July 2025

HUGE thanks to all the amazing volunteers who came out to Mt. Will on June 14th! This hard working crew installed several bog bridges and cut back growth along the trail.

Our next Trail Work Day is Tuesday, July 22, 5 pm to 7 pm at CATS (Community Access Trail System) at the Cemetery Road trailhead near Mt. Abram in Greenwood.

Future Work Days:

Saturday, August 9 - Bethel Community Forest, 9 am to Noon, 121 Locke Mountain Road. Mountain bike trail work.

Saturday, September 20 - Rumford Community Forest, 9 am to Noon, Isthmus Road (look for signs about 1.5 miles from Route 120). Hiking trail work.

Saturday, October 11 - Bethel Village Trails, 9 am to Noon, Fairway Road parking area. Help us prepare the ski and fat bike trails for winter use.

Light refreshments and tools will be provided.

Perk Alert! Attend three trail workdays or put in 10 hours as a Trail Adopter and receive an exclusive Piney McPinecone volunteer t-shirt as a special thanks for all of your hard work. Stay tuned for additional volunteer perks in the future.

Got questions or need more information? Please click on the button below to email Andy, our Trails Director.

Can't help out on a specific work day but would love to adopt one of our trails? Contact Andy for that as well.

Summer is Officially Here!

Renew or Become a New Member

Thank you to everyone who renewed or became a member this year. Why renew or join for the first time? Membership dollars help us maintain our existing warmer weather trail networks as well as provide funding for new trails, including hiking, mountain biking, and multi-use trails. New members receive an awesome IWT swag item (hat or t-shirt.) Happy Trails!

The CATS is a multi-use trail system that has been a key project for IWT since the organization's founding in 2011. With a goal of connecting Mount Abram in Greenwood to Sunday River Resort in Newry via Bethel Village, this exciting opportunity to connect multiple communities through outdoor recreation needs support from the community to address the significant drainage issues at the Vernon Street trail connection.

To rebuild the trail, gravel fill is needed in addition to installing several drainage culverts and replacing a bridge. This work is currently estimated at costing approximately $50,000. Several donors have pledged/donated $16,100 to kickstart our fundraising efforts, and we hope you will join them in helping with this very important project.

Please consider a donation to this important project by clicking the button below. Thanks in advance.

Looking for more information? Stop by the Inland Woods + Trails table in the Westside Beer Garden at Mountain Abram on July 10th, July 17th, and July 31st from 4 pm to 6:30 pm to chat about the project. Can't make it but have questions? Email info@woodsandtrails.org.