We hope to complete the Nature Trail today. If you’d like to help blaze, a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes is recommended. Plan to meet at the Dunk Rock Road entrance, parking in the lot near the Bishop’s raspberry field. Heavy rain will usually cancel any […]
This often forgotten trail is south of the railroad and entirely on the Great Harbor (State owned) Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area. With great vistas of the vast salt meadows and short boardwalk to a small island, it is seldom visited. We’ll be reblazing today, see the 20th of May for details of what to […]
Join GLCT for our annual meeting featuring Patrick J. Lynch who will discuss, “What Does Sea Level Rise Look Like on a Familiar Shoreline?” Known for his field guides, Lynch has won over 35 national and international awards for his medical illustration, publications, and software design. Lynch will hold an illustrated talk followed by a […]
We’re scraping the bottom of the barrel for blaze stock as we’re finishing up Westwoods blazing efforts, but we should have enough left to complete the Red Rectangle and Square Trails. If you’d like to help blaze, a small tool belt with places for nails, a hammer and a stockpile of blazes is recommended. Plan […]
GLCT board member Claudia Bartlett and AMC-trained GLCT board member Janet Ainsworth will lead this moderate hike from the Sam Hill Road entrance #3. Hikers will walk to and from the scenic Lost Lake Overlook via the white and orange circle trails. Please meet 10 minutes ahead of the hike start time. Leashed dogs may […]
We hope to finish up the Green Circle Trail today. See the 23rd of September for details of what to bring along. Plan to meet at the Dunk Rock Road entrance, parking in the lot near the Bishop’s raspberry field. Heavy rain will usually cancel any of these work parties, so if you have questions […]
Fall migration brings numerous species back to and passing through Connecticut, in addition to our year-round residents. With so many birds flying about, it can be difficult to determine which species you are looking at, especially in non-breeding and juvenile plumages. But with the right tips, it gets much easier. In this presentation, CT Audubon […]
Please join us for a bird walk on the Paul Trail led by Joe Attwater, CT Audubon Society’s Conservation and Education Coordinator. Joe will help participants learn how to identify birds in the field using shape, size, and color. The Paul Trail is an easy walk of about 1.5 miles and has rock outcrops, overlooking […]
** CANCELED – WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED **
This month’s Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be October 16th at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Alexander Lounge. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. The Zoom connection will be hosted by John Goldin. The link to join is below. The […]
The Bimblers Bluff 50k will take place on October 22nd 2023. Online registration will open on May 1, 2023 and remain open until an entry limit of 150 has been reached, after which a waitlist may be offered. The Bimblers Bluff 50k is an off road foot race that starts at Guilford Lakes School, 40 […]
** Postponed: New date 10/22 @ 9 AM ** Join GLCT Director John DellaVentura (203-871-9896) and GLCT board member Bernadette Bober for an adventurous all-ages hike through the Jared Eliot Preserve. This hike is relatively flat but not suitable for strollers. Turn onto Mulberry Point Rd., off 146, and make the first left onto Mulberry […]