Volunteer with a view! If you love to hike Mount Chocorua, please join Chocorua Lake Conservancy to help keep its trails clear and safe. You'll meet others who also love this place!
On Saturday, June 28 at 9 AM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy for a Chocorua Mountain Club Trail Clearing Day. For more than 100 years, Chocorua Mountain Club (CMC) members have been maintaining trails on Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. In 2023, Chocorua Mountain Club merged into Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC), and now CLC’s Chocorua Mountain Club Trails Committee is organizing year-round trail stewardship.
Due to a rained-out workday on Mother's Day this year, we'll have TWO options on Saturday, June 28 this year:
Chocorua Trails: a full-day hike on CMC trails on Chocorua and Paugus mountains, clearing water bars and blowdowns, and maybe hiking to the summit for fun.
Lakeside Trails: a half-day hike on Chocorua Lake conservation land, clearing CLC trails on land around the lake, followed by a nap or a swim!
For both options, meet at 9 AM sharp at the Grove at Chocorua Lake, on Chocorua Lake Road just off of Route 16, for tools and trail assignments. No special skills needed. Register in advance so that we can let you know if any plans change. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian. Please register in advance at chocorualake.org/events so that we can let you know if any plans change.
What to bring: Wear sturdy close-toed shoes or boots and long pants, bring plenty of water to drink, snacks (and lunch, if you plan to hike the mountain), sun and bug protection as needed, and a first-aid kit for small cuts and bruises—i.e. standard hiking gear. Tools are provided as needed, but it’s helpful if you can bring your own sturdy steel rake and/or big clippers, and gloves—no power tools, please.
Post Event Dinner: After our work day, please come celebrate our work and socialize with fellow CMC trail volunteers over drinks (BYOB) and dinner at 5:30 PM at Runnells Hall (25 Deer Hill Rd, Chocorua). A hearty buffet dinner (a large ham, pizza, salad) will be served at 6:30 PM. Trail crews will share trail reports around 7:30 PM. Please bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert to share if you’re able. Any tools that have not yet been returned can be brought to the supper.
Banner image: Which of these tools would be suitable to bring to Trail Clearing Day? Photo: Anna Paddock