Maine Trail Crew Committee seeks volunteers

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Maine Trail Crew Committee Seeks Volunteers The Maine Trail Crew Committee has been working steadily and regularly to make plans for the coming season. This will be a transition year, as we move to a permanent base camp at the Maine Trail Center, in Skowhegan. We are in the process of moving gear and tools from Lake George Regional Park and various other locations to the club’s long-dreamed of permanent base camp. We watch the developments each week, and imagine a center of operations where staff and volunteers have access to a meeting center, kitchen, living quarters, showers and laundry […]

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Campsite Maintainer Coordinator

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We’re looking for a person or two to coordinate campsite maintainers. This role involves duties in the field as well as administrative work (email etc.). Here are the job duties: Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator with your interest or any questions.

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Update Your Contact Information

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Thank you for your interest in updating your contact information! Please fill out the form below to ensure we have the most accurate details on file. Your information is important to us, as it allows you to stay informed about Club news and events that matter to you. Or click this link if you have trouble viewing the form. We want to assure you that the MATC will never share your information with any other organizations without your explicit permission. Your privacy is our priority. Update Form: Scroll through form and click “Next”

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Corridor Monitors Wanted

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OPEN MATC CORRIDOR MONITORING ASSIGNMENTS (Updated 11/13/24) Section 25a. Elliotsville Town Line to Long Pond Stream. This is State-owned land, not surveyed by the National Park Service. Monitoring involves just walking the A.T. and observe conditions along the way. Section 27. Little Wilson Falls to Leeman Brook Lean-to. This is a long (6.92 miles) section that does not involve significant climbing but includes some rough terrain.  Section 34. Horseshoe Canyon Lean-to to Marble Brook. This 5.03-mile section lies on both sides of the West Branch of the Piscataquis River, so monitoring requires crossing the river. All of the section lies […]

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Airlift of Materials in the Barren-Chairback Range

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August 8-11, 2024 One day during August 8-11, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) will be working with a helicopter contractor to airlift 12,000 pounds of lumber and tools to the Cloud Pond Campsite, Chairback Gap Campsite, and Fourth Mountain bog. Materials will be used to build new privies at the campsite, and install new bog bridging through the bog.  The date will be the first good weather day during the period August 8-11. The activity will last about 1-2 hours at each location.  Several volunteers will be at the campsites and bog assisting with the effort. Please heed any […]

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“On the Trail”

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“On the Trail”Maine’s Appalachian Trail Sample three different sections of the famed Appalachian Trail as it winds through the Maine wilderness, with a look at some other fun activities to pursue along the way. This special episode stops in Carrabassett Valley for an overnight stay at the Horns Pond shelter in the Bigelow Range, followed by some mountain biking at Sugarloaf Mountain and kayaking on Flagstaff Lake. Next is a day hike to Pierce Pond in the Kennebec Valley Region, along with a whitewater rafting trip on the Kennebec River and an ATV ride at Northern Outdoors Lodge in The […]

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Maintainer Needed in the Bigelow District

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Maintainer Needed in the Bigelow District This section spans the 2.3 miles from the East Flagstaff Road south to the summit of Little Bigelow, gaining about 1,800 feet of elevation in 3.25 miles. There is road access on the southern end. Please contact Bigelow District Manager Mike Blais (Bigelow@matc.org) if you are interested in this section.

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MATC on “Borealis”

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MATC President Tom Gorrill is interviewed in Episode 2 of Borealis! You can watch it on Maine Public’s YouTube channel. Borealis is a new multi-media outdoors series hosted by Aislinn Sarnacki and produced by Maine Public highlighting. This episode also features Native Nyle “River” Sockbeson who thru hiked the AT this summer to inspire Wabanaki youth and raise awareness to indigenous lands and cultures along the Trail.

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Hurricane Lee and Potential Impacts to Maine

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Alert – Hurricane Lee 9/14/23 Update: The National Hurricane Center is predicting winds and rain from Hurricane Lee will impact Maine Friday evening (9/15) through Saturday night. The predicted track could change, so hikers should continue to monitor the forecast.  Stream flows are already challenging due to significant rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. As of 11:30 AM on 9/14, the USGS gage on the Piscataquis River in Blanchard was at 644 cfs, more than three times the flow at which we expect stream crossings to become challenging. The National Weather Service is predicting significant additional rain on Saturday. The rain will […]

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