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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Old Speck Hike

Let's try this one last time! 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 …

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Cranberry Peak

Curry Road Curry Road, Stratton

Our upcoming 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 end of Currie Street (sometimes spelled “Curry”) in Stratton at 9am on Saturday, March 17th.  This will be an up-and-back hike up the Bigelow Range Trail, with …

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Old Speck Hike – CANCELLED!

Grafton Notch State Park H3Q3+W8 Newry, Maine

Due to an injury to our trip leader, we have to cancel this hike! Change of plans!  Our next Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust hike will be up Old Speck in Grafton Notch.  This is one of our favorites and we had to cancel both times this winter.  With a big thump of snow on …

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