Four Ponds Hike
2019-06-15 09:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Height of Land, R7QQ+7VX Byron, Maine, ME, 04275, 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 in the parking area. We can proceed to the summit of Spruce Mountain and then down the backside to series of remote, high-elevation ponds within the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands’ Four Ponds area.
This is a moderate hike and we can choose to make it shorter or longer, depending on ability, conditions and interest. It is a great way to get out on the A.T. in Maine without having to navigate woods roads or climb steep mountains. In any case, total mileage will be about 3.5 miles each way with the ascent/descent involving approximately 300 feet of elevation gain on either side of Spruce Mountain.
You must RSVP for this hike below, or by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. Sign up soon – we will limit the group to ten hikers! Rain date will be the next day, Sunday June 16th.

Old Speck Hike
2019-06-22 09:00 - 17:00 | 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 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.
This hike will be Saturday, June 22nd at 9am. We will meet in the Grafton Notch parking lot on the west side of Route 26 where the A.T. crosses the road. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or calling 207-808-2073.

East and West Baldpate
2019-07-13 09:00 - 17:00 | 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 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 7.6 miles (AMC Maine Mountain Guide lists it as 8 miles round trip).
This hike should be considered strenuous and there are some ledges that look very dramatic in the photo above, but are not too scary. We will meet at the parking lot on Route 26 at 9:00am (see below) in order to accommodate the estimated hiking time of 6 hours. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. We will have ridesharing info for attendees. Rain date will be Sunday, July 14th.
More information about The Baldpates can be found here:
Maine Trail Finder
Grafton Notch State Park
See you there!

Mount Abraham
2019-07-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Fire Warden Trail, XP8Q+PW Strong, Maine, ME
The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust’s latest community hike will be on Saturday, July 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 slope above treeline. It is a great hike on one of Maine’s most spectacular and important mountains. And it’s free to come along!
More information about the trail can be found here: Maine Trail Finder
You must RSVP for this hike by entering your info below! You can also email us at info@matlt.org or call 207-808-2073! That way we can update you on weather or other changes to the itinerary. For those of you who want to follow others to the trailhead, we will meet at a nearby store before heading in on the logging roads. Details will follow when you RSVP.

Puzzle Mountain Hike
2019-08-17 09:30 - 17:00 | Puzzle Mountain Trailhead, 1000 Bear River Road, Newry, ME, 04261, United States
Our next community hike trip of the 2019 warm season will be up Puzzle Mountain on August 17th! We will meet at 9:30am at the trailhead (shown on the map below) 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 will be 7.2 miles over about 6 hours. This is a strenuous hike due to overall length and elevation gain (approximately 2,400 feet) but there are no steep ledges or areas requiring hand-over-hand climbing. It’s a great day hike.
Puzzle Mountain is a great hidden gem just south of Grafton Notch and one of our favorites!
You must RSVP to join this hike! You can do so below or contact us directly at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.

Saddleback Mountain Visual Resource Inventory Hike
2019-08-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Berry Pickers’ Trail, Madrid Township, ME, United States
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Our upcoming community hike on the A.T. will be up the Berry Pickers Trail to The Horn and Saddleback Mountain on Sunday, August 25th – this will be a hike for the National Park Service Visual Resource Inventory project! You should contact us at info@matlt.org if you want to attend.
An exact description of the route can be found here at Maine Trail Finder:
Berry Picker’s Trail
We are going to head up to the Horn at the junction.
You must RSVP for this hike below. If you can’t get the RSVP system to work please email us at info@matlt.org or call 207-808-2073.

Goose Eye Mountain Hike
2019-09-07 09:00 - 17:00 | ME
Our latest community hike will be up 3,862-foot Goose Eye Mountain in Grafton Notch on September 7th 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 a direct route to the heart of the Mahoosucs, in particular the State of Maine-designated Ecological Reserve area which covers most of Goose Eye Mountain. The mountain has three summits and this trail traverses unique and spectacular terrain, including a large alpine bog.
The hike is strenuous and will cover a distance of approximate 9.6 miles. The trailhead is easily accessible via Sunday River Road off Route 2, just north of Bethel. Take a left onto Sunday River Road at the Sunday River Brewing Company, and then bear right at the next fork to stay on Sunday River Road. At the next fork stay right again at the sign that says Covered Bridge, which will be on the left as you drive over the Sunday River. In three miles the road turns to dirt. After about four miles, you will see two causeway bridges at a fork – take the left over those bridges, and immediately after crossing take a right onto Bull Branch Road. You will pass Frenchman’s Hole, a swimming area with a cliff to jump into a deep, cold pool of water. There is parking here, but continue straight and you will reach the trailhead for the Wright Trail at the next parking area on the left on the side of the road.
Further info can be found here: https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail/wright-trail
Hope to see you there!
In order to account for changes in start time or weather situations, you must RSVP for this hike below or by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. You can also contact us via Facebook or Twitter at the footer of our website. We will be arranging car pooling as well.

Cranberry Peak Hike
2019-09-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Curry Road, Curry Road, Stratton, Maine, 04982
Our next Community Hike will be up Cranberry Peak (3,214 feet) in the Bigelow Range via the Bigelow Range Trail on September 21st! We will meet in the trailhead parking area at the end of Currie Street (sometimes spelled “Curry”) in Stratton at 9:30am on Saturday, September 21st. This will be an up-and-back hike up the Bigelow Range Trail, with a distance of 3.2 miles each way for a total distance of 6.4 miles. The trail is moderate for most of the first half and then emerges onto open ledges and low spruce forest for the remainder. The views from the summit of Cranberry Peak are excellent.
Here’s some information about Cranberry Peak and the Bigelows:
Maine Trail Finder
Maine Natural Heritage Hike
Bigelow Preserve Map and Guide
You must RSVP below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. We will arrange ridesharing prior to the hike. See you there!

Little Bigelow Hike
2019-10-19 09:00 - 17:00 | ME
Our next A.T. community hike will take place on October 19th – we will be tackling Little Bigelow, the long, lower peak at the east end of the Bigelow Range. We just hiked this mountain in October but it’s so awesome that we wanted to do it again in the snow! This hike is approximately 6.2 miles in length and should take at least 6 hours start to finish. It features spectacular views of the Bigelow Range, Flagstaff Lake and Maine’s High Peaks. Maine Trail Finder rates it as a Moderate to Advanced hike.
The trailhead can be reached by taking Maine 16 to North New Portland, where Long Falls Dam Road begins. Take Long Falls Dam Road for 17.4 miles, and then take a left onto East Flagstaff Road. After 0.7 miles take the left fork to continue onto East Flagstaff Road (the right fork, Bog Brook Road, dead ends at Flagstaff Lake). There is parking in the gravel pit on the right just before the A.T. crossing 0.1 miles after the fork. The road is usually plowed to the split or just beyond – we’ll park there if it’s not plowed to the A.T.
Please read up on Little Bigelow at Maine Trail Finder and at the Bigelow Public Reserve Land website (which has a printable map in the sidebar). And as always, please contact us with any questions.
We will be meeting in the parking area at 9:00am on Saturday, October 19th. You must RSVP for this hike below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073!

Eddy Pond and Piazza Rock Hike
2020-01-18 09:30 - 17:00 | Piazza Rock Trailhead, Route 4, Sandy River Plantation, Maine
The first Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust Community Winter Hike will be on Saturday, January 18th with a meetup time of 9:30am. The destination will be Piazza Rock (a big rock) and Eddy Pond (a nice pond, shown above) on the A.T. going up Saddleback Mountain. The distance to Piazza Rock is 1.8 miles, and Eddy Pond is about 1.9 mile beyond that. Altogether, there and back, the distance is 7.4 miles. This is a strenuous hike that has ups and downs but we will not be ascending any peaks, and we will not be going above treeline. Note on the meeting spot: in warmer months there is a parking area where the A.T. crosses route 4, but it is usually not plowed in the winter. We will park alongside the road and we will meet where the A.T. crosses route 4. Carpooling will be arranged the day before the hike.
More info here: Maine Trail Finder – Appalachian Trail Piazza Rock
You must RSVP for this hike below, or by emailing us at info@matlt.org, or by calling 207-808-2073. Let us know if you have any questions!

Caribou Mountain Hike
2020-02-08 09:30 - 17:00 | Caribou Mountain, 436 Bog Road, Unorganized Territory of South Oxford, ME, 04217, United States
Our next Community Hike of the winter will be on Saturday, February 8th at 9:30am. 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 of areas where the trail passes to the west and north. Plus it is one of our favorite trips!
We will be taking the Caribou Trail from the east trailhead, which is 2.8 miles down Bog Road off Route 2 in West Bethel. Many guidebooks only describe this trail from the Route 113 side in Evans Notch, so please take note of the directions. The hike is relatively moderate for most of its length and the distance to the summit is 3.1 miles (returning the same way). We will meet in the parking area past Pooh Corner Farm at the end of bog road.
You must RSVP for this hike through this page or contact us (info@matlt.org or 207-808-2073)! When entering a Forest Service wilderness area, the limit per group is ten people. There will be updates on snow conditions a few days prior to the hike and we will coordinate ridesharing.

Four Ponds Hike
2020-02-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Height of Land, R7QQ+7VX Byron, Maine, ME, 04275, United States
Our next Community Hike will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at 9am to 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 9am on the opposite side of the road from the parking area (details will be provided in the organizer’s email). We can proceed to the summit of Spruce Mountain and then down the backside to series of remote, high-elevation ponds within the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands’ Four Ponds area.
This is a moderate snowshoe hike and we can choose to make it shorter or longer, depending on ability, conditions and interest. It is a great way to get out on the A.T. in Maine without having to navigate woods roads or climb steep mountains. Total mileage will be up to 3.6 miles each way – the distance to the Sabbath Day Pond shelter – with the only ascent/descent involving approximately 300 feet of elevation gain on either side of Spruce Mountain.
Having just come down Bemis Mountain, the Appalachian Trail proceeds from the parking area to the east, up Spruce Mountain (2530’) and down to large areas of montane spruce-fir forest in largely wet areas. The terrain in this section is largely flat, and proceeds along the first two ponds, Moxie and Long, before heading up along the south side of Four Ponds Mountain. The A.T. skirts the northern edge of the state land while remaining just below the summit of Four Ponds Mountain and becomes steep in this section, but only briefly. As the trail descends to the isthmus between Long Pond and Sabbath Day Pond, the third of the Four Ponds, it reaches the A.T.’s Sabbath Day Pond shelter.
You must RSVP for this hike through this page or contact us (info@matlt.org or 207-808-2073)! Snowshoes will likely be required!

Old Speck Hike
2020-03-01 09:00 - 17:00 | 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 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.
This hike will be Sunday, March 1st at 9am. We will meet in the Grafton Notch parking lot on the west side of Route 26 where the A.T. crosses the road. Carpooling will be arranged. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or calling 207-808-2073.

Caribou Mountain Hike
2021-07-10 09:30 - 17:30 | Caribou Mountain, 436 Bog Road, Unorganized Territory of South Oxford, ME, 04217, United States
…and we’re BACK. Our first Community Hike of the post-COVID era will be on Saturday, July 10th 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 of areas where the trail passes to the west and north. Plus it is one of our favorite trips!
We will be taking the Caribou Trail from the east trailhead, which is 2.8 miles down Bog Road off Route 2 in West Bethel. Many guidebooks only describe this trail from the Route 113 side in Evans Notch, so be careful! The hike is relatively moderate for most of its length and the distance to the summit is 3.1 miles (returning the same way). We will meet in the parking area past Pooh Corner Farm at the end of Bog Road.
You must RSVP for this hike through this page below or contact us (info@matlt.org or 207-808-2073)! When entering a Forest Service wilderness area, the limit per group is ten people.

Cranberry Peak Hike
2021-07-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Curry Road, Curry Road, Stratton, Maine, 04982
Our next Community Hike will be up Cranberry Peak (3,214 feet) in the Bigelow Range via the Bigelow Range Trail on July 17th. 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 a distance of 2.9 miles each way for a total distance of 5.8 miles. The trail is moderate for most of the first half and then emerges onto open ledges and low spruce forest for the remainder, with some steep areas. The views from the summit of Cranberry Peak are excellent.
Here’s some information about Cranberry Peak and the Bigelows:
Maine Trail Finder
Maine Natural Heritage Hike
Bigelow Preserve Map and Guide
You must RSVP below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.

Puzzle Mountain Hike
2021-07-24 08:30 - 17:00 | ME
Our next community hike will be up Puzzle Mountain on July 24th! 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 will be 7.2 miles over about 6 hours. This is a strenuous hike due to overall length and elevation gain (approximately 2,400 feet) but there are no steep ledges or areas requiring hand-over-hand climbing. It’s a great day hike.
Puzzle Mountain is a great hidden gem just south of Grafton Notch and one of our favorites!
You must RSVP to join this hike! You can do so below or contact us directly at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.

Berry Pickers Trail to Saddleback and The Horn via the A.T.
2021-07-31 09:30 - 17:00 | Berry Pickers’ Trail, Madrid Township, ME, United States
Our next Community Hike on the A.T. will be up the Berry Pickers Trail to The Horn and Saddleback Mountain on Saturday, July 31st. We will meet at 9:30am at Edmund’s Market on Route 4 in Phillips and convoy to the trailhead together in 4WD vehicles since we have a few coming along. We drive to an ATV gate and from there proceed 1.4 miles to the trailhead via the Fly Rod Crosby Trail. From the trailhead proper, it is about 1.6 miles to the top of the ridge and then another 0.9 miles to The Horn, for a total distance of 7.8 miles out and back.
An exact description of the route can be found here at Maine Trail Finder:
Berry Picker’s Trail
And here is a natural history guide to the hike from the Maine Natural Heritage Hikes program.
We are going to head up to The Horn since that is the less travelled peak!
You must RSVP for this hike below in order to be contacted about itinerary changes or weather-related news. If you can’t get the RSVP system to work please email us at info@matlt.org or call 207-808-2073. See you out there!

Baldpates Hike
2021-08-07 09:30 - 17:00 | Grafton Notch State Park
Our next community hike will be up East and West Baldpate on August 7th! 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 7.6 miles (AMC Maine Mountain Guide lists it as 8 miles round trip).
This hike should be considered strenuous and there are some ledges that look very dramatic but are not too scary. We will meet at the parking lot on Route 26 at 9:30am (see below) in order to accommodate the estimated hiking time of 6 hours. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.
More information about The Baldpates can be found here:
Maine Trail Finder
Grafton Notch State Park
See you there!

Little Bigelow Hike
2021-08-14 10:00 - 17:00 | ME
Our next A.T. community hike will take place on August 14th – 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. It features spectacular views of the Bigelow Range, Flagstaff Lake and Maine’s High Peaks. Maine Trail Finder rates it as a Moderate to Advanced hike.
The trailhead can be reached by taking Maine 16 to North New Portland, where Long Falls Dam Road begins. Take Long Falls Dam Road for 17.4 miles, and then take a left onto East Flagstaff Road. After 0.7 miles take the left fork to continue onto East Flagstaff Road (the right fork, Bog Brook Road, dead ends at Flagstaff Lake). There is parking in the gravel pit on the right just before the A.T. crossing 0.1 miles after the fork.
Please read up on Little Bigelow at Maine Trail Finder and at the Bigelow Public Reserve Land website (which has a printable map in the sidebar). And as always, please contact us with any questions.
We will be meeting in the parking area at 10:00am on Saturday, August 14th. You must RSVP for this hike below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073!

Four Ponds Hike
2021-09-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Height of Land, R7QQ+7VX Byron, Maine, ME, 04275, 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 ponds within the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands’ Four Ponds area.
This is a very moderate hike and we can choose to make it shorter or longer, depending on ability, conditions and interest. It is a great way to get out on the A.T. in Maine without having to navigate woods roads or climb steep mountains. In any case, total mileage will be about 3 miles with the only ascent/descent involving approximately 300 feet of elevation gain on either side of Spruce Mountain.
You must RSVP for this hike by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. Sign up soon – we will limit the group to ten hikers!

Old Speck Hike
2021-09-25 09:00 - 17:00 | ME
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 Notch area.
This hike will be Saturday, September 25th at 9am. We will meet in the Grafton Notch parking lot on the west side of Route 26 where the A.T. crosses the road. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or calling 207-808-2073.

Caribou Mountain Hike
2021-10-02 10:00 - 17:00 | ME
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 of areas where the trail passes to the west and north. Plus it is one of our favorite trips!
We will be taking the Caribou Trail from the east trailhead, which is 2.8 miles down Bog Road off Route 2 in West Bethel. Many guidebooks only describe this trail from the Route 113 side in Evans Notch, so be careful! The hike is relatively moderate for most of its length and the distance to the summit is 3.1 miles (returning the same way). We will meet in the parking area past Pooh Corner Farm at the end of Bog Road.
You must RSVP for this hike through this page below or contact us (info@matlt.org or 207-808-2073)! When entering a Forest Service wilderness area, the limit per group is ten people.

Cranberry Peak Hike
2021-10-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Curry Road, Curry Road, Stratton, Maine, 04982
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 a distance of 2.9 miles each way for a total distance of 5.8 miles. The trail is moderate for most of the first half and then emerges onto open ledges and low spruce forest for the remainder, with some steep areas. The views from the summit of Cranberry Peak are excellent.
Here’s some information about Cranberry Peak and the Bigelows:
Maine Trail Finder
Maine Natural Heritage Hike
Bigelow Preserve Map and Guide
You must RSVP below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.

Puzzle Mountain Hike
2022-06-04 09:30 - 17:00 | Puzzle Mountain Trailhead, 1000 Bear River Road, Newry, ME, 04261, 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 will be 7.2 miles over about 6 hours. This is a vigorous hike due to overall length and elevation gain (approximately 2,400 feet) but there are no steep ledges or areas requiring hand-over-hand climbing. It’s a great day hike! Additional info can be found here.
You must RSVP to join this hike! You can do so below or contact us directly at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.

West and East Baldpate Hike
2022-06-11 08:30 - 17:00 | 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 7.6 miles (AMC Maine Mountain Guide lists it as 8 miles round trip).
This hike should be considered vigorous and there are some ledges that look very dramatic but are not too scary. We will meet at the parking lot on Route 26 at 8:30am in order to accommodate the estimated hiking time of 6 hours. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073.
More information about The Baldpates can be found here:
Maine Trail Finder
Grafton Notch State Park
Rain date for this hike will be the following day. See you there!

Little Bigelow Mountain Hike
2022-06-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Little Bigelow Trailhead, 4RMH+WF, ME, 04961, 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 spectacular views of the Bigelow Range, Flagstaff Lake and Maine’s High Peaks.
The trailhead can be reached by taking Maine 16 to North New Portland, where Long Falls Dam Road begins. Take Long Falls Dam Road for 17.4 miles, and then take a left onto East Flagstaff Road. After 0.7 miles take the left fork to continue onto East Flagstaff Road (the right fork, Bog Brook Road, dead ends at Flagstaff Lake). There is parking in the gravel pit on the right just before the A.T. crossing 0.1 miles after the fork.
Please read up on Little Bigelow at Maine Trail Finder and at the Bigelow Public Reserve Land website (which has a printable map in the sidebar). And as always, please contact us with any questions.
We will be meeting in the parking area at 10:00am on Saturday, June 26th. The rain date for this hike will be July 3rd. You must RSVP for this hike below or by contacting us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073!

The Horn via the Berry Picker's Trail
2022-07-16 09:00 - 17:00 | ME
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 up to The Horn!
You must RSVP for this hike below in order to be contacted about itinerary changes or weather-related news. If you can’t get the RSVP system to work please email us at info@matlt.org or call 207-808-2073. See you out there!

Sugarloaf Mountain Hike
2022-07-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Caribou Pond Road, Caribou Pond Road, Carrabassett Valley , ME, 04947, 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 Trail Finder
You must RSVP for this hike below or by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. There is no rain date for this hike!

Goose Eye Mountain Hike
2022-08-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Wright Trail, G397+CP, Newry, ME, 04261, 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 for a direct route to the heart of the Mahoosucs, in particular the State of Maine-designated Ecological Reserve area which covers most of Goose Eye Mountain. The mountain has three summits and this trail traverses unique and spectacular terrain, including a large alpine bog.
The hike is rated as strenuous (the highest on the scale) and will cover a distance of approximate 9.6 miles. The trailhead is accessible via Sunday River Road off Route 2, just north of Bethel. Take a left onto Sunday River Road at the Sunday River Brewing Company, and then bear right at the next fork to stay on Sunday River Road. At the next fork stay right again at the sign that says Covered Bridge, which will be on the left as you drive over the Sunday River. In three miles the road turns to dirt. After about four miles, you will see two causeway bridges at a fork – take the left over those bridges, and immediately after crossing take a right onto Bull Branch Road. You will pass Frenchman’s Hole, a swimming area with a cliff to jump into a deep, cold pool of water. There is parking here, but continue straight and you will reach the trailhead for the Wright Trail at the next parking area on the left on the side of the road.
Further info can be found here.
You must RSVP for this hike below or by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. Rain date will be the following day, August 21st.

Moxie Bald Mountain Hike
2022-08-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Moxie Bald Mountain Trailhead, 65X9+WF5, Caratunk, ME, 04925, United States
Our next Community Hike will be on Sunday, August 28th at 9am up Moxie Bald Mountain. This is a new hike we are offering this year which features prominent views of MATLT’s Bald Mountain Pond conservation project!
This hike is rated as vigorous with a distance of approximately 4.7 miles each way, for a total distance of 9.4 miles. The trailhead is accessed via a logging road network.
For more information on this hike check out Maine Trail Finder. You must RSVP for this hike below, by emailing us at info@matlt.org or by calling 207-808-2073. The rain date for this hike will be September 4th.
