📢 Trail Skills Workshop – Help Build a New Trail on the Royal River!

Join Us for a Trail Skills Workshop in New Gloucester!

📍 Location: New Gloucester, Maine (Royal River Conservation Trust property) – Address provided upon registration. Parking available in the lot and along the road.

📅 Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 (Rain Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025)

🛠 Hosted by: AMC Maine Chapter Trail Committee & Royal River Conservation Trust

Help Build a New Trail!

Join us for a hands-on Trail Skills Workshop this spring as we help establish a brand-new 1.5-mile primitive loop trailon a recently conserved 150-acre property along the Royal River! In partnership with the Royal River Conservation Trust (RRCT), this project will provide public hiking and fishing access once complete.

Choose Your Session:

We’re offering three options to fit your schedule:

🔹 Morning Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (sign up here)

🔹 Afternoon Session: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (sign up here)

🔹 Full-Day Session: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM) (sign up here)

What You’ll Learn & Do:

Led by experienced AMC volunteer trail crew leaders, this workshop will teach essential trail-building skills, including:

✔️ Trail corridor layout – Learn proper dimensions and sustainable design

✔️ Pruning techniques – Essential skills for maintaining a lasting trail

✔️ Trail placement discussion – Understand best practices for building sustainable routes

✔️ Hands-on trail work – Clear brush, improve tread, and help define the new trail

Project Details:

🌿 The trail route will be pre-flagged before the workday.

🌳 Volunteers will clear and establish the trail, which crosses an open field, loops through the woods, and includes a spur trail to the river.

🛠 An RRCT representative will be on-site all day to provide a walkthrough before we begin.

🚶‍♂️ This is a large project, but RRCT’s volunteer Trail Crew will continue the work beyond our session.

Who Can Join?

✅ No prior trail work experience is needed!

✅ Tools, training, and guidance will be provided.

What to Bring:

🔹 Required PPE: Work clothes, sturdy boots, eye protection, sunblock, and bug repellent (ticks & mosquitoes are active!).

🔹 Water, snacks, and lunch (if attending the full-day session).

📩 Registration is required! Sign up today or contact us with any questions.

🌲 Be a part of building a brand-new trail for the community! We look forward to seeing you there!