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Carlisle Trails Committee 

Carlisle, MA - USA

 

News and Photos

 

 

Earth Day Trail Walk April 22

Celebrate Earth Day by joining the Carlisle Trails Committee for a spring walk on the Davis Corridor trails on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m.  The walk is suitable for families; it will be about 3 miles in length (with a shorter option available) and take about 2 hours. Be prepared for wet conditions underfoot. Light refreshments will be served at the end. Meet at the Malcolm Meadows parking lot off Stearns Street. For more information, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.  

Next Trails Committee Meeting

Friday April 7

Town Hall 7:30 PM

Click here for agenda

Moonlight Walk Saturday March 11

We were snowed out in January so we’re trying again.

On Saturday, March 11, at 7 p.m., the Trails Committee will lead a public
walk/cross-country ski/snowshoe under the nearly full moon starting at the
Cranberry Bog House at 750 Curve Street.  The walk is about 2 miles.
Families are welcome.  Dress for the winter weather and bring a flashlight.
Refreshments will be served afterwards.  For more information, contact Steve
Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.  

Benches - Where Next?

 


Over the last couple of years, the Trails Committee has installed a number of wooden benches at strategic locations. If you have any suggestions for other bench locations, please let us know!

Carlisletrails@comcast.net

Post-Thanksgiving Walk November 25

The public is invited to join the Carlisle Trails Committee for a post-Thanksgiving walk on Friday, November 25 at 1 pm.  This is a great opportunity to walk off some of that extra stuffing.  We’ll follow historic Two Rod Road from Malcolm Meadows to the Circle Trail in Concord, then return.  The walk is about 3 miles and will take about one and a half hours.  There will be refreshments at the end.  Meet at the Malcolm Meadows trail parking lot off Stearns Street.  Heavy rain cancels the walk. 

For questions, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.  

Trail Walk at the Town Forest 

Join the Carlisle Trails Committee for a fall walk in the Town Forest on Sunday, October 16 at 11 am.  We’ll be showcasing the new intersection markers with art work by Carlisle Middle School students and the new Coyote Rock Trail.  The 1.5 mile walk is suitable for families and will take about 1 hour.  Park on Old East Street.  For more information, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.    

Volunteers Needed on September 17th!

Volunteers are needed to help the Carlisle Trails Committee with its annual Fall trail clearing.  Meet at the Town Hall parking lot at 9:00 am, Saturday, September 17. Bring work gloves, water, and loppers or bow saws.  Tools will be provided if you can't bring any.  This is a good opportunity for community service or to complete the trail work requirement for the Carlisle Trekker Award.  No rain date is set.

For questions, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.     

Trail Work Day – June 4, National Trails Day

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of projects on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 4. They will be clearing trails, installing benches, repairing a boardwalk, and installing sign posts.  Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, drinking water and insect repellent. The committee will supply tools.  Meet at the Carlisle Town Hall at 9 a.m. and be prepared to work for about three hours. Notify Steve Tobin if you are coming at sptobin@comcast.net, or if you have questions. This is a good opportunity for students needing community service or for people working on their Carlisle Trekker awards.

Riverfest Walk June 18

Come join the Carlisle Trails Committee in a celebration of our local Wild and Scenic River on Saturday June 18.  The public is invited to a 3.5 mile walk through meadows and forests on trails paralleling the Concord River.  We will start at the Foss Farm conservation land and pass through Great Meadows Wildlife Refuge and the O’Rourke farm on the way to scenic Greenough Pond in the Greenough conservation land.  If the water level is low enough we will return through the floodplain via the River Trail, or else retrace our steps.  The walk starts at 1:30 pm and should finish by 4:00.  Meet at the Foss Farm parking lot, 0.3 mi west of the Concord River bridge on Rte. 225.  Waterproof shoes and insect repellent are recommended.  Refreshments will be served at the end of the walk. 

For more information, email Alan Ankers at alankers@comcast.net.

Moonlight Walk on January 23

New Rangeway Boardwalks Completed

On Saturday October 24, the Trails Committee and a group of enthusiastic volunteers constructed 2 new boardwalks at the Rangeway Conservation Land (Chestnut Estates) off Rutland Road.

 


New Trails!

In the fall of 2015, two new trails were constructed as Eagle Scout projects.

James Sibley cleared a new trail to be called the Coyote Rock Trail creating a new loop off Hurricane Alley in the south west corner of the Town Forest.

 

 

 

Matt Roberts cleared a new trail and constructed a boardwalk on the Spencer Brook Reservation, leading to a scenic overlook of the marsh.

 

Read the recent Carlisle Mosquito article highlighting

goals and mission of the Carlisle Trails Committee. 

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!

 


New Rangeway Map

This map is also available on our Trail Maps and Description page; please see the June 12 edition of the Carlisle Mosquito for a description of 4 new boardwalks planned.

Happy Trails

Read Helen Lyons' articles from the Carlisle Mosquito

Saturday May 30

Assisted by several volunteers, the Trails Committee built two new small trail boardwalks in Carlisle’s Davis Corridor conservation land. The first is a bridge, 6 feet wide and 22 feet long, crossing the bed of a seasonal stream; the second is a simpler pair of wood boards on the ground, running alongside a section of trail that can be difficult to negotiate in wet conditions.

 

 

 

After a long day’s work, bridge-building volunteers Leon Grinis, David Jiang and Oliver Spivey pose on the new boardwalk they helped to build. 

 


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

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.

 

                              'Before'                               'After'

 

    

                                            

 

                

 

                                                      

 

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