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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Old Speck Mountain

Grafton Notch State Park

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 …

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Bald Mountain (Oquossoc)

Bald Mountain Oquossoc Bald Mountain Road, Oquossoc, Maine

Our next Winter Community Hike will be up Bald Mountain in Oquossoc, right between Mooselookmeguntic and Rangeley Lakes, at 10am on Saturday, February 15th.  We'll take the Bald Mountain Trail …

Free

Little Bigelow Mountain

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

Our next MATLT Community Hike will take place on Saturday, March 8th at 10am – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the …

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CANCELLED DUE TO MORE BAD WEATHER Caribou Mountain Hike

Caribou Mountain 436 Bog Road, Unorganized Territory of South Oxford, ME, United States

And we are back for the summer 2025 for Community Hikes! This initial hike of the season will be on Saturday, June 7th, with a meet up time of 9am.  We …

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Puzzle Mountain Hike

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

Our second Community Hike of the summer of 2025 will be up Puzzle Mountain on Saturday, June 21st.  We will meet at 8:00am at the trailhead which is at the …

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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 July 13th!  We will meet in the trailhead parking …

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Old Speck Hike

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

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 …

Free

Old Blue Mountain Hike

The next Maine A.T. Land Trust Community Hike will be up Old Blue Mountain (3,600 feet) from South Arm Road in Roxbury on August 16th at 10am.  To reach the …

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Caribou Mountain Hike

Caribou Mountain 436 Bog Road, Unorganized Territory of South Oxford, ME, United States

Rescheduled! This was slated to be the initial hike of the season but was cancelled due to bad weather.  It is now rescheduled for Saturday, September 6th. We will be …

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