Landowner challenging hiker access to Dorset town forest

The view from Owls Head summit on the Owls Head Trail in Dorset. Photo courtesy of Morgan Kelley
DORSET — A landowner involved in a boundary dispute with the town has gone to court over a hiking trail leading to the Owls Head Town Forest.
William Burns claims the town has seized his land for the trail, in violation of state law prohibiting the taking of private property for recreational purposes.He has appealed the Selectboard’s Aug. 2 decision to create a new section of trail to fac