The Norfolk Land Trust has created six new downloadable maps of the more than 20 miles of trails it maintains in the community. It is the first upgrade of the trail guides since 2009, according to Elizabeth Borden, president of the land trust.
“We have had a booklet with all the trails and maps in it that was published in 2009, but we have gotten new properties since then and it was time to bring it up to date,” she said. The new maps were made with the assistance of Stacey Deming, who does GIS and GPS mapping for the Housatonic Valley Authority.
The revised maps include additional information about the history of each area, where to park, popular trails and tips about distance and difficulty. The land trust has been working on the project for a year, Borden said.
There are maps for Barbour Woods, Pine Mountain Reserve, Ells Crane, Tait Trail, North Swamp and South Norfolk Woodlands. The maps can be viewed and downloaded from the land trust website, norfolklandtrust.org/mapandtrailguide.