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  1. Brewster

    Trailwrights' Remaining 2023 Work Schedule

    Mark your calendars to include our workdays for the second half of the 2023 season. All meeting times are 8:30. Tools provided. In each case, wear sturdy boots, take the usual lunch, water, work gloves and bug spray. Contact Bruce at [email protected] for more details. August 12 - Mt...
  2. Brewster

    Trailwrights 2023 Annual Meeting

    Trailwrights annual meeting Saturday April 22 from 9:00 at Fox Forest in Hillsboro, NH. We will work on the tools, whether sharpening or repairing, to get them ready for the season’s trail work. Bring your own lunch for 12:00; ice cream will be provided at 1:00 as will the beverages. The more...
  3. Brewster

    Saturday, October 28, 2017 – Trailwrights at Swasey Park, Meredith, NH

    Come join the Trailwrights as we work with the Meredith GMP Design Committee as they prepare the Swasey Park for the Town’s 250th Anniversary Celebration to occur in 2018. The planned work will consist of a brief education session on best practices for trail maintenance (tree/brush trimming...
  4. Brewster

    Trail Adopters Needed

    The trails listed below are in the Pemi District of the WMNF, are orphaned, and would love to be adopted. Trail - Length Carr Mt. – Warren Side 2.9 Discovery Trail 1.3 East Side 5.1 Edmand’s Path 2.9 Hancock Notch 2.4 Jewell – Above Jewell Spur 2.6 Lincoln Br (from OH) 3.5 Lincoln...
  5. Brewster

    Trail Adopters Needed

    This is the annual appeal looking for trail adopters for the Pemi District in the WMNF. The trails listed below are orphaned and would love to be adopted. Trail Name Length Black Mt 2.3 Black Pond 0.8 Blueberry Mt. 4.5 Crawford Path(to Webster Cliff) 2.6...
  6. Brewster

    Saturday October 17 - Artist Bluff/Bald Mountain Work Day with Trailwrights

    Trailwrights will be doing our annual Fall maintenance to get the trails ready for winter. This is our last scheduled work day for 2015. The work includes cleaning/improving drainage as well as some rock work on the Artist Bluff loop and a few other areas, time permitting. This will serve as...
  7. Brewster

    Sat. August 15 - Trailwrights on Dan Doan Trail, Orford, NH

    Trailwrights will be leading and working with the adopters of the Dan Doan Trail making improvements to the treadway in a couple of locations. This trail was once the route of the AT, and was named in honor of Dan Doan in 1993 to recognize his contribution to hiking in the White Mountains. Dan...
  8. Brewster

    Trail Adopting 2015

    This is the annual appeal looking for trail adopters for the Pemi District in the WMNF. The trails listed below are orphaned and would love to be adopted. Trail Name - Length Black Mt. - 2.3 Carr Mt. Trail (Warren side) - 2.9 Carrigain Notch - 3.4 Crawford Path (to Webster Cliff) - 2.6...
  9. Brewster

    Sat. August 8 – Trailwrights on Mt. Pemigewasset Trail, Franconia Notch, NH.

    Trailwrights will be leading and assisting the adopter of the Mt. Pemigewasset Trail continuing improvements made in prior years. Mainly rock work and drainage will be the order of the day. We will meet at the Flume Visitor’s Center in the upper lot. Be aware that Exit 4A may still be closed...
  10. Brewster

    Saturday, June 27, Trail work with BRATTS on Mt. Belknap Red Trail

    Join the Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS) as we continue making improvements to the Red Trail. We'll meet at the upper parking lot on Carriage Road. Tools will be supplied. Work gloves, water, lunch, sturdy footwear and a love of trails are the only requirements. Experience is NOT a...
  11. Brewster

    Saturday, May 9 – Trailwrights on Artist’s Bluff, Franconia Notch

    Trailwrights will be performing our basic spring clean up and maintenance with an opportunity for some needed rock work. No experience required, we will provide training. This will be our first scheduled work day for this year. This counts towards the hour requirements for those pursuing the...
  12. Brewster

    Saturday, September 20 – Trail work-Kearsarge North, Intervale, NH. With Trailwrights

    Trailwrights will be leading this hands-on workshop. We will be performing the second phase of the trail improvements to the N. Kearsarge Trail on the north side of Hurricane Mtn. Rd., approximately 1.5 miles east of NH 16 in Intervale. This primarily will consist of using gravel to harden the...
  13. Brewster

    Saturday, September 13, 2014 – Trail work with the BRATTS on Mt. Belknap

    The Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS) will be continuing the extensive reconstruction of the Red Trail on Mt. Belknap. This will include rock steps and drainage along with smoothing up a rough section of treadway. No experience necessary as we teach! This is a great opportunity for trail...
  14. Brewster

    Saturday August 9, 2014, Belknap Mtn. Red trail with the BRATTS

    This from Hal Graham: This Saturday we will continue the reconstruction of the red trail on Belknap Mtn. I hope to get to the sharp left turn (Old relocation many years ago).)above the rock steps put in several years ago. We need a good water bar at that turn. A continuation of the rock steps...
  15. Brewster

    Saturday, August 2, 2014 – Trail Work on Mt. Pemigewasset Trail with Trailwrights.

    Trailwrights will be leading and assisting the adopter of the Mt. Pemigewasset Trail and are putting the call out for those interested in helping. For those new to the craft, this is a great opportunity to learn some of the methods of trail maintenance. Projects/Locations will be decided by...
  16. Brewster

    Saturday, July 26, 2014 – Trail Work on Dan Doan Trail with Trailwrights

    Trailwrights will be leading and working on the Dan Doan Trail, assisting co-adopters James Monroe and Jason Berard. Needed trail work includes tread way improvements, installing rock steps on a badly eroded section, cut in and paint blaze a relocation out of a very wet boggy area near the...
  17. Brewster

    Saturday, July 19 - Fox Forest in Hillsboro, NH, with Trailwrights

    The Trailwrights will be making trail improvements to the main trail, including drainage and hardening, steps, and other reconstruction. We will be meeting at 8:30 AM at the Fox Forest headquarters in Hillsboro, NH. Pizza to follow! Contact Ray Jackson for more information at [email protected].
  18. Brewster

    Saturday, July 12 – Trail work with the BRATTS on Mt. Belknap

    This will be the fourth in a series of work days by the Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS) performing an extensive reconstruction of the Red Trail on Belknap Mt. As before, the project will consist of quarrying rock for building cribs, scree, water bars and rock steps. This will require the...
  19. Brewster

    Saturday, June 28 – Trail work with the BRATTS on Mt. Belknap

    The Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS) will be continuing with the reconstruction of the Red Trail on Belknap Mt. This will be the third day on an extensive project that will consist of quarrying rock for building cribs and rock steps over and around a ledge. This will require use of rock...
  20. Brewster

    Saturday, June 14 – Trail work with the BRATTS on Mt. Belknap

    The Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS) will be heading back to the Red Trail on Belknap Mt. to continue with the reconstruction started on May 24th. The project will consist of building more rock cribbing to overcome a short ledge area and cribbing to stop the treadway from creeping downhill...
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