Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative

20/10/2026

📸 Show Us How You Enjoy the Rail Trails!

Help us bring the Monadnock Region's rail trails to life!

The Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative (MRRTC) is developing a new website, and we want to feature the people, places, and experiences that make our regional rail trails so special.

We're looking for your favorite photographs of people enjoying our rail trails!

Whether it's a family bicycle ride, friends enjoying a walk, someone walking their dog, a snowmobile outing, or a stop at a covered bridge, local restaurant, or scenic overlook, we'd love to see your pictures.

We're especially interested in photographs from our five regional rail trails:

Cheshire Rail Trail

Ashuelot Rail Trail

Fort Hill Rail Trail

Monadnock Rail Trail

Peterborough/Hillsborough Rail Trail

📅 Photo Submission Deadline: December 1, 2026

How to Submit Your Photographs

Email your photographs to: [email protected]

Please include:

Rail Trail: Which rail trail was the photograph taken on?

Location: The approximate town, landmark, or nearby trail feature.

Your Name: The photographer's name.

Your Email Address: So we can contact you if necessary.

Description (optional): Tell us a little about the photograph or your trail experience.

Please submit only photographs you took or have permission to share. If recognizable people appear in your photographs, please make sure they have agreed to their images being used by MRRTC. For children under 18, permission from a parent or legal guardian is required.

Photo Permission: By submitting photographs, you confirm that you own or have the authority to license them and grant MRRTC permission to use them in its nonprofit website, social media, newsletters, and other promotional materials. You retain ownership of your photographs. MRRTC may contact you for additional permissions or releases before publication.

Selected photographs may be featured on our new website and in our communications, helping us share the beauty, enjoyment, and value of the Monadnock Region's rail trails.

Please send your photographs by December 1, 2026!

Let's show everyone what makes our rail trails special!

Thank you for helping us build a world-class rail-trail network throughout the Monadnock Region.

Connecting Communities. Preserving History. Building the Future—One Rail Trail at a Time.

Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative (MRRTC)

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Howdy Folks! Sorry I haven't been more communicative. On June 29, while in Boston attending a World Cup Watch Party, I tripped on an old, uneven sidewalk and fractured my right patella. I was in a Forrest Gump style brace from my thigh to my ankle for six weeks while my knee cap mended. I'm back on my bike every-other-day or so. The left knee is good and mostly healed from a total knee replacement in March, but the right knee is now weaker than ever. It will be replaced Oct. 7. I can't wait to get all this behind me and ride!
I enjoyed a beautiful ride through the Cut in Westmoreland this past weekend. The wildflowers were amazing! Get on out there!
I was able to identify the following:
Boneset
Primrose
Aster
Wild carrot
Tall meadow rue
Broadleaf Cattail
Wrinkle leaf goldenrod
Jack in the pulpit
Oriental lady's thumb
Parasol whitetop
Pokeweed
Silverrod
Rattlesnake root

01/09/2026

This sounds too good to miss and Monadnock Center for History and Culture is one of our Challenge Business Partners.

01/09/2026

Changes at the Monadnock Country Cafe, one of our Challenge Business Partners.

This beautiful young lady is moving on to her next chapter- UNH, for 4 years she has worked at both the Cafe and 21B and has been as sweet as Maple syrup( Maple Row Sugaring) she will be missed - cheers Maddy !

01/09/2026

Congratulations Hilary! The Bagel Mill Cafe & Bakery is a great place to eat and work.

Introducing our (not so new) Front of House Manager, Hilary!
Raised in Dublin and Peterborough, Hilary has spent years working in customer service and getting to know the community. You may even recognize her bubbly personality from some familiar local coffee shops and general stores!
After a few years as a General Manager at a truck stop in Montana, Hilary has officially found her way home, and we couldn’t be happier to have her at the Bagel Mill.
When she’s not at work, you’ll find Hilary hiking, spending time with family and friends, hanging out with her pup Yum Yum, enjoying live music, or absolutely butchering karaoke on Monday nights.
Hilary is excited to be back in the community, bring some new additions to the menu, and add plenty of happy vibes to the Bagel Mill.
Haven’t met her yet? Come on down, say hello, and welcome Hilary to the Bagel Mill family!

01/09/2026

This is a perfect day to head on over to Prime Roast Coffee Company, one of our Challenge Business Partners.

Friendship and flowers. 🧡

Kaisa dropped off fresh bouquets today! We'll have a limited number on Friday.

Fun fact: Did you know Em and Kaisa have known each other since first grade? They went to high school together and only shared one class over the course of the four years....P.E.
To this day, Kaisa reminds Em that she beat her in badminton.

It wasn't until working at Prime Roast, in their twenties, however, that they became the best of friends. Maybe it was the right time in their life to connect or maybe it was the magic of the coffee shop.

As most of you know, Kaisa beat breast cancer this past year (let's cheers to that). She's growing flowers and kicking ass and her Prime Roast family couldn't love her any more.

Em's so grateful for her friend...but also, no mercy, she wants a rematch. 🏸