The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts
October 9, 2025
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…
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…
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…
September 9, 2025
This spring, Bolton Trails Committee volunteers worked with the Town of Bolton on this grant-sponsored initiative. The grant from The Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area was obtained by the Rebecca Bucciaglia: The Town of Bolton Conservation Agent. The Rattlesnake Conservation Read more…
August 29, 2025
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…
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…
August 1, 2025
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…
A huge paper was nest was hanging over the Bob Horton Trail at Rattlesnake. So Bob Roemer donned a bee keeper suit, cut the nest down and securely sealed in a big trash bag for disposal. No insecticides were used. Read more…
December 16, 2024
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…
December 15, 2024
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…
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