Wellesley Trails Committee

Cause Area

  • Community
  • Environment
  • Sports & Recreation

Location

525 Washington StreetWellesley, MA 02482 United States
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Mission Statement

Develop, promote and maintain the town's trails network.



Description

The Trails Committee is responsible for developing new trails and enhancing the trails network. We explore ideas for interconnecting Wellesley's open spaces, work with the NRC and DPW on new trail development, and negotiate trail access with organizations, state government agencies and adjacent towns. We evaluate trail routes, consider safety issues, address parking and access, mark new trails, decide on new map house locations, and revise the trails map to reflect additions and changes.

We are responsible for monitoring and maintaining the trails. We organize work parties, assign members to monitor trail segments, replace missing trail markers and posts, stuff map boxes with trail maps and guides, clear brush from trails, and work to keep the trails litter free. We coordinate DPW assistance to provide trail mowing, removal of large downed trees blocking trails, map house installations, and any other heavy-duty maintenance support.
Our goal is to provide a user-friendly trail system that encourages residents and visitors to enjoy the open spaces, parks and conservation land in Wellesley. We want to give people the opportunity to see a different perspective of Wellesley by walking our town paths and trails and exploring parts of town never seen from the roadways. We promote the trails by providing a comprehensive website, distributing trail maps, providing trail pamphlets, maintaining the map houses, running walks and jogs, sponsoring public events and cleanups, setting up and staffing booths for town activities and celebrations, and giving presentations.
We foster community involvement by identifying projects and tasks that can be done by youth organizations and volunteer groups, and we coordinate and monitor their work. We encourage residents to become members of the Friends of the Trails to participate in our events and projects.

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