We walked this Loop at the end of March and found connecting trails that need blazing (Yellow/Yellow Cross and Yellow Diamond) and an unauthorized trail needs to be permanently closed, There’s a large (about 20ft) and several smaller muddy section of the Yellow Square that needs corduroy. And a short reroute of the Yellow Circle to eliminate a very steep […]
Join local Native Plants Landscape Architect, Crystal Gaudio, and GLCT Board member and Westwoods Nature Trail Guide contributor, Kathleen White, for a walk on the Nature Trail to view spring ephemerals and other flora and fungi before the trees fully leaf out. Meet at the Dunk Rock Rd. kiosk. Heavy rain cancels. Suitable for families. No rain date. Text 203.214.5136 […]
We walked this Loop last month and found a couple of bridges that need elevation, graffiti in the Colonial Caves that needs overpainting, muddy sections of several trails that need corduroy, and several unauthorized trails that need to be permanently closed. We also plan to reroute a long section of the Green Rectangle Trail away from the edge of the […]
** Location Change ** We'll be putting in the re-routing of the Green Rectangle trail that we flagged last weekend. Paul will bring blaze materials, 'Trails closed' signs and nails. We’ll need one or two chainsaws, hand tools (loppers, clippers, etc.) and a rake to clear and relocate the trail. We’ll meet at the Upper Moose Hill entrance to Westwoods […]
After a year of reconstruction, the seawall is complete, the lawn is lush (or getting there), and our lovely favorite “pocket park” on West River is officially back. Join us at Olmsted Outlook for a picnic and live music. Stay tuned! Pack your favorite food, spread a blanket on our grass, and help celebrate the reopening of this local gem. […]
This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, May 18, 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 meeting and the February meeting […]
Following up with work done several years ago, WWTC member Ellsworth Matthias and local botanist Lauren Brown will be identifying and compiling a list of existing species in a select area of the former power line clearing. This is a prelude to removing all plants that are invasive or indicators of future forest growth, and leaving species that are open, […]
We walked this Loop at the end of March and found connecting trails that need blazing (Yellow/Yellow Cross and Yellow Diamond) and an unauthorized trail that needs to be permanently closed, There’s a large (about 20ft) and several smaller muddy section of the Yellow Square that needs corduroy. Paul will bring the blaze materials and nails as well as a […]
Join WWTC Chairman Paul Proulx and volunteer Christelle Ripault for a walk on the Paul Trail. The trail is an easy 1.5-mile walk overlooking rocky outcrops, a small island, and Guilford’s 150-acre Great Harbor Marsh with views of Long Island Sound. Meet at the entrance on Sachem’s Head Road, across from Community Nursery School. Park up on the curb, alongside […]
Our late April work parties began addressing the northernmost issues we identified with this loop, and now we’ll begin with those in the south. We have a number of unauthorized trails that we need to close (or re-close), and blazing needs to be added to both the Violet and Orange Circle and Red Triangle trails. There’s a bridge on the […]
Join Janet Ainsworth for an exploration of GLCT’s Nut Plains Woods on this National Trails Day. Meet at the Sullivan Dr. entrance to the East River Preserve, 55 Sullivan Dr. Some portions of the planned route are steep, so hiking shoes/boots and poles are recommended. Heavy rain cancels. Not suitable for young children. No rain date. Text 203.530.7826 with questions.
Today we’ll be hauling platforms down the Blue Rectangle Trail to construct a boardwalk across a perpetually muddy section of the Yellow Circle/Red Triangle Trail, just east of Great Harbor Brook. These are half-sections salvaged from the Clinton Marina last year, modified by WWTC member Paul Sanders, so they’ll be fairly easy to manage. We plan to bring 4 of […]