2020-8-25, Tunxis White-Dot Trail Part 1, Burlington, CT

 On 2020-8-25, I did Part 1 of a trail inspection for Trail Maintainer Dan Casey of the Tunxis White-Dot Trail in Burlington, CT.

Here's a map showing location numbers near where I took the pictures below.



A bit overgrown near 1.


2.  Somebody tried to make a bog bridge here.


3.  14-inch blowdown 20 inches high.


3.  20-inch blowdown 60 inches high, 14-inch blowdown 30 inches high, and more.


3.  12-inch blowdown 20 inches high.


4.  This is representative of much of the trail ---- not four feet wide, but not hard to see.


5.  20-inch blowdown 30 inches high.


6.  10-inch blowdown 18 inches high.


6.  10-inch blowdown 60 inches high, and more.


Between 6 and George Washington Turnpike.  An overgrown section.



7.  8-inch blowdown 40 inches high.


8.  4-inch blowdown 50 inches high.


9.  These protruding branches were blocking the trail, but could be removed with loppers, I think.


Back at the overgrown section between 6 and George Washington Turnpike, poison ivy encroaching on the trail.


10.  This is west of where I started.  I was impressed that the trail had been recently mown.













David Reik

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