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Maine Trail Crew- Third Mountain

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Third Mountain and is identified as a project that will be difficult/strenuous. Persons 18 […]

Maine Trail Crew: Third Mountain

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Third Mountain and is identified as a project that will be difficult/strenuous. Persons 18 […]

Horseshoe Canyon Privy Prep

Kennebec District

We're building a new privy at the Horseshoe Canyon campsite in July, and need your help! On July 9 we'll do the site prep including felling a couple of trees, digging to get a flat surface, and installing the base 4x6s. We are still exploring access to the campsite (the West Branch of the Piscataquis is posing challenges), so stay tuned!

Maine Trail Crew: Third Mountain

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Third Mountain and is identified as a project that will be difficult/strenuous. Persons 18 […]

Horseshoe Canyon Privy Haul and Build

Kennebec District

We need your help building a new privy at the Horseshoe Canyon campsite on July 16-17! The privy was pre-built in April and is now packaged into ~150 bundles that are about 15-30 pounds. Volunteers are needed to shoulder this material to the campsite. It's about a 0.7 mile walk over flat terrain with 170 feet of elevation to the campsite. We are still scheming access (the West Branch of the Piscataquis River driving to be a challenge), so the access route may change.  Many hands make lighter work, and we need many hands for this project. A group will also […]

Maine Trail Crew: Third Mountain

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Third Mountain and is identified as a project that will be difficult/strenuous. Persons 18 […]

Maine Trail Crew: Third Mountain

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Third Mountain and is identified as a project that will be difficult/strenuous. Persons 18 […]

Maine Trail Crew: West Peak of White Cap

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near West Peak and is identified as the most difficult/strenuous project of the year taking […]

Maine Trail Crew: West Peak of White Cap

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near West Peak and is identified as the most difficult/strenuous project of the year taking […]

Maine Trail Crew: West Peak of White Cap

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near West Peak and is identified as the most difficult/strenuous project of the year taking […]

Long Pond Stream Privy Prep

White Cap District

We're building a new privy at Long Pond Stream, and need your help! On August 20 we'll do the site prep including felling a couple of trees, digging to get a flat surface, and installing the base 4x6s. It's about a 1 mile walk with 400 feet of elevation gain to the campsite. We want to get the site primed for the haul and build on Labor Day weekend!

Maine Trail Crew: Rainbow Lake

Katahdin District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Rainbow Lake and is identified as a difficult/strenuous project with a 6.5-mile backpacking trip […]

Logan Brook Lean-To Sill Replacement

White Cap District

It's sill replacement time! The trees we felled back in June have been drying (=becoming less heavy) so we can now replacing the rotting sills with these fresh logs. We're looking for about a half dozen volunteers to help do some final excavation, jack up the lean-to, and slide the new logs into place! It's slow but rewarding work! It’s a 1.3-mile hike with about 950 feet of elevation gain to access the campsite.

Maine Trail Crew: Rainbow Lake

Katahdin District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Rainbow Lake and is identified as a difficult/strenuous project with a 6.5-mile backpacking trip […]

Long Pond Stream Privy Haul and Build

White Cap District

We need your help building a new privy at the Long Pond Stream campsite on September 3-4! The privy was pre-built in April and is now packaged into ~150 bundles that are about 15-30 pounds. We are hoping to work with a group of Colby College volunteers are needed to shoulder this material to the campsite, but we will still need plenty of MATC volunteers to help. It's about a 0.9 mile walk with 400 feet of elevation to the campsite. Many hands make lighter work, and we need many hands for this project. A group will also be building the […]

Maine Trail Crew: Rainbow Lake

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Rainbow Lake and is identified as a difficult/strenuous project with a 6.5-mile backpacking trip […]

Executive Committee Meeting

To Be Determined

The MATC Executive Committee meets every odd-numbered month, except there is no meeting in July. Since the spring of 2020, meetings are using the Zoom conferencing system.

Maine Trail Crew: Nahmakanta Lake

Katahdin District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Nahmakanta Lake and is identified as a moderately strenuous project. Persons 18 years old […]

Maine Trail Crew: Nahmakanta Lake

Katahdin District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Nahmakanta Lake and is identified as a moderately strenuous project. Persons 18 years old […]

Maine Trail Crew: Nahmakanta Lake

White Cap District

Join the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s (MATC) Maine Trail Crew and work on some of the most pristine, remote sections of Maine’s Appalachian Trail. Help preserve this precious and wild resource for future generations of hikers. An enthusiastic staff awaits your arrival and is looking forward to building trail with you. Projects focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. Crews utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps and waterbars. This week's specific project will be taking place near Nahmakanta Lake and is identified as a moderately strenuous project. Persons 18 years old […]

Executive Committee Meeting

To Be Determined

The MATC Executive Committee meets every odd-numbered month, except there is no meeting in July. Since the spring of 2020, meetings are using the Zoom conferencing system.