We are so pleased to announce the Cheshire Walkers schedule for Fall 2024 - join us! Please see below for the schedule. This group is free and open to the public.

NOTE: Although we love dogs at the Conservancy, we ask that you keep them at home during Cheshire Walkers outings for everyone's safety and comfort.

To sign up for a walk, please click here and fill out the online form. 

Because parking is limited at many of our destinations, we ask that participants carpool whenever possible. To share a ride to the trailhead, please meet in the parking lot outside the Keene Department of Public Works/Keene Ice rink/Police Department (350 Marlboro St.) in time for a prompt 9:00 departure. Conservancy staff will help coordinate on some, but not all, mornings. If you are coming from downtown, turn left on Bartholomew Court after Butterfly Park, then take the first right into the first block of parking spaces. 

For more information, contact Kate Sullivan at kate@ monadnockconservancy.org.

Background 

The Conservancy assumed leadership of the Cheshire Walkers in the fall of 2022. Originally founded and run by Cheshire Medical Center for decades, the Cheshire Walkers is a walking and hiking group for people of most abilities, with an emphasis on seniors and others who might prefer an easier pace. The walks provide an opportunity to exercise the body and the brain, offering participants spirited social interaction and opportunities to learn about the nature they are experiencing. 

Fall walks

Date: 10/22/25
Location: Mattabeseck Wildlife Corridor, Rindge
Walk leader: Alex Metzger
Staff member on the walk: Lindsay Taflas
Will staff meet walkers to carpool: No
Description: Mattabeseck Wildlife Corridor is a 228 parcel of mostly undeveloped land located at 538 Old New Ipswich Road which was formerly part of Rindge Stone & Gravel. The land was purchased by the Town of Rindge, NH in 2022 with funding from the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. The Town of Rindge Conservation Commission selected the Abenaki word Mattabeseck, meaning “land between the waters”, as the property sits at the watershed divide between the Contoocook and Millers Rivers.
Round-trip distance: 1.5 miles
Breathing: Easy
Footing: Easy
Directions: From Keene, follow Rt. 12 south to Fitzwilliam (about 13 miles), turn left into Rt. 119 in Fitzwilliam, and follow for 10.3 miles. Turn left on Cathedral Road and follow for 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Shawhill Rd and follow for 0.7 miles, turn left onto Old New Ipswich Rd and continue 0.9 miles to the parking lot on the right. https://maps.app.goo.gl/jweNzmvJKkaGg2PT8