(Posting on behalf of the Upper Valley Land Trust and the Orford Conservation Commission)

Join UVLT staff and members of the Orford Conservation Commission for their third annual Full Moon Snowshoe to Mason Pond at Mountain View Farm in Orford, NH! We will walk across snowy fields and woods trails leading us out onto the frozen pond, which offers a beautiful view of the full moon. All ages are welcome, though children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Headlamps and snowshoes are recommended.

Parking is available at our lot on Mousley Brook Road, with extra parking available along the roadside. Registration is required. Visit https://uvlt.org/event/third-annual-full-moon-snowshoe-at-mountain-view-farm/ to register.

Please join us for the RTA Annual Meeting!

November 9, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Vershire Town Center Building Meeting Room

27 Vershire Center Road, Vershire, VT 05079

(Light snacks provided)

Pre-meeting event:  Vershire Town Center Trail Celebration

Come see the fabulous work done this year by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance to create a 0.7 mile trail on town land suitable for walking, running, biking, snowshoeing and skiing. Meet at the Vershire Town Center Pavilion at 2pm. Kathy Hooke will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a walk on the trail. You'll be back in time for the RTA Annual Meeting.

Agenda

3:00 - Opening remarks from the RTA Interim Board

3:10 - Review of the past 16 months

• Interim board formation

• Trail maintenance report

• Relationship with UVTA & Trail Crew

• Treasurer’s report and fundraising efforts

3:45 - Current trail status

• Reports by town

• Trail adopters

4:15 - Future Projects

• Recruiting additional board members and forming a permanent board

• Updating RTA bylaws and mission

• Setting priorities

• Annual fundraising

• Maintaining the CRT

4:30 - Q&A

The Orford Conservation Commission is sponsoring their inaugural “Mount Cube to the River” hike! Join the Conservation Commission as they launch what they hope will become an annual Orford hiking tradition. Details from the Orford Conservation Commission below:

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The Mount Cube to the River hike will start at the Appalachian Trail (AT) Mount Cube trailhead on 25A in East Orford. We will then hike up the AT to the summit of Cube, continue down the Cross Rivendell Trail (CRT) to Baker Road, and then follow the CRT to Sunday Mountain and Rivendell Academy. From Rivendell Academy, it will be a short final walk to the Connecticut River at the Orford Boat Landing. The full hike will run 14+ miles with a total elevation gain of ~3000 feet. We think the hike will be an extraordinary opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the beauty of Orford. With the hike’s distance and elevation gain, it is a good, healthy, challenge. We encourage all participants to be ready. Wear your sturdy hiking boots and clothing for potentially variable weather over the course of the hike. Also be sure to bring water and snacks for the full outing.

To ease the car logistics of the hike, we will start by meeting on Saturday at 8 AM at the Rivendell Academy upper parking lot. We will be organizing carpooling out to the AT trailhead in East Orford — to allow hikers to leave their cars at Rivendell Academy, near the hike’s finish. To participate, and help us organize the carpooling, we ask you to register in advance by email to Chris Gothberg at cgothberg@gmail.com. Chris will be organizing the car pooling logistics for all hike participants.

Our inaugural “Mount Cube to the River” hike already has more than 10 registered hikers. We hope this year’s hike will be the beginning of a great Orford hiking tradition. Please join us and help us get this new tradition started. Again, please email us at cgothberg@gmail.com to register for this special Orford hiking outing.

We would love to see you and your family at this fun community event! Join us for dinner and dessert, a cool presentation about a trip to Mount Everest and its connection to the new Angela's Trail, live and silent auctions with great local items and experiences, children's activities and great conversation. We hope to offer some pre-event hikes earlier in the day, stay tuned for more about that.

This event is free for members, $5 per person for all others. Become a member at the event and get in free! To purchase dinner online in advance, click HERE

All proceeds from this event go straight to keeping the Cross Rivendell Trail open and maintained for use by our Rivendell students and the broader community. Hope to see you there!

Please join the Rivendell Trails Association and Members for our annual meeting, dinner, and auction on May 15 from 4:00-7:00pm at Rivendell Academy. Dinner is free for members, $10 per person for non-members. The live and silent auction will include donations from a variety of local businesses. At the end of the event, we will hold a special ribbon cutting ceremony for Angela's Trail, the new, accessible, one-mile section of the Cross-Rivendell Trail between the Academy and Townshend Road.

To read a Valley News article about Angela’s Trail, click here

As much as we would love to see you all in person again this year, Covid-19 continues to make that an impossibility.

Instead of our usual Annual Meeting, Dinner & Auction at Hulbert Outdoor Center, we will be holding a to-go drive up dinner and raffle from 4-6 p.m. at Rivendell Academy, followed by a virtual annual meeting via Zoom at 7 p.m. You can still get the traditional lasagna dinner you know and love, and enter in a raffle to win some lovely items from local businesses!

The order form for the dinner will be available starting the week of April 5th on our website. Lasagna dinners are $5 per serving. Each meal comes with a raffle ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased for $2 per ticket or 4 for $5.