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June 2021
Sidney Tappan New Privy Prep
Join us on Saturday June 26 to help prepare the building site for a new privy at the Sidney Tappan campsite. The new privy will be constructed September 4-5, but on June 26 we'll fell a couple of trees, level the ground (yes, this means some digging), and install the base 4x6s. Duff removal tends to be physically taxing so it's good to have plenty of people to cycle in and out to keep those digging muscles fresh!
Find out more »July 2021
Tools Pack-In to Horns Pond
The Maine Conservation Corp is looking for some help packing tools to the Horns Pond campsite. They are doing a trail project on South Horn this season, and the Horns Ponds campsite will be their base of operations. The tool pack-in on July 12th will be an all-day event; the hike up to the campsite is 5 miles with 2,000-feet of elevation gain; a 10-mile day overall. Please bring your own large backpack to help carry gear. Most tools will…
Find out more »New Tent Platforms at Crocker Cirque Campsite
Join us on Saturday July 17 to transport materials and tools and build two new tent platforms at the Crocker Cirque campsite. There are two old tent platforms there that are in tough shape. It's about a 1.5 mile walk to the campsite. No one is expected to carry an item the full distance! We will be breaking it up into several segments, so sort of a relay/bucket-brigade effort. Many hands make light work, and we need many hands for…
Find out more »Privy Pre-Build
We try to be smart about campsite work, and in that vein we pre-cut all privy materials to length before they are installed. That's what we'll be up to on July 31 and possibly August 1 as well, and you're welcome to join us! This event will take place in the "front-country" at a residence in Palmyra, so no is hiking necessary! There will be lots of lumber cutting, prepping, and packing but no hauling!
Find out more »August 2021
Sabbath Day Pond Privy Haul
Join us on Saturday August 14 to transport materials and tools to build a new privy at the Sabbath Day Pond campsite. The privy was pre-built and packaged into ~150 bundles that are 15-30 pounds. The goal of the day is to transport the materials and tools about 1.0 miles to the campsite. No one is expected to carry an item the full distance! We will be breaking it up into several segments, so sort of a relay/bucket-brigade effort. The…
Find out more »Trail Crew Pack-In to Marble Brook
The Maine Trail Crew started to build a set of step stones across a deep wet area in 2019. They collected several large boulders, some weighing over 1000 lbs. to do this. We need help carrying the following equipment about 0.75 miles to the work site. 3, 30 lb. coils of wire rope 2, 20 lb. coils of Griphoist wire rope 1, 50 lb. 2-Ton capacity Griphoist 3, 15 lb. snatch blocks 1, 23 lb. snatch block 1, 35 lb.…
Find out more »Rainbow Stream Lean-To Sill Work
Here is a chance to experience a complex lean-to rehabilitation. 4 lower and another rear log are rotted so we'll be systematically jacking up the structure and replacing 5 logs with 3, digging out the sidehill on one side and rear of structure, hardening those side hills and channelling the water from rear, and raising the structure on new base rocks. Dirt will be used to improve nearby earthen tent sites. Much like the Hall Mtn project without the 1400'…
Find out more »September 2021
Sidney Tappan Privy Building
We're putting the "labor" into Labor Day weekend by building a new privy at the Sidney Tappan campsite! A group of Colby College freshman will help haul in the materials (thank goodness!) on September 4th, but we'll need plenty of people to help with building, painting, and tool toting. Early fall is a great time to help give back to your trail!
Find out more »Executive Committee Meeting
The MATC Executive Committee meets on the evening of the second Friday of every odd numbered month. Location TBD.
Find out more »Long Pond Stream Lean-to Rear Sill Replacement
A straight forward rear-sill replacement after a few hours of digging out rear side hill. Dirt will be utilized to improve several earthen tent sites nearby. Harden the rear side hill and channel water away from rear of structure. We'll also be covering the rotted ends of the Deacon's seat log. 6-8 volunteers are needed.
Find out more »CANCELLED- 4th Mountain Trail Re-Lo Project
CANCELLED- Rescheduled for October 9th! Please join us on September 25th (rain date September 26th) for a fall work trip to relocate part of the AT on Fourth Mountain. The present location is steep, severely eroded in places, and considered to be too expensive to bring it back to proper conditions. This relocation is approximately 1 mile long and circumvents the peak of Fourth Mountain (there was no view anyhow). Both sawyers (felling certification not required) and swampers are needed.…
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