The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts
October 3, 2026
The most recent trails network maintained by the Trails Committee is the Derby Field and Horse Ring network of paths. This popular area was in need of trailhead maps, direction signs and route clarification arrows. Various members of the trails Read more…
A team of Boy Scouts, friends and relatives led by Eagle-Scout candidate, John Mortimer, extended the Welch Pond Trail to Sawyer Road by clearing a route over a Town Conservation corridor up a hill and through woods to a set Read more…
A team led by Drew Schaubhut tackled a long standing problem on the spur path that leads from the Green trail at Rattlesnake to the site of the former Sawyer Grist Mill. The existing bridge had warped and was dangerous. Read more…
August 28, 2026
An enormous tree had fallen at the southern end of the trail from the Lacrosse Field to Berlin Road. Trail users were forced to bushwhack close to private land as they climbed up from the bridge over a brook. The Read more…
An anonymous person cleared a huge blockage at in “Microburst Alley”, near the quarries on the Bob Horton Trail at Rattlesnake recently. The trail was completely blocked. Trail users are grateful for this effort.
June 30, 2026
Chris and Leslie Demers cleared a fallen tree that blocked the trail at the Annie Moore Conservation area. They were ably assisted (led) by their granddaughter, Lillian. Since a trail marker was located on the bough, it was cut to Read more…
June 29, 2026
On Earth Day, Larry Kunz led a work party to clear invasive plants at Bower Springs conservation land. Larry has been leading Bower Spring invasive clearance work parties for a last few years. His goal is to clear all invasive Read more…
June 18, 2026
A team of Chris and Leslie DeMers, aided by Gordon Taylor tackled problems with the signage at the Gould-White conservation area. First, the post for the “You are Here” map at the trailhead for he Brendan Ridge Trail had rotted Read more…
June 12, 2026
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…
May 22, 2026
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…
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