Thrill of the Hill

Coastal Mountains Land Trust hosts: Thrill of the Hill, an approximately 5k trail race in Rockport, on Beech Hill and Erickson Fields Preserves' trails. The course starts and ends at the historic Beech Nut, the stone hut atop the hill.This is a relaxed and community-minded race that is open to all who love Beech Hill […]

Arts on the Hill: Spooky Stories

Beech Hill Preserve, 316 Beech Hill Road, Rockport

Join us for our last Arts on the Hill event of the season, and our first ever Story Slam!! As this event will take place a few days before Halloween, during the October FULL MOON, we invite you to come up the hill and hear some scary stories!! Free and open to humans, dogs are […]

Happy Wanderers Hike: Clark Island Preserve, Sprucehead

Happy Wanderers is a collaboration between Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health's Community Health program! We hike together at a different community trail on the first Thursday of each month. For this special hike, we'll be meeting at Clark Island Preserve, maintained by Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Naturalist and preserve manager Kirk Gentalen will […]

Happy Wanderers Hike: Thorndike Brook Trail Head

Happy Wanderers is a monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with Maine Health’s Community Health program. In December, we’ll be exploring the Round the Mountain trail starting from the Thorndike Brook trailhead in Hope. All Happy Wanderers hikes are approximately two miles long and open to anyone! Footwear that accommodates the current hiking conditions, such […]

Luminary Walk at Head of Tide Preserve, Belfast

91 Doak Rd Belfast, ME, United States

Otter Trails, a Belfast-based Homeschool group, will join Coastal Mountains Land Trust to host a luminary walk at the Head of Tide preserve.Join us for a festive candlelit walk through the woods led by the students. We will have hot cider to warm you up!  Otter Trails is a three-day-a-week homeschooling enrichment program for children 8-11 with a […]

Beech Nut New Year’s Open House

Beech Hill Preserve 316 Beech Hill Rd, Rockport, ME, United States

Ringin the New Year with an invigorating hike at Beech Hill Preserve! Land Truststaff will open Beech Nut, the historic sod-roofed stone hut on top of BeechHill, for this special event from 11AM-1PM, Monday January 1st. The Beech nut will welcomeyou with a toasty fire, lit chandeliers, hot chocolate, and cookies (if youhave any leftover […]

Happy Wanderers: Rail Trail in Belfast

This is an out and back hike on the Belfast Rail Trail starting at the Belfast Foot Bridge, also known as the Armistice bridge.  The hiking is flat, but the conditions can be variable due to the wintery conditions.  You may need grips for your boots.Location: We will meet at the parking lot at the […]

Member Cross-Country Ski & Snow-shoe

223 Hope Street

It looks like snow is coming our way! We’re inviting all members to join us in making fresh tracks along the Round the Mountain Trail on Tuesday, January 9 th ! We will split into two groups. Both skiers and snowshoers will be joined by a staff member from the Land Trust. If conditions do […]

Member Cross-Country Ski & Snow-shoe

223 Hope Street

It looks like snow is coming our way! We’re inviting all members to join us in making fresh tracks along the Round the Mountain Trail on Tuesday, January 9 th ! We will split into two groups. Both skiers and snowshoers will be joined by a staff member from the Land Trust. If conditions do […]

Nature Program Talk: Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill

Camden Public Library

On Tuesday, January 30th at 6:30PM, Coastal Mountains Land Trust and the Camden Public Library host wildlife biologist and author Ron Joseph as he recounts the highlights of his storied career.  In Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermits: Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist, Ron shares his stories of growing up in rural Maine, working as […]

Happy Wanderers+: Tanglewood Trails, Lincolnville

Join the Community Health team partnering with Coastal Mountains Land Trust to get outdoors and stay active with guided community hikes this year. All levels are welcome, however, please leave your pets home. Registering in advance is not required, however, you will receive emailed reminders and weather updates if you choose to sign up through […]

Nature Program: Tracking Workshop with Kirk Gentalen

Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning 1 Tanglewood Rd, Lincolnville, ME, United States

Join us for a tracking workshop led by Kirk Gentalen, naturalist and Stewardship Manager at Maine Coast Heritage Trust! This workshop will explore the hidden lives of animals who call Midcoast Maine home and teach participants the basics of identifying various tracks. Location: Tanglewood 4H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville Directions: Follow the Tanglewood road […]