MWV Trails Association
Who We Are
The Mount Washington Valley Trails Association is a (501 (c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2011. We build and maintain multi-use recreation paths and trails within the Mount Washington Valley that provide residents and visitors with safe, family-oriented recreation and non-motorized transportation alternatives. The centerpiece of this network is the Mount Washington Valley Rec Path, a multi-use, paved path accessible to all ages and abilities. We also support and develop purpose-built singletrack dirt trails for non-motorized uses such as mountain biking, hiking and trail running.
What We Do
Rec Path Committee
Our Rec Path Committee works to continue the construction of the Mt. Washington Valley Recreation Path. Eventually, we hope to see it incorporated into a continuous, 70-mile, family-friendly, linear parkway stretching from Bartlett, New Hampshire, through the Town of Conway and on to Portland, Maine.
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Singletrack Committee
Through the Singletrack Committee, MWVTA works in conjunction with our user group partners and land managers to expand, improve and maintain the extensive network of off-road trails located in the Mount Washington Valley.
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Trail Planning and Management
MWVTA holds and manages land easements, land management agreements and coordinates work on trail expansion, improvement and maintenance with local user groups, land managers and other stakeholders.
MWVTA Board of Directors
MWVTA is managed by a group of local volunteers with a broad range of interests and expertise.
Chris Meier, President
Larry Garland, Vice President, Chair MWV Rec Path Committee
Darren Celso, Treasurer
Ralph Cronin
Sally McMurdo
Earl Sires, Chair, Singletrack Committee
Jeanne Twehous
Our Partners
The MWV Trails Association is proud to work with local land owners and user-groups in the development and stewardship of Valley trails. Our foremost partner has been the Town of Conway. In 2015, MWVTA and the town established a formal public-private partnership that authorizes MWVTA to construct and maintain public, multi-use recreational trails within the Town of Conway.
We are working closely with the Board of Selectmen, Conservation Commission and town staff in planning, designing and building the MWV Rec Path. Thanks to the town voters, ownership and maintenance of Phase 1 of the Rec Path will be assumed by the town. Similarly, the town and MWVTA have cooperated in planning and constructing singletrack trails. MWVTA and other user group volunteers have provided hundreds of volunteer labor hours in building and maintaining the almost 100 miles of such trails in the Valley.
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We also work with many other organizations and we very much appreciate their support and ongoing efforts to promote trails:
White Mountain Chapter of New England Mountain Bike Association
Conway Conservation Commission
Albany Conservation Commission
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
U. S. Forest Service (White Mountain National Forest)
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