Great Island Community Trails
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CAUTION
Greenbrier (Smilax sp.) is plentiful within Great Island, particularly near the pond. This plant has sharp thorns. Make sure that you wear long pants and carry a pair of gloves if you plan to stray from the established paths.
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Great Island has an extensive trail system (paved and un-paved) running throughout the open space areas of the community. Prior to it's development, the land on which Great Island now sits was used by the public for recreational purposes. You will find many old foot paths scattered throughout the open space area within Great Island. Many of these trails now lead right up to the back yards of residents. Please remember that this is private property.
Since Great Island is surrounded by forest land owned by the Town of Plymouth, the Great Island trails (and those of The Pinehills) often connect with existing trails outside of the community. This allows residents a variety of hiking opportunities along foot trails and forest roads owned by the Town of Plymouth that are adjacent to the community.
 NOTE: Del Webb designed 10' open space corridors between many of the lots. According to at least one of the sales reps, these corridors will be developed into trails. Currently, there are 24 open space corridors that run between homes in Great Island, taken from the Town of Plymouth parcel maps.
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Unpaved Trails
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Here are the trails that you can walk to without crossing thru private property or traipsing thru the woods.
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There is an established trail located between 24 and 28 Great Pointe that leads to Great Island Pond. Walk past the green transformer, to the right of the pump station and down the steep sloped path until you come to a dirt road. Follow the dirt road to the left and then right and you will come upon a little beach.
If you take this path when the leaves are off the trees, you can see Great Island's Little Island Pond on your left and the Vernal Pool on your right as you proceed down the path.
If you start at the Great Pointe Path, you can circumnavigate both Great Island Pond and Little Island Pond on established paths and forest roads.
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Island Pond Road is accessible from the end of Millers Joist and Misty Knoll although there is no established path there (even though it's on the Del Webb map). The road is about 50 feet ahead of where this photograph was taken.
From Island Pond Road (below) you can access the Little Island Pond Conservation Area or follow Island Pond Road to the right (east) and you will come to Great Island Pond.
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Accessable from the open space corridor between 20 and 22 Cottage Cove, there is a long established foot trail that leads into the Old Sandwich Road Parcel (owned by the Town of Plymouth). This is a wonderful trail that runs around the cove at the southern end of Great Island Pond. It eventually branches to the right, exiting across from the Savery's driveway (The red house at 91 Savery Road). To the left, it connects to the forest roads that run along the east side of the pond.
If you start at the Cottage Cove Trail, you can circumnavigate Great Island Pond on established paths and forest roads.
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| These are some trails that you can only get to by crossing thru private property or traipsing thru the woods. |
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There is a network of paths behind the homes on Champlain Circle that face Great Island Pond. These foot paths lead from the pond, right up to the backyards of residents. Here is a picture of a wood bench constructed along one of these trails. You can get to these trails by traipsing thru the woods behind the clubhouse. |
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Cottage Cove Path |
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There is a path behind 18 Cottage Cove that leads down to Great Island Pond. This path will only be accessible from the backyard of a (future) resident. Here is a picture of the path as it existed in October, 2006.)
This path is obviously being maintained by someone as evidenced by the brush cuts and the flat bottom boat being stored at pond side. |
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There is a foot-path across from 37 White Trellis that leads to the Pond Amenity. Proceed up the foot path and turn right when you reach the dirt road. NOTE: This road runs through private property (posted no trespassing) that Del Webb was unable to acquire. Bear left at the fork in the road and proceed down the hill to the pond amenity. |
Paved Trails
The paved trails within the community are lighted and plowed during the winter.
There is a trail that runs from Little Island Road along Beaver Dam to connect to the trail at Club House Drive (The Pinehills).
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