Trails Committee

Meetings


  • 8 a.m.
  • Last Tuesday of every month
  • 1st Floor Meeting Room
    Planning and Land Management Building
    141 Keyes Road
    Concord, MA 01742

Members


  • Bob White (Chair)
  • Spencer Borden
  • David Clarke
  • Carlene Hempel
  • Jonathan Keyes
  • Ken Miller

How Can You Get Involved? Become a Trail Steward!​

Trail Stewards adopt a conservation area or trail and monitor it periodically to evaluate trail conditions and report on any needed maintenance concerns such as downed trees, invasive species control, and flooding.  Stewards also make recommendations about improvements in the trails in their area and report on any illegal activity. 

For more information, please contact the Division of Natural Resources Office at 978-318-3285.

Trails Committee Charge


The 2004 Concord Open Space and Recreation Plan identified the need for a Trails Committee to aid the Town in trails issues and facilitate processes related to them, and to advise the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) on trail issues including, but not limited to: trail marking, routing or re-routing, handicap accessibility, trail blockages or deterioration, any restrictions required for trail preservation and instances of improper encroachment or interference with trail use. The Concord Trails Committee will report to the NRC and will coordinate its activities with the Natural Resources Director. Initial charges of the Trails Committee are as follows:
  1. To monitor the condition of all Concord existing public trails and trail markings, and identify areas needing improvement. Trail areas needing improvement will be documented and photographed. Identify appropriate locations for new trails, coordinating with private landowners on adjacent parcels through direct contact, when a new trail or trail amenity will be constructed within twenty feet of their property line.
  2. Develop and revise trail maps and descriptions for Town lands.
  3. Committee members will also assist the NRC, where appropriate, in implementing recommendations made by the committee and approved by the NRC.
  4. In support of the NRC and its mission, act as stewards of trails and Town lands.

Meeting Dates

  • January 28, 2020
  • February 25, 2020
  • March 24, 2020 - CANCELLED
  • April 28, 2020 - CANCELLED
  • May 26, 2020
  • June 30, 2020


  • July 28, 2020
  • August 25, 2020
  • September 29, 2020
  • October 27, 2020
  • November 24, 2020

Trail Maps
 Trail Guides
Annursnac - Baptist Brook Trail Map  Annursnac - Baptist Brook Trail Guide
Barretts Mill Conservation Land Trail Map Barretts Mill Conservation Land Trail Guide
Bay Circuit Trail Map N/A
Emerson-Thoreau Amble Map Emerson-Thoreau Amble
Hapgood Wright Town Forest Map Hapgood Wright Town Forest Trail Guide
Harry Beyer Assessed Trail N/A
Mattison Field Trail Map Mattison Field Trail Guide
October Farm Riverfront Trail Map October Farm Riverfront Trail Guide
Old Rifle Range Map Old Rifle Range Trail Guide
Powder Mill Woods Map Powder Mill Woods Trail Guide
Punkatasset Preserve
Reformatory Branch Reformatory Branch Trail Guide
River Confluence Map River Confluence Trail Guide
The Thoreau Leave No Trace National Historic Trail Map The Thoreau Leave No Trace National Historic Trail Guide
West Concord Park West Concord Park Trail Guide
Westvale-Harrington Park Map Westvale-Harrington Trail Guide
White Pond Map White Pond Reservation Trail Guide