Goetzen Brook starts near the southeast corner of Wilton's Town Forest and is most conspicuous as it flows along Saunders Drive and through Saunders Pond north of Olmstead Hill Road, then south into Allen's Meadows Park. The entire course of this brook lies west of Route 7 opposite Cannondale.

Allen's Meadows is the site of Wilton's community gardens, and is also used for athletic events, flea markets, and other public events where a large flat expanse is needed. The park's upper pond has become a marsh area with no open water, and its lower pond (a small rectangular area created by gravel removal) is littered and neglected.


Saunders Pond north of Olmstead Hill Road.
Flooding by beaver dam is threatening trees.



Beaver dam at the outlet of Saunders Pond.



Allen's Meadows Park, opposite Cannondale.



The lower pond at Allen's Meadows Park,
seen in the winter and not looking its best.

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