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Londonderry Trailways: About Us

Londonderry Trailways is an all-volunteer group of local citizens formed in 1999 with non-profit staus pursuant to section 501(c) (3) of the IRA code. We have approximately 130 members. Our goal is to increase and improve the availability of trails for low impact, passive recreation in and around Londonderry. We are made up of citizen’s who are cyclists, walkers, hikers, cross country skiers, bird watchers, snowshoers, etc. Amongst our membership we have members of the Conservation Commission, Town Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board and the School Board. We have a diverse list of interests. What brings us together is the desire for local recreational trails.

Londonderry Trailways works hand in hand with the managing body of each parcel of open land to improve public access for recreation. For example, we meet with the various town government boards like Londonderry’s Town Council, Planning Board and Conservation Commission. Now that we have completed several projects and they see the end results, these government entities have grown to be very supportive of our efforts to provide services that town government typically has not organized or funded.

Londonderry Trailways organizes volunteer trail days at various parcels of town owned, school owned and now privately owned open space. At typical trail days we have primarily focused on upgrading existing trails by building significant bridges, painting & installing trail signs, marking/blazing trails, gathering satellite data to produce trail maps, grading the trail surface and trimming branches. We have also done all of the above for building new trails as well.