Moat Trail's growing populuarity

The 2.6-mile section of the Moat Trail up South Moat (2,770 feet) is very popular with locals as well as visitors to the area. During the last few years, especially during the pandemic, its use has grown dramatically.

When it comes to trail maintenance, Cristin Bailey, trails supervisor for the Saco District of the White Mountain National Forest, prefers to do preventative trail work rather than only reacting to damage and continuing as before. This has been the spirit of the trail work done on South Moat this summer starting in early August. Nine relocations have been done on the trail, some relatively short, others longer.