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The section, part of the east-side “Wilton Loop”, runs a half-mile north from Sharp Hill Road to near Twin Oak Lane.
It begins as a level, mostly shaded path through mixed woodland and crumbling stone walls.
There is a dirt side-trail leading to Parish Road, and a rough rock bench put together by trail builders.
The trail then descends to cross an intermittent brook, ending soon after at the edge of wetlands.
The opening of this newest section means that, since November 2013, 1.6 miles of the east-side loop have been completed (from Route 7 at Wolfpit Road to near Twin Oak Lane).
The trail is now long enough, out and back, to host a 5K run. “The trail is a great resource for the Wilton High School cross country and track teams,” says coach Jim Gerweck.
Since the opening of the first section of the Loop in April 2014, community use of the trail has grown impressively.
“Cliff and I are always impressed by the number of people we see on the trail. It has become a real focal point of the community, a place to meet and exercise at the same time,” says Norma Fox, a donor with husband Cliff to the new section of trail.
The focus of the Wilton Loop project will now move on to extending the east-side loop as far as Skunk Lane, a project that will involve construction of a 200-foot-plus boardwalk over wetlands.
Also this fall, the NRVT expects to build a trail along the southern edge of Horseshoe Pond on the west side of the loop.
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