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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Saddleback Mountain Berry Pickers’ Trail Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Hike

Berry Pickers' Trail Madrid Township, ME, United States

At long last, the Berry Pickers' Trail will be opening just in time for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend!  The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will be having an inaugural hike on Saturday, September 17th at 10am.  Dave Field, longtime MATC volunteer and the man who relocated the Appalachian Trail in Maine to its current …

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Pleasant Pond Mountain

Main Street Main Street and Route 201, Caratunk, ME, United States

The next Maine A.T. Land Trust Next Century Hike will be on Sunday, September 25th up Pleasant Pond Mountain in The Forks Plantation, just east of the Kennebec River crossing and Route 201 in Caratunk.  The trailhead is located just off North Shore Road on the north side of Pleasant Pond.  For this hike, the …

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East and West Baldpate

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. Coming up in our Next Century Hikes: East and West Baldpate on October 8th.  These two peaks mark the east side of Grafton Notch State Park, with the East Peak being higher (3,882 feet).  We will go for both peaks from the Grafton Notch parking lot on Route …

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Toad&Co Warehouse Sale

Milk and Honey Cafe 84 Cove Street, Portland, ME, United States

The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will have a table set up at the Toad&Co Warehouse Sale on October 9th 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 …

Table Rock Hike

Table Rock Route 26, Newry , ME, United States

...and we're back!  Our Next Century Hikes program is gearing up for the winter season with a warmup hike to Table Rock in Grafton Notch.  We will meet in the parking area in Grafton Notch at 10am.  Pack a lunch to eat on top! Table Rock overlooks Route 26 as it winds north through Grafton …

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Caribou Mountain Hike

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

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 …

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Old Speck

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

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 …

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Great Maine Outdoor Weekend – Four Ponds Hike

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

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 …

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Baldpate – West Peak

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

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 …

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Cranberry Peak

  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 …

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