the cart path that leads from the Green Road parking area for the Hansen Land (Vaughn Hills). So he took the initiative and cleared them using a Read more…


Trail blockages cleared at the Oak Trail Path

The trail easement along the north side of the Oak Trail FOSPRD development is held by Bolton Conservation Trust. It’s a little-used, but handy connection between Ballville Road and the Bolton Conservation land that surrounds the area. It’s expected that Read more…


New Connection to Rattlesnake and Philips Trails

The Bolton Conservation Trust has worked with a landowner on Coventry Wood Road to set up a new path into the Rattlesnake property called the Merrill Connector. There is a bench where walkers can take a rest and a poem 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…


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…


Progress on new trails at The Oaks

On Saturday 5 June 2022, Winslow Green and Gordon Taylor continued work on The Oaks Circuit paths near Ballville Road across from the International Golf Club property. Winslow and Gordon cleared most of the major obstructions on the section that Read more…