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 April. 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!

Winter 2026 Update

We are adding more hikes as winter progresses – 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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  • High Peaks Green Drinks

    Tumbledown Brewing 805 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, ME, United States

    Hosted by the Greater Franklin Food Council and the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, this casual event is an opportunity for the residents of the High Peaks Region to come …

  • Goose Eye

    Our latest Appalachian Trail community hike will be up 3,862-foot Goose Eye Mountain in Grafton Notch on September 15th at 9am!  For many years this mountain was only accessible for …

    Free

  • Arnold Trail-A.T. Hike

    Great Carrying Place Carry Pond Road, Bingham, ME, United States

    In 1775, the American Revolution was underway and the British hold on Canada was tenuous.  British troops were thinly scattered through Canada, mainly at Quebec City, Montreal and smaller garrisons …

    Free

  • Great Maine Outdoor Weekend – MYTaSC Fall Stewardship

    Cleanup on one of the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust's awesomest lands! Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/VscSJ4lUkavOKgOw2 The Maine Youth Trail Stewardship Coalition is hosting a Fall Stewardship Weekend September 28-29 in Kingfield, …

  • Little Bigelow

    Our next A.T. community hike will take place on October 6th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range. …

    Free

  • Caribou Mountain

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

    Finally!  Our first hike of the winter will be on Saturday, December 29th at 9:30am.  We will be heading up Caribou Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest.  While the mountain …

    Free

  • Little Bigelow Mountain

    Our next A.T. community hike will take place on January 12th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range.  …

    Free

  • West Baldpate

    Grafton Notch State Park

    The next Maine A.T. Land Trust community hike will be up to West Baldpate in Grafton Notch on the A.T.!  We will meet in the parking area below Old Speck …

    Free

  • Piazza Rock and Eddy Pond

    Piazza Rock Trailhead Route 4, Sandy River Plantation, Maine

    The next Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust winter hike will be on Sunday, January 27th at 9:30am.  The destination will be Piazza Rock (a big rock) and Eddy Pond (a nice pond, …

    Free

  • Flagstaff MH&T Hut Snowshoe

    Flagstaff Hut Trailhead

    Our snowshoe hike to the Maine Huts & Trails Flagstaff Hut is finally upon us!  On Saturday, March 2nd we will meet at the Long Falls Dam Road trailhead for …

    Free