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!

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Baldpates Hike

Grafton Notch State Park

Our next community hike will be up East and West Baldpate on August 7th!  These two peaks mark the east side of Grafton Notch State Park, with the East Peak …

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Little Bigelow Hike

Our next A.T. community hike will take place on August 14th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range.  …

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Four Ponds Hike

Height of Land R7QQ+9V Roxbury, Maine, ME, United States

Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s next Community Hike will be on Saturday, September 11th.  The A.T. crosses the road at the Height of Land overlook, which is where we will …

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Old Speck Hike

The latest 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 …

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Caribou Mountain Hike

Our next Community Hike will be on Saturday, October 2nd at 10am!  We will be heading up Caribou Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest.  While the mountain is not …

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Cranberry Peak Hike

Curry Road Curry Road, Stratton, Maine

Our next Community Hike will be up Cranberry Peak (3,214 feet) in the Bigelow Range via the Bigelow Range Trail on October 16th!  We will meet in the trailhead parking …

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Puzzle Mountain Hike

Puzzle Mountain Trailhead 1000 Bear River Road, Newry, ME, United States

Our first Community Hike of the summer of 2022 will be up Puzzle Mountain on Saturday, June 4th!  We will meet at 9:30am at the trailhead which is at the …

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West and East Baldpate Hike

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

Our next Community Hike will be up East and West Baldpate on June 11th!  These two peaks mark the east side of Grafton Notch State Park, with the East Peak …

Free

Little Bigelow Mountain Hike

Little Bigelow Trailhead 4RMH+WF, ME, United States

Our next Community Hike will take place on June 26th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range.  This …

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The Horn via the Berry Picker’s Trail

Our next Community Hike on the A.T. will be up the Berry Picker's Trail to The Horn on Saturday, July 16th.  We will meet at 9am at the trailhead which …

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