Walk off  Your Stuffing

Join the Carlisle Trails Committee on the day after Thanksgiving, November 28, to explore new trail connections from Carlisle to over 600 acres of conservation land in Acton.  This is a great opportunity to expand your walking universe while working off some of that turkey stuffing.  We’ll take a different route than the October walk, including the intriguing Trail Through Time along Nashoba Brook in Acton.  The walk will start at 12:30 pm at CCF’s Ben’s Woods property at the corner of West Street and Pope Road.  Parking is in the south field of Spencer Brook Reservation, along the side of West Street south of Pope Road.  We’ll follow Marion’s Trail to the Acton border, then new trails in the Robbins Mill conservation land, connecting to the Spring Hill and Nashoba Brook trail networks.  The walk is 5.2 miles at a leisurely pace, with stops at historical sites, and will take about 3 1/2 hours.  There will be refreshments at the end.  Heavy rain cancels the walk.  For questions, or information on an option to reduce the walk to 3.8 miles by spotting a car in Acton, contact Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net or 978-369-1680, at least 3 hours prior to the walk.

Boardwalk Building Workday

Saturday November 15

Volunteers are needed to help the Carlisle Trails Committee build a bridge in the Davis Corridor conservation land on Saturday, November 15.  We had a tremendous volunteer response for our Nov. 8  work day and finished a 63-foot boardwalk.  This time we’ll be nailing together a 10-foot bridge and doing some cleanup work on the boardwalk and trail.  Work will start at 9 AM and should finish before noon.  Coffee, donuts, and water will be supplied.  Things to bring:  work gloves, hammer, leaf rake.  Park on Brook Street near Bedford Road or on Canterbury Court near Bedford Road.  The trail to the work site starts at the intersection of Brook Street and Bedford Road; it is about 1000 feet to the work site.  This is a good opportunity for community service or to complete the trail work requirement for the Carlisle Trekker Award.  In case of heavy rain, the rain date is Sunday, Nov. 16 at the same time. For questions, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.

Next Trails Committee Meeting

Friday November 7 

Town Hall 7:30 PM

Click here for the agenda

New Acton Link Trail 

June 2014 – A new link trail has been established connecting Marion's Trail in Ben's Woods to an extensive trail network on over 600 acres of conservation land in Acton. 

Click here for details

Happy Trails

Read Helen Lyons' articles from the Carlisle Mosquito

Trekker Awards for Teabo Family

Caleb, Pauravi, Somil, Jake, and Timothy Teabo with their Trekker Award Certificates on December 6

Paul Bergeron receives Trekker Award #22

Steve Tobin presenting Paul Bergeron (and dog Casey) his Trekker Award Certificate on November 1 

New Link Trail at Greenough

Oct 20, 2013 – A short new link trail has been cleared on the Greenough Land, connecting the main parking lot on Maple Street with the north end of the Blueberry Trail and opening up the opportunity to create various loops. This trail partially follows an existing informal trail that parallels Maple Street near its junction with East Street, passing interesting rock formations before emerging opposite the Blueberry Trail entrance just south of the Brook Street junction.

Map showing new trail

New Bench on River Trail

Sept 28, 2013 - Members of the Trails Committee installed a new bench on the River Trail in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Map showing bench location - look for red 'X'

More bench construction pictures  

Repaired Boardwalk at Towle

Sept 28, 2013 - Members of the Trails Committee repaired a rotting boardwalk on the Towle land, installed by local residents 20 years ago.

                              'Before'                                'After'

Sally Duscha receives Trekker Award #21

Steve Tobin presenting Sally Duscha her Trekker Award Certificate on July 26

Elliott Preserve Opens

May 30, 2013 – The Elliott Concord River Preserve was formally purchased by the Sudbury Valley Trustees. This protected land has over 1,000 feet of frontage on the Concord River and a trail system readily accessible from Skelton Road.

For more information on the property:

http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/pageys-preserve

Download a map of the property:

http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/sites/default/files/PageysPreserve.pdf

Foss Boardwalk Completed

May 4, 2013 – Assisted by a large crew of volunteers, the Trails Committee completed a new 60-foot long boardwalk crossing a small stream just south of the Foss Farm parking lot, to provide access to the South Field loop trail with newly-cleared field edges. This boardwalk replaces the “Bridge to Nowhere” – a boy scout project many years ago that crossed only part of the swamp. Before and after photos are shown below.

                              'Before'                               'After'