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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Saddleback Mountain Visual Resource Inventory Hike

Berry Pickers' Trail Madrid Township

*************This event is full!************************ 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 …

Free

Puzzle Mountain Hike

Puzzle Mountain Trailhead 1000 Bear River Road, Newry

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 …

Free

Mount Abraham

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 …

Free