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!
Our second Next Century Hike for this winter will be on Saturday, January 7th at 9am. We will be heading up Caribou Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest. While the mountain is not directly on the Appalachian Trail it is on Forest Service land (like much of the A.T. landscape to the south) and there are …
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 7.6 miles. The summit elevation is 4,170 feet – the fifth highest summit in Maine and the highest in the Mahoosucs/Grafton Notch area. Despite the …
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s Great Maine Outdoor Weekend hike will be held on Saturday, February 4th – destination, 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 10am in the parking area. We can proceed to the summit of Spruce Mountain …
What West Baldpate looks like in warmer times. THIS EVENT IF FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. In honor of President's Day - since presidents can be bald - our upcoming Next Century Hike will be to the summit of West Baldpate Mountain in Grafton Notch State Park. We will meet in the A.T. parking lot …
Cranberry Peak on the left (western) portion of the Bigelow Range. 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 the end of Currie Street (sometimes spelled "Curry") in Stratton at 9am on …
With warmer weather right around the corner, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club welcomes its members and the general public to its annual spring meeting, taking place Saturday, April 8 at Bates College in Lewiston. Kicking off the 2017 trail season, the meeting will feature updates on Appalachian Trail news and interactive workshops on a range …
The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will have a table set up at the Toad&Co Warehouse Sale on April 30th at Swallowtail Farm, 84 Cove Street in Portland, from 10am at 2pm. Come by and say hello! And if you buy something, remember that the four non-profits Toad&Co are sponsoring will be receiving 2% of the …
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s first hike of the 2017 non-snow season will be to Four Ponds/Spruce Mountain on Mother's Day. The 2,530-foot summit is very close to the famous Height of Land overlook, which is where we will meet at 10am in the parking area. We can proceed to the summit of Spruce Mountain …
Portland’s Sustainability Series: Leading conversations on Maine’s changing climate Sustainability (from sustain and ability) is the endurance of systems and processes through time. The Portland Sustainability Series will present a diversity of speakers to share different aspects of the work moving Maine to greater endurance and sustainability. Please join the Portland Public Library and the Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative …
The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust is pleased to offer a hike on June 3rd on the original route of the Arnold Expedition to Quebec in 1775 as part of the American Revolution. The expedition followed the Great Carrying Place Portage Trail from the Kennebec River at Bingham west to what was then the Dead …
