FYI several people have stepped forward offering assistance with designing Trout Brook bridge. We've decided to work with one of them, who has a great deal of experience designing bridges. This person will design us something that is acceptable to both us and to the State.
Using TOM as a short-term end of line is fine, as is designing a temporary shelter for it; however the real "station stop" for the nature walk will be at the bottom of the Mountain, where the SVCA (Sheepscot Valley Conservation Assoc) has built a small parking lot and network of walking paths. TOM is not on SVCA land, nor would I consider it likely that the SVCA path network will reach that far.