SLIDESHOW: Town of Framingham Unveils New Trail

Neighborhood residents, along with state and town officials, hiked the town’s newest trail on Tuesday morning.

The Town of Framingham unveiled the new public trail at 99 Wayside Inn Road, known as the “Snow Property,” which will now be a part of the Wittenborg Woods, with a short ceremony followed by a half-mile hike.

In April, Framingham Town Meeting voted 100-31-5 to spend $675,000 to purchase the 12.5 acres of property on the Framingham/Sudbury line.

In 2014, the Town of Framingham was awarded a Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) grant of $400,000 by the Commonwealth to acquire the property which is adjacent to the 80-acre Wittenborg Woods conservation area. The land features hiking trails, walking paths, and has access to the Bay Circuit Trail.

The town funded the $275,000 difference between the Town Meeting vote and the grant using its open space stabilization fund.

“This looked like 12.5 acres, but it really fits so importantly into Wittenborg Woods and some adjacent open space preserved in neighboring Sudbury, and it really is a testament to small pieces, fitting into a bigger vision for north-west Framingham,” said Framingham Town Manager Bob Halpin Tuesday morning on site at the property.

Conservation Administrator Rob McArthur led the group on the short half-mile hike Tuesday morning.

The Conservation Commission plans to host a Discovery Walk for the public on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m.