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, October 3 at 9 AM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy for a Chocorua Mountain Club Trail Clearing Day on Mount Chocorua, Mount Paugus, and CLC conservation lands. 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. 

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.

We will be clipping back summer foliage, raking leaves to clear drainage for the spring, and clearing any blowdowns that have happened over the summer. Volunteers will be split into groups of three to five and assigned a trail. Head up one of the mountains for an all-day hike, or choose a shorter trail on nearby CLC conservation lands for a half-day.

What to bring: Wear sturdy close-toed shoes or boots and long pants, dress for the temps with layers, bring plenty of water to drink, snacks and lunch, sun 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 Trail Work Appreciation: After our work day, join us for our Volunteer Appreciation Potluck from 4:30-6:30 PM by the lake. Sign up and see more details here: 

Banner Image: Cheerful volunteers at Bickford Heights. Credits: Duncan Smith