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!
The forthcoming land trust Next Century hike will be up the Bigelow Range to Avery Peak via the Fire Warden's Trail on August 26. This is the quickest route from …
Our first September Next Century Hikes trip will be up Puzzle Mountain on September 2nd! We will meet at 9:30am at the trailhead (shown on the map below) which is at …
Karin Tilberg, Deputy Executive Director of the Forest Society of Maine, and Simon Rucker, Executive Director of the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, will talk about the amazing array of …
The next Maine A.T. Land Trust hike will be up Old Blue Mountain (3,600 feet) from South Arm Road in Roxbury on September 23rd at 10am. To reach the trailhead …
Our upcoming Next Century Hike will be up Cranberry Peak (3,214 feet) in the Bigelow Range via the Bigelow Range Trail. We will meet in the trailhead parking area at …
Our next A.T. hike will take place on October 21st – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range. This …
Finally! Our first hike of the winter will be on Saturday, December 30th at 9am. We will be heading up Caribou Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest. While the mountain …
The latest Next Century 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 …
Our next winter hike will be on Saturday, January 20th at 9:30am. The destination will be Piazza Rock (a big rock) and Eddy Pond (a nice pond, shown above) on …
The latest land trust community hike for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend will be up Old Speck in Grafton Notch! The cold weather foiled us a few weeks ago so …
