Loop that will be walked for the Kickoff on September 7, 2009. The loop runs from the Town Commons, down Church St, along Adams to Rt-129 and Rt-38, returning on Church St to the Town Commons.

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Location

A network of paths run behind the hospital containing a dilapidated Life Course exercise statio. A bike-able rail trail runs along Martin's Brook between Salem St and Woburn St.

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Location

Walk along the shaded towpath of the Middlesex Canal. See Patch's Pond at one end, and the Town Park Aqueduct at the other.

South end of trail almost intersects with Town Park trail. There is a short and shallow water crossing over the aqueduct between the trails. Tell us whether you support building a walking bridge over the aqueduct.

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Location

Lubbers Brook flows freely through this former cranberry bog, which is in transition from an open bog to maple and shrub swamp. Trails are well established, and are connected to the 19-acre Town Hall complex, which encompasses the 8-acre Robert Palmer Park with its playground, ball fields, and picnic area. The current popularity of this site for active recreation, the transitional state of the wetlands, and convenient parking make this a good candidate for an interpretive nature trail that is wheelchair accessible.

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Location

Located off Rt-38 in south Wilmington.

Once Wilmington's 92 acre Poor Farm, the Town Park, officially designated "Veterans' Memorial Park" at the bicentennial in 1930, now affords a wonderful variety of active and passive recreational opportunities, water supply protection, and links to a very well preserved section of the old Middlesex Canal, including the remains of the aqueduct over Maple Meadow Brook. Two parcels of the original farm on the opposite side of Main Street were sold off for commercial development, but much of the remaining 61 acres has been allowed to revert back to woods, predominantly white pine and oak. A lighted baseball field abuts the MBTA's Lowell line commuter railroad and the Town Park well, and kids of all ages enjoy the challenge of sledding down "Suicide Alley" in the winter. A network of trails provides calmer enjoyment for hikers, joggers, and cross-country skiers. The Middlesex Canal runs through a portion of the park that abuts land owned by the Middlesex Canal Association, and the Butters Row and Chestnut Street well fields

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Location

Recently made accessible to the public from a new development at the end of Mill Rd. Also accessible by foot or bike from Chestnut St.

This site connects with Sawmill Brook Conservation Area in Burlington, which is accessible from Fox Hill School, Sawmill Rd, and Mill St in Burlington.

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Location

This loop runs from the Town Commons, down Middlesex Ave, around the pond in Rotary Park, and back again on Church St, ending at the Town Commons.

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A small parking lot provides access to a trailhead for the Wilmington Town Forest trails.

Created by a vote of the Town meeting in 1975, and transferred to the care, custody, management and control of the Conservation Commission in 1985, the Town Forest is the largest parcel of conservation land in Wilmington. It is also one of the few areas of upland protected for passive recreation. The Forest contains the highest point in Town, with sweeping views toward Boston and surrounding communities. There is a water tower at the top of the hill, and an
access road that can be used in conjunction with surrounding trails for walking, jogging, bicycling, and horseback riding. The hilltop is an excellent site for observing bird migrations, and a variety of small mammals and birds inhabit
the mixed hardwood forest. The Forest abuts Camp 40 Acres, private land owned by Wilmington Junior Camps, and is often used by Scouts and other groups based at Camp 40 Acres. Links to the Bay Circuit and other trails owned by the
Andover Village Improvement Society (A.V.I.S.) just across the Andover town line could be developed.