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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…


Hazel Trail Complete

You may have read that Bolton Conservation Trust recently bought an area of land adjacent to its existing property at Northwoods (Https://boltontrails.org/map5). You might also have noticed a small triangular area of conservation land off Warner Road. This is actually Read more…


Ad hoc Trails closed at Vaughn Hills

A number of unauthorized trails and mountain bike jumps had appeared at Vaughn Hills, mostly on the west side near the Moen area,. Creation or modification of new trails without review by the Conservation Commission is explicitly prohibited by town Read more…


Bog Bridge Built at Rattlesnake

Eabhan Ambrose made a plan to build a bog bridge at Rattlesnake for his Eagle Scout project. It was approved and signed by the Conservation Commission. The material was delivered to Bob Roemer’s home.  In June and July 2025 Eabhan Read more…


Annie Moore Brook Crossing and Boardwalk completes the Bridge Project

In late November  2024 the “core” Bridge team of Larry Kunz, Keith Silver, Chris DeMers, and Gordon Taylor, plus the contractors Bob Hatch and Stephanie Frend were joined by a group of volunteers, including six boy scouts, to take materials Read more…


Bridges Completed at Vaughn Hills and Moen

The final assembly of the remaining bridges at the Vaughn Hills and Moen Conservation Areas was completed in November and early December 2024. The activity is part of the project funded under a state grant obtained by Cindy Ayotte. The Read more…


North Brook Trail is Now Open

The Bolton Conservation Trust and Bolton Trails Committee proudly announce the opening of a new multi-use passive recreational trail that connects multiple conservation areas, providing residents and visitors with a unique outdoor experience.     The new trail stretches approximately Read more…


Haynes-Wheeler Sign Replaced

The Haynes-Wheeler property was a gift to the Town by Levi Wheeler in 1970. Levi had lived at hisgrandparent’s home on Sawyer Rd. in what is now the Schultz Farm house. This property is mapped along with the Fyfeshire Conservation Read more…