Conservation Commission member Keith Bennett with signs he created for the new trail.
There’s a new trail in the Bela Brook Conservation Area. The “Overlook Trail” begins at the public parking area at the end of Overlook Drive and connects to the rest of the Bela Brook trail network at Scipio’s cellar hole.
To find the entrance to the trail, look for the green buried utility structure with a grade stake to the right and then follow the trail markers downhill.
This section of the Kimball Pond Conservation Area is being actively maintained to improve its value as wildlife habitat
A five acre section of the Kimball Pond Conservation Area is being actively maintained to improve its value as habitat for birds and animals. Two old fields were logged, then treated to control invasive plants. Tree stumps were ground to allow for annual brush hogging.
The result is an area with a mix of wooded edge, brush and open(ish) grassland.
The area has been recently brushhogged to keep it semi-open.
A new hiking trail map is available for the Kuncanowet Town Forest and Conservation Area. Replacing the classic hand drawn map created more than 30 years ago, the new map is in color and the trail layout is GPS accurate. It includes updated trail descriptions as well.
Big thanks to Dunbarton resident Jon Reckard for his work in mapping the trails and creating the map.