To start, trail work is fun. Spend a day digging water bars to prevent erosion or building those mysteriously stable stone cairn trail markers. Volunteers who work on Mount Moosilauke's trails get free meals and lodging at the cozy Ravine Lodge on days worked.
Work is available for all ability and skill levels.
The government provides scant funding for maintaining the White Mountains' 1,200 miles of trail. If people didn't volunteer, the trails would wash away. 192 AMC New Hampshire Chapter Trails Committee. 212 Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Trailwrights and The Randolph Mountain Club also sponsor workdays.