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!

 

 

 

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Four Ponds Hike

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

Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s next Community Hike will be on Saturday, September 11th.  The A.T. crosses the road at the 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 and then down the backside to series of remote, high-elevation …

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Old Speck Hike

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 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 …

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Caribou Mountain Hike

Our next Community Hike will be on Saturday, October 2nd at 10am!  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 great views …

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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 October 16th!  We will meet in the trailhead parking area at the end of Currie Street (sometimes spelled “Curry”) in Stratton at 10am.  This will be an up-and-back hike up the Bigelow Range Trail, with …

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Puzzle Mountain Hike

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

Our first Community Hike of the summer of 2022 will be up Puzzle Mountain on Saturday, June 4th!  We will meet at 9:30am at the trailhead which is at the Grafton Loop parking lot.  The distance from the parking area to the summit is 3.6 miles and should take approximately 3 hours.  So, total hike …

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West and East Baldpate Hike

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

Our next Community Hike will be up East and West Baldpate on June 11th!  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 26.  Total round trip distance will be …

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Little Bigelow Mountain Hike

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

Our next Community Hike will take place on June 26th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range.  This hike is approximately 6.2 miles in length and should take at least 6 hours start to finish for a trip rating of moderate.  It features …

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The Horn via the Berry Picker’s Trail

Our next Community Hike on the A.T. will be up the Berry Picker's Trail to The Horn on Saturday, July 16th.  We will meet at 9am at the trailhead which is located here. An exact description of the route can be found here at Maine Trail Finder: Berry Picker’s Trail We are going to head …

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Sugarloaf Mountain Hike

Caribou Pond Road Caribou Pond Road, Carrabassett Valley , ME, United States

This newly-added hike will be up Sugarloaf Mountain on July 30th! The hike is rated as strenuous (the highest on the scale) and it should not be underestimated how steep the climb is up the Appalachian Trail to the junction with the side trail up Sugarloaf.  More information about this hike can be found here: Maine …

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Goose Eye Mountain Hike

Wright Trail G397+CP, Newry, ME, United States

Our latest Community Hike will be up 3,862-foot Goose Eye Mountain in Grafton Notch on Saturday, August 20th at 9am!  For many years this mountain was only accessible for a day hike by heading over to New Hampshire at Success Pond Road.  The Wright Trail, an official Appalachian Trail side trail, was constructed to provide …

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