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Our Purpose

Ashfield Trails is an all-volunteer organization committed to building and maintaining a community network of sustainable, non-motorized footpaths in and around the Town of Ashfield, MA.  It was founded in 2003 to ensure that the interior beauty of our natural surroundings are available to all, young and old.

Learn about our history.    Get to know our mission statement.

Trail Goals

As of 2020 we have 20 miles of trails with plans to continue with many more, made available to us by The Trustees of Reservations and many private landowners.  The ultimate goal is to have an interconnected network of trails circling around town which will link to the center of town, and eventually to the trail systems in neighboring towns.

Funding

We are not a town committee and we rely on donations to fund our work as we receive no funds from the town budget. In past years we had received several grants and had gratefully collaborated with the Franklin Land Trust as a fiscal sponsor.  Today we rely on your donation to help pay for tools, chainsaw fuel, lumber for decks & bridges, signs, maps and miscellaneous hardware.

You Can Help

We welcome any and all those interested in helping us, either financially or with physical boots-on-the-ground labor.  Please sign up with us on Facebook to receive all the latest information about our work days and special events.

For words of inspiration on the trails here are a few "poems for walking..."