Take a Snowshoe Walk or Just a Hike with the Wilton Conservation Commission

On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Wilton Conservation Commission will host a walk on the Vista Road Property. This park is one of the Town’s parks and open spaces and features mostly even terrain with many beautiful stone walls.

Colleen O’Brien, one of the Town’s conservation commissioners, will lead the walk, beginning at 1 p.m.. It will last about an hour, to be followed by hot chocolate, hot cider and other refreshments, with time to chat with neighbors and representatives of the four conservation-oriented organizations that support the Walks and Talks Program of the Conservation Commission–Wilton Garden Club, Wilton Land Conservation Trust, Norwalk River Watershed Association and Woodcock Nature Center. If there is snow on the ground, walkers are invited to bring snowshoes. Dogs on leash are also welcome.

The Vista Road Property is 36 acres that spans the area between Bald Hill and Vista Roads and west of Rte. 33 as you drive north. Entry is along the left side of Bald Hill Rd., where a kiosk is set-in from the road opposite 58 Bald Hill Rd.. Parking is along the roadside. Directions from Wilton Town Center are to go north on Ridgefield Rd. (Rte. 33) past Vista Rd. to Bald Hill Rd.. Turn left onto Bald Hill Rd. and travel about half a mile.

To ensure you are contacted should weather force a cancellation, preregister via email.

Visit the town’s Conservation Department website for more detailed information about Vista Park.