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Carlisle Trails Committee 

Carlisle, MA - USA

 

News and Photos

 

Next Trails Committee Meeting

Friday July 10 

Town Hall 7:30 PM

Double Sundae Sunday Saunter

On June 28 the Trails Committee will lead a marathon walking and ice-cream-eating extravaganza starting 11 a.m. at the Carlisle School parking lot and returning to the school at around 4 p.m.  Here is the schedule for those preferring to do only part of the seven-mile walk:  11 a.m.:  Meet at Carlisle School parking lot. Walk to Kimball’s, buy ice cream, and eat it at leisure at a picnic table or on the grass.  11:45 a.m.:  Walk 2.8 miles to Great Brook Farm Ice Cream via Cutter’s Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, and Pine Point Loop trails, arriving around 1:30.  Buy ice cream and relax on the grassy hillside by the pond.  2 p.m.:  Leave Great Brook and walk 3.5 miles back to the Carlisle School parking lot via Fern Loop, Old Morse Road, and Conant Land trails.  4 p.m.:  Return to Carlisle School parking lot.   Spot a car or meet at Great Brook Farm to do only half the walk.  Sunscreen, drinking water, trail lunch, and bug spray are recommended.  For more information, contact Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.

New Trail Markers

The Carlisle Trails Committee has begun installing numbered intersection markers on trails in Carlisle.  Each conservation parcel has its own letter (e.g., T for Towle Land and F for Town Forest) and each marker has a unique number.  The next version of the town’s trail maps will include the marker numbers.  Beautiful nature-themed art work on each marker has been created by students in the Middle School Art Club of the Carlisle Public School, under the direction of teacher Rachel Levy.  Each piece is signed by the artist.

Enjoy your walk in nature, and enjoy the art work!


Trails Committee Meeting

Friday June 5 

Town Hall 7:30 PM

Click here for the agenda

Save The Date - May 30!

Volunteers are needed to help the Carlisle Trails Committee build two small trail bridges in Carlisle’s Davis Corridor conservation land on Saturday, May 30.  The plan is to cut lumber, move all materials to the site, install foundations, and nail the bridges together.  Work will start at 9 AM and probably go into the early afternoon; coffee, donuts, and lunch will be supplied.  Volunteers can work as many hours as they choose.  Things to bring:  work gloves, water, hammer, tape measure, bug spray.  Park at the trail parking lot off the driveway to Malcolm Meadows on Stearns Street, 0.6 mi south of Bedford Rd (Rte 225).  Follow signs about 0.4 mi from the parking lot 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, May 31 at the same time. 

For questions, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net at least 3 hours before the project starts.  

Trekker Award #31

April 3, 2015 - Steve Tobin presents Trekker Award to Andrew Wilmot.

Andrew is the first trekker to cross country ski the entire trail system!

Davis Corridor Boardwalks

Nov 15, 2014 – Two new boardwalks, 10 feet and 62 feet long, were installed on successive Saturdays by the Trails Committee and a large group of volunteers. The boardwalks are located on the Davis Corridor trail about 1000 feet south of the junction of Bedford Road (rt. 225) and Brook Street. They cross a wet and rocky area on a section of trail that was rerouted when a portion of the existing trail was discovered to be situated on private property.  


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

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'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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