About the Community Hikes Program
The Maine A.T. Land Trust’s Community Hikes program provides free guided hiking trips to the general public from May to October and then from January to March. There are typically two to three hikes per month (depending on weather) and trips are guided by trained trip leaders. The program has been enormously successful at bringing individuals to the A.T. landscape but they can fill up quickly! The limit for participants is usually 5-8 individuals. If a hike you would like to attend is currently filled up, please email us at info@matlt.org to get on the waiting list. Summer hikes will be listed in May, winter hikes will be listed in December, so check back if you don’t see any!
Fall 2024 Update
We typically have 3-4 hikes in the fall season but due to some trip leader travel and downtime, we will probably be offering fewer this fall. But please continue to check back and sign up for the MATLT newsletter to make sure you know when new hikes are posted!
This newly-added hike will be up Sugarloaf Mountain on July 30th! The hike is rated as strenuous (the highest on the scale) and it should not be underestimated how steep the climb is up the Appalachian Trail to the junction with the side trail up Sugarloaf. More information about this hike can be found here: Maine …
Our latest Community Hike will be up 3,862-foot Goose Eye Mountain in Grafton Notch on Saturday, August 20th at 9am! For many years this mountain was only accessible for a day hike by heading over to New Hampshire at Success Pond Road. The Wright Trail, an official Appalachian Trail side trail, was constructed to provide …
Our next Community Hike will be on Sunday, August 28th at 9am up Moxie Bald Mountain. This is a new hike we are offering this year which features prominent views of MATLT's Bald Mountain Pond conservation project! This hike is rated as vigorous with a distance of approximately 4.7 miles each way, for a total …
This hike will be and out and back via the A.T. from the Route 4 parking area!
Our first Community Hike of the winter 2023 hiking season will be up Puzzle Mountain on Saturday, January 14th! We will meet at 8:30am at the trailhead which is at the Grafton Loop parking lot. The distance from the parking area to the summit is 3.6 miles for an up-and-back distance of 7.2 miles. This …
Update: due to the forecasted cold temperatures on Saturday, this hike will now be on Sunday, February 5th! The next Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust community hike will be up Old Speck in Grafton Notch! This challenging yet awesome hike will run via the Appalachian Trail for a total roundtrip hike of 7.6 miles. The …
Our next MATLT Community Hike will be held on Saturday, February 18th at 9am to Four Ponds/Spruce Mountain. This 2,530-foot summit is very close to the famous Height of Land overlook, which is where we will meet at 9am on the opposite side of the road from the parking area (details will be provided in the organizer’s email). …
Our next MATLT Community Hike will take place on Saturday, March 18th at 9am – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range. This hike is approximately 6.2 miles in length and should take at least 6 hours start to finish. It features spectacular views …
