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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  • 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

  • Old Speck Mountain

    Grafton Notch State Park

    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

  • Cranberry Peak

    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. We will meet in the trailhead parking area at the …

    Free

  • Portland Trails 15×15 / Annual Meeting

    Oxbow Brewing 49 Washington Ave., Portland, ME, United States

    Portland Trails' annual meeting is coming up and the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will be presenting to the group on Appalachian Trail conservation!   Lots of other friends are on …

  • Four Ponds Hike

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

    Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s first of many warm season hikes will be on Saturday, June 15th – destination, Four Ponds.  We will meet at the Height of Land overlook at 9:30am …

    Free

  • Old Speck Hike

    Grafton Notch State Park

    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

  • East and West Baldpate

    Grafton Notch State Park

    Our next community hike will be up East and West Baldpate on July 13th at 9am.  These two peaks mark the east side of Grafton Notch State Park, with the …

    Free