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   Gnome Doors

The Windy Hill Nursery, in cooperation with the NLCC, has placed Gnome doors at the base of trees around the trails in town. To learn more about this project, click here

   Chestnut Lane connector to KCC

The Conservation Commission has opened a Chestnut Lane connector to the Kidder-Cleveland-Clough Trail extension. The connector trail head is at the end of Chestnut Lane in Birch Acres and provides a short walk to the KCC Extension Trail, a .6 mile loop near the center of town. There is no parking at the connector trail head so foot access is encouraged. The loop skirts open fields to the east and a wetland to the south. The KCC extension is also accessible from North Pleasant St. We hope you enjoy this trail system.

   New Kidder-Cleveland_Clough Extension Trail

The new extension to the Kidder-Cleveland_clough Trail is now open. The entrance is on Pleasant Street, on the east side across from the existing KCC trail. This additional .6 mile loop makes a nice addition to the town trail system.

   Clark Lookout

Following the acquisition of additional acreage for Clark Lookout, the New London Conservation Commission has been working on making improvements to the property. Some tasks are already completed and more will be coming.

A new kisok has been installed near the beginning of the trail. The kiosk has a bulletin board, a Mutt Mitt dispenser for dog walkers, and, most importantly, a sign which gives information about the history of property. There is library box next to the kiosk so visitors can borrow a book or loan one for others to enjoy.

There is a new entry to the trail. Instead of starting out from Davis Hill Road, hikers will now enter from Rte. 103A, across from the Dartmouth Coach parking lot. A new gate and signage have been installed to clearly show where the new entrance to the trail is located.

Future projects will include the installation of a bench and the resurfacing of the new trail entrance.

The Clark Lookout is a beautiful trail and we encourage everyone to visit.

Photos

Children finding a Gnome door - Photo by Ruth White

The entrance to the Chestnut Lane connector to the Kidder-Cleveland_Clough Extension trail - Photo by Mark Vernon

NLCC members officially open the new trail head for the Kidder-Cleveland_Clough Extension trail - Photo by Mike Gelcius

New kiosk at the start of the trail - Photo by Mike Gelcius

New gate and signage - Photo by Mike Gelcius