Bolton Trails

The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts

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Work on Two more Bridges at Vaughn Hills

In June 2024, work continued on building the wooden structures for 2 more bridges in the Moen area associated with the Vaughn Hills Conservation property. The team consists of Drew Schaubhut. Larry Kunz, Chris DeMers, Keith Silver and Gordon Taylor, Read more…


Chainsaw Safety Training

On 25 May 2024, The Bolton Trails Committee hosted a chainsaw safety training session led by Steve Schneider. 12 members of the volunteer trail maintenance team took part. This was largely a theoretical session and demonstration of basic techniques for Read more…


New Year’s Day Hike at the Florence Sawyer Area Trails

The Bolton Conservation Trust and Bolton Trails Committee hosted a New Year’s Day hike to kick off 2024. There were about 40 total people enjoying the sunny 38F day. The walk started at the lacrosse field on Main St, walking Read more…


MassMapper Adds Lidar Layer to Show Topography

MassGIS, the Beaureau of Geography Information released a new Lidar layer to visualize the topography of land within Massachusetts without area. What is Lidar? Light Detection and Ranging, a technology used to create high-resolution models of ground elevation with a Read more…


Hike to the Summit of Rattlesnake Hill

On Thursday May 25, 2023, Bob Roemer led a walk to the summit of Rattlesnake Hill, one of the high points included in the Summit Series Challenge sponsored by Bolton Conservation Trust (https://boltontrails.org/summitseries). 13 intrepid walkers set out from The Read more…


Trail Work at Wilder Farm

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…


Trail work

A few volunteers have tackled some downed trees. Here are a few examples: Haynes-Wheeler small tree across the trail Vaughn Hills. Two trees blocking the trail.