This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, September 15 at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Whitfield Room (dining 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 May […]
Okay, so it really isn’t any work. But as a kick-off for the 2025-26 trail season, the parade is an annual event for The Land Trust and WestWoods Trails Committee to meet and greet the community and remind Guilford citizens that there are people behind the organization. You're invited to join us this Saturday as we participate in this uniquely […]
The White Trail, as is passes by the little pond near Reene’s Way, is infested with a number of the area’s most aggressive foreign invasive plants, and this work party is being scheduled to try and clean the area that’s reported overgrown over the summer. We’re looking for as large a group as we can assemble to put a significant […]
Join GLCT President Janet Ainsworth on a 4-mile loop in Westwoods. This classic two-hour hike will begin on the White Circle, then proceed on the Blue Trail, and finally return on the Orange Circle Trail. There are a few rock scrambles along the way. Meet at the Sam Hill Road parking lot. Please arrive 10 minutes ahead of the start […]
Our work party on the 31st of May didn’t address all the Loop 6 issues, so we’re expecting to finish these off today. The four projects that need doing (numbering is from the original list): (11) Wet area - Move trail to west side add drainage into marsh. (12 & 13) Two wet areas - move trail to east. (14) […]
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 sitings, graffiti, etc.) and unauthorized use of the property. To record this information in the field, we plan to use the Avenza Map app, which is available on both the Apple and Android handhelds […]
Join Nature Trail Guide contributor Nicole Crane and Westwoods Trail Committee Chair Paul Proulx at the Dunk Rock Road entrance for a 2-mile hike on the Nature Trail. Open to adults and children. Expect lots of history, natural science observations, varied terrain with numerous roots, some mud, and some ups and downs. Heavy rain cancels. Contact: 646.797.9637 Please arrive 10 […]
We expect our inspection of Loop 7 on the 11th will turn up a laundry list of trail issues, such as raising bridges or re-routing sections of trail. So we’ve set this day aside for beginning that work, and ask you to contact Paul if you’d like to hear what really needs doing. Alternatively, you could just show up with […]
This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, October 20, 2025 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 September meeting […]
Join GLCT Directors Benadette Bober and Jodie Lang for a 5-mile run through Westwoods. We will follow the Orange Trail north and head back on the White Trail. We will run at a ‘social’ pace. New trail runners are encouraged. We won’t leave anyone behind! Meet at the Sam Hill Road trailhead. Heavy rain cancels. Please text questions to 203.508.2064.
We have a number of trail issues to deal with today. The White Trail on the eastern side of Reene’s Way, is reported to be very overgrown well past the house at 87 Renee’s Way, and especially near the road. And we need to deconstruct a camp and tree fort that’s been built on the top of the ridge on […]
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 sitings, graffiti, etc.) and unauthorized use of the property. To record this information in the field, we plan to use the Avenza Map app, which is available on both the Apple and Android handhelds […]