At the turn of the year, Wesley Beeman from the Branford Land Trust proposed rerouting the Green Rectangle trail just before it crosses the town line. The original woods road is wet and deeply eroded and hikers have long charted their own paths around this section. As proposed, our work today will open a path to the south that will […]
This month's Westwoods Trails Committee meeting will be held Monday, February 24 at 7:30 PM at the Guilford Community Center (32 Church St) in the Leete Room. We will have a Zoom set up so those who want to attend virtually can do so. The link to join is below. If you have any problems connecting, Paul can be reached […]
Our inspection of Loop 3 on the 15th uncovered a number of issues we plan to address on the first two work parties of this month. Today, we’ll be (1) relocating three sections of trails (two on hiker created by-passes, and a third where we’ll clear a dryer path nearby), (2) Try to drain a wet area on the Blue […]
The second of Loop 3 work parties. Today we plan to pull two 12 ft bridges out of the dirt and mud they’re sunk into, and place them on cedar or locust sleepers. We also plan to haul in a third 12ft bridge, which will span another wet area that’s formed immediately to the south. We’ll have ironed out the […]
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 […]
Our inspection of Loop 4 on the 15th uncovered a number of issues we plan to address on two of this month’s work parties. Today, we’ll be (1) reestablishing four sections of trails (mostly places where the original trail wasn’t well marked and hikers have created multiple paths) and (2) relocating a wet section to a dryer ground nearby. We’ll […]
Reports of poor blazing direct our work party to Big Maple this week. We’ve not been there for some time and expect that trail clearing will be needed too. So, beyond the hammer, nails and blazes, this will be a mix of chainsaw and hand work, so bring what equipment you’re comfortable using. If you’d like to help blaze, you […]
This will be our first organized invasives work party of the year and we will be learning from it as we go, but it would great to have WWTC volunteers to help in this effort. GLCT director Jim Ballentine and Westwoods Property Steward Karen Klugman plan to cut, treat with herbicide and pull (primarily) Multiflora Rose seedlings along the blue […]
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 […]
The Bimblers Bash 10k will take place at 9:00 am on April 6, 2025. Registration will only be accepted on-line, including on race day. More info: https://www.bimblersound.com/bash/ Register here: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/101650/bimblers-bash
Join GLCT Advisory Board Member Andrew Page and past president David Grigsby for a 1.5-hour exploration of Westwoods, including GLCT’s new acquisition. The purple trail already meanders through this stunning property, where we will see Hemlocks, mini waterfalls, and caves. We will circle back using the green and yellow trail. We will encounter roots, rocks, mud, and steep climbs on […]
The second of Loop 4 work parties. Today we plan to reroute a heavily eroded section of the White Circle trail, which we expect to flag on the earlier workparty. We plan to add two switchback sections that direct our trail users across more gradual terrain, and then block the former trail from future use. We’ll need one or two […]