The weather this weekend is 50/50 - great for outdoor activity on Saturday and not so good for outdoor activity on Sunday. Maybe Sunday will be a good day to plan your summer vegetable garden! In my continuing series on the town's parks - this week I cover Cherry Lane Park.
The Town of Wilton acquired Cherry Lane Park in September of 1972. The Town Plan of Development of 1963 recommended the property for Town acquisition. However, the family owning the property, initially were not interested in selling the parcel. Fortunately for the Town, they decided to perpetuate the open space quality of the land and the Town was eventually able to purchase the property.
The trails at Cherry Lane Park are excellent for hiking; however, they are not suitable for either horseback riding or cross country skiing. and picnicking. The property also supports a sizable red maple swamp, which performs many valuable functions such as absorption of water during floods, maintenance of stream flow and provision of wildlife habitat.
There are several trails in Cherry Lane Park. The perimeter loop marked with orange blazes will lead visitors around the park, excluding the southernmost portion which contains a large swamp traversed via the red trail. This red trail loops around the swamp and proceeds upland through a fine stand of evergreens before descending to meet up again with the perimeter loop trail. The blue-blazed trail follows the margins of the pond and provides a very pleasant walk for visitors with limited time. The hill loop, marked with white blazes, passes by the pond before circling the ridge top.
Directions: From the junction of Routes 7 and 106, follow Rte. 106 east for 1 mile to Cherry Lane. Turn right (south) on to Cherry Lane; park entrance is 0.3 miles on the left (east side of the road).
Acreage: 50.557
Parking: Lot at Cherry Lane entrance
Access: Cherry Lane and Banks Drive
Trails: Perimeter Loop 0.84 miles orange
Pond Edge 0.25 miles blue
Hill Loop 0.45 miles white
Swamp Loop 0.25 miles yellow
Go take a hike!
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