MATC | Maine Appalachian Trail Club

Need a swamper, corridor-monitoring partner, or extra help on a trail project? Looking to gain maintaining experience or lend a hand to another MATC volunteer? The MATC Collaboration Group can help!

What: A private Google Group that connects MATC volunteers.

Who: Maintainers and monitors seeking assistance, and volunteers interested in helping with projects or work trips.

How: Maintainers and monitors submit a request describing their project or work trip. After moderator approval, the message is sent to group members. Interested volunteers contact the organizer directly.

Joining is easy: Email [email protected] to sign up.

Our trail crew has been hard at work in Camden Hills State Park, helping keep Maine’s trails safe, sustainable, and enjoyable for everyone who loves to explore them.

📸 Photo 1
Front (blue shirt): Catherine “Cat” Brough, MTC Assistant Crew Leader
Back (yellow shirt): Abigail “Gail” Gibson, MTC Crew Member

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Yellow hardhat: Malcolm Crisci, MTC Crew Member
Orange hardhat: Jared Clough, MTC Crew Leader

A huge thank you to these dedicated crew members for their hard work and commitment to maintaining the trails we all enjoy. Their efforts help ensure that future hikers can experience the beauty of Camden Hills State Park for years to come.

📷 Photos courtesy of Kathy Kahler

Saturday - 6/13 - MATC.org website is "hacked" again. We've been working with our host and a security company. Sorry for the inconvenience.

A big thank you to L.L.Bean for supporting our Appalachian Trail Ridgerunners! Their generous funding and quality gear donations help keep our field staff safe, comfortable, and prepared for life on the Trail. From May through October, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) and Appalachian Trail Conservancy will have two Ridgerunners in the 100 Mile Wilderness and two in the high peaks of western Maine. These dedicated stewards serve as on-trail and summit educators, ambassadors, and caretakers, engaging with hikers every day to share backcountry knowledge, skills, and ethics. We’re grateful for partners like L.L.Bean who help make this important work possible.

An incredible group of 16 volunteers assembled at Wilson Valley lean-to yesterday to take part in a campsite workshop and various projects. They accomplished basic maintenance plus a lot of extra tasks: stabilizing the slope behind the lean-to, re-blazing the side trails, cutting a new trail to the privy, staining the privy, cleaning out the fire pit, and hauling out the old privy. Many hands made lighter work indeed! Thank you again to all who came out 🙏🏻 🥾 🌲

Photos courtesy of: Laura Flight & Sloggy Hikes

MATC volunteers and Trail Crew gathered at the our new Maine Trail Center in Skowhegan, Maine on May 25th for a potluck dinner to welcome the new crew for the season. We want to wish them a very successful and safe summer! Photos courtesy of: Kathy Kahler

Another successful 2026 Ridgerunner pack-in, this one near Saddleback Mountain. Much thanks to the many hands that volunteered their time and energy to help! Photos courtesy of: Holly Sheehan

Here are a few photos of dedicated MATC volunteers performing trail maintenance from Moxie Bald to North Peak yesterday. The team engaged in activities such as trail trimming, sign and register replacement, and had an amazing day working together. Visit MATC.org if you’d to become part of our volunteer community! Photos courtesy of: Kathy Kahler