The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts
December 4, 2022
The Trails Committee had received comments that the “Dead End” signs at Taggart were misleading because they implied that the paths continued afterwards for some distance. Another comment was that there were not clear arrows and marking for the Old Read more…
December 1, 2022
There was some damage to the high bridge over Bowers Brook and the bog bridges crossing the wet areas nearby. Specifically, some of the boards had been broken at the edges. Larry Kunz took charge and organized a repair. Gordon Read more…
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…
November 14, 2022
If you have ventured along the trails from the Goose Pond Path turnaround to the Wilder farm area, you would have noticed how easily it becomes overgrown. At Drew Schaubhut’s suggestion the builder of the nearby houses in the Tadmor Read more…
On October 27 2022, Gordon Taylor took a walk along the Old Town House Road and found two trees across the path, one was quite large and a significant obstacle. A few days later Larry Kunz and Gordon cleared these Read more…
October 23, 2022
Glossy Buckthorn is an invasive plant that is widely spread in Bolton and in Massachusetts. Best method to control it is by pull, dig and cut. Here is a link to Additional Resources if you would like to learn more. Read more…
September 26, 2022
Thank you to the Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 1 in Bolton for helping to maintain the trails at Wilder Farm. The trail was almost impassable due to the large amount of growth from the summer. The Scouts persisted Read more…
August 21, 2022
Bolton Conservation Trust held an experiment by using goats to manage abundance of poison ivy at Fyfeshire. An area was blocked off by electric fence during late summer. Goats were brought in to graze in that area. Experiment looks successful Read more…
June 30, 2022
Many of Bolton’s trails can only be navigated by agile hikers, in many cases this is because of the bridges. In response to this, Cindy Ayotte has been working on a set of improvements with the objective of replacing many Read more…
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…