Please join WWTC Chairman Paul Proux and volunteer Christelle Ripault for an autumnal sunset walk on the Paul Trail. The Paul Trail is an easy walk of about 1.5 miles featuring rocky outcrops that overlook Guilford’s 150-acre Great Harbor Marsh, with views of Long Island Sound in the distance. Depending on accessibility, we may add […]
Based on the work we’re planning, we’ve changed the meeting location to the Lower Moose Hill Road entrance, across the street from Landon’s Way. The work we’re planning to do is: — Reroute a super muddy area on sections of Violet Circle to higher ground. — Reroute on the Yellow Square south of Green Rectangle […]
The Bimbler’s Bluff 50k will take place at 8:00 am on Oct 18th 2026. Registration is now open until race day or until the entry limit is reached. Please go to the Bimbler’s Bluff website for registration and more details.
This month’s Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, October 19, 2026 at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Leete Room at 7:30 pm. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. The link to join is below. The agenda for this […]
The plastic we put down last spring appears to have done a good job in pushing back on the mugwort. So today we will be carefully removing these sheets (or what can be salvaged from them), and seeding the uncovered area with native grass seed. We invite you to come and help us remove these […]
Property Steward Doug Clark and Director Michele Millham report eight or so dead and downed trees/limbs on the yellow, red, white and blue trails. Most of the trees are 10” or less, although there is one that is probably more like 14” diameter. This is all chainsaw work, and we’d welcome any additional sawyers who’d […]
Join GLCT Directors Bernadette Bober and Jodie Lang for a full moon hike in Westwoods. We will go over the Great Marsh boardwalk and see the moon from the large granite outcropping on the White Circle Trail. The hike is about two miles long but includes some steep, rocky sections. Bring flashlights or headlamps. Meet […]
While there’s a tree we need to remove from nearby trails, after we finish that small task, we’ll be traveling to Branford to examine several installations of raised plank walk where a fiberglass decking has been used to replace pressure treated wood. If you’d like to join us on our visit to the Supply Pond […]
Join GLCT Director Bill Bloss for a hike through the Bartlett Land Preserve on Totoket Mountain to the corner where Guilford meets Durham and North Branford. This is a longish hike for Guilford, 2½ to 3 hours depending on pace, with a couple of long but not steep climbs up the ridge. Meet at the […]
Invasive Advisor Jim Ballentine and Property Steward Dave Stein request help from WWTC to clear access trails at Mill Pasture, which will allow entry into the interior of the property for monitoring and invasive plant clearing. These paths may ultimately become hiking trails, but public access has not yet been decided upon. There would be […]
This is part of a survey walk planned to critically review all aspects of trail condition and location throughout Westwoods, to capture other property information (like invasive plant siting’s, graffiti, etc.) and unauthorized use of the property. To record this information in the field, we plan to use the Nomad Tracks app, which is available […]
Join Property Steward Doug Clark and GLCT Director Michele Millham for a 2-hour hike through the Nut Plains Woods, exploring the varied topography while learning how the removal of invasive plants fosters natural systems. Expect wet areas, rock scrambles, and exposed cliff-top areas. Participants will learn invasive plant removal techniques. Bring heavy leather gloves if […]