Trolley Brook Trail Progress - September 29, 2021

Wonderful progress continues on the trail; see the photos below, taken today 9/29/2021. A couple of very friendly surveyors were busy marking the trail with orange markers: orange rocks in the exact center, and vertical orange stakes marking the precise edge of the path. They said the pavement will stop two feet inside the edge markers, and those two feet will be filled with gravel and loam.

The river crossing appears ready to receive the new bridge, which is temporarily sitting beside the trail. Paving will begin after the bridge is set in place.

The slope up to Memorial Drive is remarkably smooth and gradual compared to before trail construction began.

Photos courtesy of Philip Bosinoff

Trolley Brook Trail Progress - July 5, 2021

Exciting news! The Trolley Brook Trail portion of the Ashland Upper Charles Trail is funded and construction has begun! Paving is underway. Four of us, including Tony and Phil, walked the trail on July 5 to see the progress.

It has all been widened, with trees either already removed or labeled to be removed. Green trail barriers (erosion control) mark the trail width. At this point it appears the trail surface is flattened at full width from the Megunko Rd. entrance up to the bridge.

See the photos below. Compare with how the trail looked in prior Trolley Brook blog posts.

You may recall the small bridge along the trail. That bridge has been replaced with a much larger, still temporary, one. It is our understanding that the final trail will have a 30 foot bridge here! Compare an older photo on the left with the newer ones. You can even see the old bridge - two boards - in the bottom right photo.

Photos courtesy of Philip Bosinoff