The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts
October 12, 2020
A report came in to the Trails Committee over the weekend that two trees were down and blocking the trail on the Annie Moore property. Greg and Bridget Matte cleared the downed trees and replaced rocks back onto the rock Read more…
September 29, 2020
In September 2020, Gordon Taylor made four new signs for the Danforth Brook area. There were three destination signs and a marker for the summit of Barretts Hill. The signs were needed to highlight the various routes away from the Read more…
September 22, 2020
On September 16, Bob Roemer, Rebecca Longvall and Steve Rothman responded to the report to The Bolton Conservation Trust of a downed tree on the Wilder Pond Trails (boltontrails.org/map14). They also followed up on a previous effort by Rebecca and Read more…
September 12, 2020
In the Summer of 2020, several new names were added to the All Trails Club membership list. Congratulations to all: All Trails Club Members There are still plenty of patches left for the first 100 members. So keep on hiking.
August 16, 2020
Bob and Alice Roemer cleared three trees at Rattlesnake on Saturday August 15. The cooler weather made this a much more pleasurable job than it would have been a day or two earlier. It appears that stronger winds (microbursts?) seem Read more…
August 13, 2020
The early August 2020 storm brought down an old and rotten tree over the cart track on the Gould-White area, adjacent to the Wallie land and very close to the intersection with Sawyer Road. Gordon Taylor and Betsy Taylor-Kennedy cleared Read more…
A large tree fell on the Bowers Springs property during the early August 2020 storm. It was blocking two trails; the main trail as it descends from the allee, and the connection over the “big bridge” to the Held CR Read more…
Bolton Conservation Commission Work, Bolton Conservation Trust Activities, Hikes, Latest News, Trail work
August 11, 2020
The Bolton Conservation Commission has released guidelines for volunteers while working on trails during the pandemic. The protocols were originally developed by a task force of Appalachian Trail Conservancy staff, A.T. volunteer leaders, NPS-APPA and USFS staff. Also included is Read more…
The early August 2020 storm brought down a tree just south of the Bolton-Stow intersection with the cart track to the Annie Moore Rd cul-de-sac. Another tree with a trail sign about 100′ south from there had also fallen. On Read more…
August 7, 2020
On 4 August 2020, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias caused damage on the Rattlesnake property. Bob and Alice Roemer reacted immediately and within 24 hours the trails and bridges were repaired. More effort by a group will be required later Read more…