Speranza
A trolley could take you from New Haven all the way
into Stony Creek.
It was considered a fast, affordable, and reliable
means of public transportation.
But times changed.
The automobile made it easier
for people to get around and soon there was bus service.
When the trolley
service was discontinued in 1947 the Shoreline Trolley Museum immediately took
over.
Eventually most of the track was removed for the expansion of roadways and
neighborhoods.
One of the sections of the trolley line was spared from
progress.
In its place is now a beautiful walking path that is 0.8 miles long,
the Branford Trolley Trail.
The trail connects the Pine Orchard and Stony Creek
sections of town through a beautiful tidal wetland.
The Branford Land Trust
built nesting platforms in the wetlands area which makes the trail a prime place
for birding.
The trail itself is gravel and mostly flat.
You can walk, run, or
ride a bike along it.
Twice you have bridges to cross.
If you are coming from
the parking lot in Stony Creek off West Point Road you will first approach the old
metal trolley bridge over Pine Creek.
A newer, wooden, boardwalk with hand rails
has replaced the old tracks.
From there the trail continues through the Vedder
Preserve and slightly down hill to the tidal marsh.
Crossing over the tidal marsh
is a concrete walk way with hand railings.
It’s hard not to stop here and watch
for birds or just take in the magnificent view into Long Island Sound.
Continuing on, the trail leads to Tilcon Road and the Goss Preserve.
If you are
looking to get more miles in with your walk or run add in the Goss Preserve loop
and a section of the Vedder Preserve trail.
Both of these trails are part of the
Branford Land Trust trail system.
And the good thing is that this tiny stony creek that you'll be crossing gives the name to a whole mostly bohemian village!
Thursday, September 10, 2015
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