| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Photos

This version was saved 4 years, 9 months ago View current version     Page history
Saved by Lisa
on June 29, 2019 at 1:12:55 pm
 

 

 

Carlisle Trails Committee 

Carlisle, MA - USA

 

News and Photos

 

 

Next Trails Committee Meeting

Friday, September 6

Town Hall 7:30 PM

Here is the agenda for the prior meeting:

Meeting_Agenda_2019-06-28.pdf

Carlisle Community Trails Day Challenge

Saturday, May 18, 2019

(Rain Date Sunday, May 19)


The Carlisle Conservation Foundation and Carlisle Trails Committee challenge Carlisleans of all ages to collectively walk all the trails in Carlisle in a single day. Individuals, families, neighborhoods, school classes & community groups are invited to participate.
We’re encouraging everyone to experience our wonderful natural environment, build some community, and have fun!

To learn more about this event and how to sign up for a walk 

click here.

 

To learn more about this challenge, click here to visit the Carlisle Conservation Foundation website.

 

Trail Work Volunteers Needed May 5

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help clear the trails on Sunday May 5, in preparation for the Carlisle Trails Day (May 18). Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, drinking water and insect repellent. Bring tools such as loppers and bow saws, or borrow tools supplied by the committee. Meet at the Carlisle Town Hall at 9:00 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.

Vernal Pool Walk April 27

Bryan Windmiller, founder of the Headstart program for Blanding’s Turtles, will lead a vernal pool walk on the Conant Land on Saturday, April 27, starting at 10:00 A.M., hosted by the Carlisle Trails Committee and the Carlisle Conservation Foundation. Learn about some of the fascinating creatures, such as frogs, salamanders and aquatic bugs that make use of this habitat. Species identification on this walk will be part of the Boston Area City Nature Challenge, a fun competition with cities across the world, to document and identify the most species. The walk will last about two hours. Meet at the back of the parking lot behind Town Hall. The trip is free and all are welcome. Be prepared for wet conditions underfoot. If you have any questions, contact Steve Tobin by e-mail at sptobin@comcast.net.

Adopt a Trail

Would you like to help the Trails Committee in maintaining Carlisle's trails?

Consider adopting a trail!

Click here for trail maintenance guidelines.

Interested? Have questions?

Contact the Trails Committee at carlisletrails@comcast.net to learn more.

Moonlight Walk January 19

On Saturday, January 19, at 7 p.m., the Trails Committee will lead a public walk/cross-country ski/snowshoe under the nearly full moon starting at the Foss Farm parking lot on Bedford Road.  The walk is about 3 miles with a shorter option available.  Families are welcome.  Dress for the winter weather and bring a flashlight. Refreshments will be served afterwards, with a bonfire for toasting marshmallows. For more information, contact Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.

Post-Thanksgiving Walk November 23

The public is invited to join the Carlisle Trails Committee for a post-Thanksgiving walk. Here’s your chance to work off some of that turkey and stuffing while visiting some recent additions to the trail network. We’ll start from the Carlisle School and skirt the Spalding and Banta-Davis playing fields before crossing the new boardwalks on the Rodgers Road trail. A short road connection will bring us to Malcolm Meadows and the Davis Corridor trails, where we will complete a loop on the new Woodhaven Farm trail, before returning by a slightly different route. We will walk for about 4.5 miles, taking approximately 3 hours. A shorter option will be available if there is demand. The walk departs from the Carlisle School parking lot on Church Street at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 23. As always, there will be refreshments at the end.  Heavy rain cancels the trip. For more information, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net

Volunteers Needed for Boardwalk Construction

Saturday October 13 and 20

Come help the Trails Committee build two boardwalks on the Rodgers Road Trail, Saturday October 13 and 20, starting at 9:00am each day. Meet on Rodgers Road off Stearns Street - follow the signs for boardwalk. We will be cutting the decking boards to length and transporting materials through the woods to the site. We will also be hauling in 250 lb. concrete bumpers from the trailhead on a bicycle. This is a good opportunity for high school and middle school community service. Bring work gloves, hammers, shovels. Lunch will be provided. Heavy rain postpones to Sunday. For more information, contact Steve Tobin at 978-369-1680 or sptobin@comcast.net.

Hiking the Bay Circuit Trail - a Video Journal

Thursday October 18

7:00pm Hollis Room, Gleason Public Library

Dan & Marilyn Brielmann along with Alan French will be your guides taking you along the Bay Circuit Trail, a 200 mile natural wonder that arcs around the city of Boston from Newburyport to Kingston.
There will be music, video, information about a trail that’s in your own backyard and time for questions. We look forward to your joining us for this Fun Informative Event. Dan incorporates his video and musical talents to bring the environmental issues of our day in a documentary news style that inspires us to meet the people who are Caring for the Earth. In doing this video, he met and interviewed over 60 people. Alan French is an Andover resident and was the founder, Chairman and Executive Director of the Bay Circuit Alliance, Inc. He’s here tonight to talk about the more than 25 years he was involved with this project and making it a reality.

Presented by the Carlisle Conservation Foundation, Carlisle Trails Committee, and Gleason Public Library.

Space is limited; to reserve your place, visit the Library’s Events page:

http://www.gleasonlibrary.org/calendar.htm#/

Sunday June 24 - Double Sundae Sunday Saunter 

  On Sunday June 24 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 asptobin@comcast.net. 

Riverfest Walk, Foss Farm & Great Meadows

Saturday, June 16 

Join the Carlisle Trails Committee in a celebration of our local Wild and Scenic River as part of RiverFest 2018. 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 1:00 pm on Saturday June 16 and should finish by 4:00. A shorter walk will also be offered if there is interest. Meet at the Foss Farm parking lot, 0.3 mi west of the Concord River bridge on Rte. 225. Waterproof shoes, sunscreen, drinking water and insect repellent are recommended.  Refreshments will be served at the end of the walk.  Please note that dogs are excluded from the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. For information, email Alan Ankers at carlisletrails@comcast.net.

Trail Work Volunteers Needed June 10

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help with trail work projects on Sunday, June 10. They will be repairing boardwalks, removing tree blowdowns, and clipping back vegetation. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, drinking water and insect repellent. Bring tools such as loppers and bow saws, or borrow tools supplied by the committee. 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. 

Robert Goldsmith became the 40th recipient of the Carlisle Trekker Award on May 4!


Earth Day Walk - Sunday, April 22 

Celebrate Earth Day by joining the Carlisle Trails Committee for a spring walk on the trails of the Greenough Land on Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m.  The walk is suitable for families; it will be about 4 miles in length and take 2-3 hours. Be prepared for wet conditions underfoot, and bring drinking water and insect repellent. Light refreshments will be served at the end. Meet at the main Greenough parking lot, opposite 811 Maple Street. For more information, contact the Trails Committee at carlisletrails@comcast.net.   

Trail Clearing Work Day - Sunday, April 15

The recent storms made a mess of many of the trails in town, as well as your yard. The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help clear the trails on Sunday, April 15. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, drinking water and insect repellent. Bring tools such as loppers and bow saws, or borrow tools supplied by the committee. 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.

Trails Committee to Lead Moonlight Walk January 27 

On Saturday, January 27, at 7 p.m., the Trails Committee will lead a public walk/cross-country ski/snowshoe under the nearly full moon starting at the Towle Land parking lot on Westford Street.  The walk is about 1 mile.  Families are welcome.  Dress for the winter weather and bring a flashlight. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Parking is limited so carpool if possible.  Overflow parking along Munroe Hill Road; cross Westford Street to the Towle Field Trail to the Towle parking lot. 

For more information, contact Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.

Post-Thanksgiving Walk November 24

The public is invited to join the Carlisle Trails Committee for a post-Thanksgiving walk.  Here’s your chance to work off some of that turkey and stuffing.  We’ll start at Foss Farm, go into Great Meadows wildlife refuge, take a loop through the Woodward land that was the subject of the recent special Town Meeting, and continue to the Greenough land before returning.  We will walk for about four miles without crossing a road, taking approximately 2 hours.  The walk departs from the Foss Farm parking lot on Bedford Road at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 24.  As always, there will be refreshments at the end.  Heavy rain cancels the trip.  For more information, email Steve Tobin at sptobin@comcast.net.   

Trail Work Day October 22

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help with its annual fall trail clearing and a variety of other trail work projects on Sunday, October 22. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves and drinking water. Bring tools such as shovels, loppers and bow saws if you can, or borrow tools supplied by the committee. Meet at the Town Hall parking lot at 9:00 A.M. and be prepared to work about three hours. This is a good opportunity for students needing community service hours, or to fulfill the trail work requirement for the Carlisle Trekker Award. Please notify Steve Tobin if you plan on attending, at sptobin@comcast.net, or if you have questions.

Sunday June 25 - Double Sundae Sunday Saunter

 

On Sunday June 25 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 asptobin@comcast.net.

Saturday June 17 - Help the Trails Committee with Trail Signs

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help install sign posts for trail signs on Saturday, June 17.  We will supply the tools (post hole diggers, shovels, and rock bars) – you bring work gloves and water.   Meet at 9 am at the Carlisle Town Hall, 66 Westford Street.  We will work for about 3 hours. Please let Steve Tobin know you will be coming (email sptobin@comcast.net) so we have enough tools, or if you have questions.

Trail Work Volunteers Needed April 30

The Carlisle Trails Committee is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of trail work projects on Sunday, April 30. They will mainly be clearing trails and installing new sign posts.  Wear long pants and sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, drinking water and insect repellent. Bring tools such as shovels, loppers and bow saws, or borrow tools supplied by the committee. 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.

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.  

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. 

 


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'

 

    

                                            

 

                

 

                                                      

 

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.