WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington has over 6.7 miles of public trails throughout town. To help promote awareness of these recreational opportunities, the Town has added a new Trail layer to its Online GIS Map. The Trail layer is one of 19 layers that can be applied to an interactive map of the town. Other layers include zoning, trash and recycling schedules, voting precincts, and more.
Areas that have been mapped with trails include Town Forest, Robert Palmer Park, trails off of Hathaway/Draper Drive, Mill Road, Blanchard Road, Leonard Lane, Lt. Buck Drive, Grace Drive, and Ashwood Avenue. Additional areas will be added to the online maps as they are identified or constructed with new conservation subdivisions. The town anticipates trails off of Eleanor Drive and Chestnut Street to be added in the coming years. If residents are aware of other public trails not presently on the map, they are encouraged to contact the Department of Planning & Conservation.
The 2015 Open Space & Recreation Plan outlined goals and tasks for the Town to complete over the next five years, one of which is to provide opportunities for mobility locally and regionally with walking and biking trails. Striving toward that goal, the Department of Planning & Conservation and the Engineering Division mapped some of the town’s existing trails. Indicating the trails on the GIS Map is just the initial phase of the effort. Future phases include adding the Middlesex Canal trail to the GIS Map, and creating more detailed maps of each specific trail, which will also be made available online.
The trails were mapped using global positioning system (GPS) technology and satellite mapping. The condition of the trails vary, and users are encouraged to use caution as the terrain is uneven and trail markers are not necessarily visible throughout the trails. All recreational facilities including town trails are “use at own risk”.
The Online GIS map is available from the Town’s homepage at http://www.wilmingtonma.gov or by clicking HERE. For more information about the trails contact the Department of Planning & Conservation at 978-658-8238.
(NOTE: The above press release is from Wilmington Town Hall.)
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