Join us for TrailsFest on June 1st, National Trails Day! Come for morning hikes and trail work, stay for a festival to celebrate trails, getting outdoors, and connecting our community members with organizations supporting our land, trails, and outdoor activities.
Morning Activities!
Posted morning activities below, register at the link provided if registration is required. Many more activities to come, we hope to see you at TrailsFest!
| Time | Activity | Description | Sign Up |
| 9a | Hiking (Intermediate) | Hike Pine Hill to Old Indian Trail | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149514 |
| 9a | Hiking (Intermediate) | Wachusett Mountain Summit Hike | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149454 |
| 8:30a | Trail Maintenance | Pine Hill Trail Restoration | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149107 |
| TBD | AMC 20’s and 30s Hike | Hike to Wachusett Mountain Summit | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149580 |
| TBD | LGBTQIA2S+ Affinity Group Hike | Hike to Wachusett Mountain Summit | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149587 |
| 8a | Hiking (Advanced) | Double Summit! | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149578 |
| 10a | Botany Hike | Plant ID Hike at Wachusett Mountain | https://northcountylandtrust.org/events/botany-hike-at-trailsfest/ |
| 10a | Hiking (Beginner) | Lucy Keyes historical loop walk | No registration necessary. Follow the Midstate Trail to Redemption Rock and the epic of Mary Rowlandson’s abduction in 1675. Loop back to the ski area on some “ancient ways” where 5-year-old Lucy Keyes mysteriously disappeared in 1755, then stopping at the 19th-century Roper Farm site made famous by poet John Greenleaf Whittier. This is a casual woodland walk of about 3 miles over mixed terrain. |
| 9a | Naturalist Hike | Family Friendly Naturalist Hike | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149751 |
| 10a | Leave No Trace Hike | Family Friendly Leave No Trace | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149830 |
| 9a | Map and Compass Hike | Adult Map and Compass | https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/149893 |
Food Trucks, music, and activities!
Afternoon partnering organizations
| DCR Fire Crew / Smokey Bear |
| Boy Scouts Heart of New England Council |
| Blackstone Heritage / Blackstone Watershed |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust |
| Maine Woods Initiative |
| Mass Audubon |
| Midstate Trail |
| Monadnock-Sunapee Greenways Trail Club |
| North County Land Trust |
| NEMBA (Wachusett Chapter) |
| Nashua River Watershed |
| Wachusett Greenways |
| Green Mountain Club – Worcester Section |
| Massachusetts Agriculture |
| Friends of the Wapack |
| Bay Circuit Trail |
| AMC Merch & Membership |
| New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill |
| Park Spirit Worcester |
| AMC Reseach / iNaturalist |
| AMC Families |
| North Quabbin Trail Association |
| Central MA Striders |
| Mount Wachusett Community College |
| American Chestnut Foundation (New England Office) |
| New England Trail |
| Central MA Search & Rescue (CMSART) |
| Brown Dog Tours |
| Outer Limits Bike Shop |
| New England Race Events |
If you’d like to host an activity, have a table at the event, or become a supporting sponsor of this year’s event, please reach out to Trailsfest2024@gmail.com – We hope you will join us!