Volunteer: Mt. Percival Trail Work Day

Mt. Percival Trail is one of the most iconic hikes in the Squam Range, and we’re calling volunteers to help us maintain it. Join the Squam Lakes Association on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9am - 2pm as we clear waterbars and clean up the trail corridor with a team of AmeriCorp NCCC members that are currently serving at the SLA. This will be an ~2-mile hike (~4 miles out and back), and the trail is quite steep and rocky in some sections, so we encourage participants to consider their own comfort level.

If volunteers are able, they should bring their own work gloves, safety glasses and dirt-working tools like hoes and maddocks. The SLA will provide tools and PPE if needed. Please bring plenty of water, snacks, lunch, extra layers, hiking boots, sunscreen, and bug spray. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, or to sign up for this volunteer program, visit the SLA website (squamlakes.org) or contact the SLA directly (603-968-7336).

For more than 75 years, the trails in the Squam Lakes region have been maintained by the Squam Lakes Association. There are 57 miles of hiking trails and 3 miles of mountain bike trails in the SLA network, and the SLA performs over 2,500 hours of trail construction and maintenance each year with help from Volunteer Trail Adopters.

The Squam Lakes Association is dedicated to conserving for public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and resources of the watershed. In collaboration with local and state partners the SLA promotes the protection, careful use and shared enjoyment of the lakes, mountains, forests, open spaces and wildlife of the Squam Lakes Region.