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 latest Appalachian Trail hike will be up 3,862-foot Goose Eye Mountain in Grafton Notch on July 31st 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 for …
The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust's hike to celebrate 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service will be on Saturday, August 27th, starting at 9am! This is a challenging, 9.1-mile hike (total distance) that traverses varied terrain via the Fire Warden Trail. This trail meanders through woods before climbing steeply and emerging on a rocky …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
...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 …
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 …
