Join the Squam Lakes Association on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 9AM - 2PM, as we clean up a section of our hiking network in the Squam Range. We will take a hike up Brooks Fisher Trail and continue along the Crawford-Ridgepole Trail (CRT) until we hit Mt. Webster. Along the way, we'll remove blowdowns and cut back overgrown brush to clear the routes for hikers, as well as prepare this CRT section for the Squam Ridge Race. At Mt. Webster, we will rest to enjoy lunch and celebrate a job well done before hiking back to the Brooks Fisher parking lot.

This hike will be 2.8 miles one way, making it a 5.6-mile round trip. If participants are able, we recommend bringing tools such as loppers, grass whips, work gloves and eye protection. The SLA will be providing tools and PPE as well. 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.