Events

Our six ‘walk ’n work party’, and another chance to mix hiking and caring for our trials. This month we’ll be crossing the 660ft plank walk across the Great Swamp to both trim branches and vines from the walk way and examine the planks for winter damage. Anything that’s found will be recorded so it can be repaired later, and […]

Join GLCT board member Janet Ainsworth (203-530-7826), GLCT board member Claudia Bartlett, and Appalachian Mountain Club hike leader Mary Anne Hardy for this very interesting segment of the New England National Scenic Trail (NET). It runs between the East River Preserve at the Sullivan Drive trailhead and a parking pullout on Clapboard Hill Road. The route is mostly flat and […]

This is a replay of last month’s work party which was cancelled due to heavy rain. Nut Plains property steward Doug Clark recently walked the white, blue, green, and red trails in Nut Plains Woods and reported a number of blazing problems throughout the trail network. We hope to correct these problems on this work party, especially those found on […]

For many years, unauthorized trails have become established throughout Westwoods. There are many different reasons why this happens, but it’s confusing for hikers and bikers, against Land Trust Policy, and also bad for the environment. This will be the first of many work parties that will begin to address this problem by (1) better marking the trails we want to […]

NEW 120+ ACRE ACQUISITION! Explore GLCT's recent acquisitions, the 120+ acre Bartlett Land Preserve and a smaller inholding with GLCT Director Bill Bloss (203-623-3434). This will be a long walk of about five miles, and the trail goes up and down the mountain twice, not technically difficult but, for Guilford, this is a long walk. We will see deep ravines […]

We’ll be joining up with the Northwoods Spring Walk, scheduled to begin the same time and place, and then breaking off to inspect and repair blazing on the Yellow Cross Trail. Paul will bring all the blazing materials we’ll be needing. You can bring a good hammer and a set of work gloves. A small tool belt with places for […]