Town Forest mountain bike trail gets a gentler redesign this week

NATICK --

COMMUNITY -- The Conservation Commission heard Thursday from resident David Little and a representative of NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike Association, about reworking the "blue intermediate" trail in Town Forest. The green easy trail and a walk-up trail, both built earlier by Natick High School students, have already been completed and were described as "in good shape." Little and the commission's agent walked the proposed blue-trail reroute together and agreed to swing the path farther to the side of the hill rather than running it straight down the slope, aiming to keep grades near 10 percent to cut down on erosion and drainage problems. Little said the original layout, as cut by the high schoolers, was "probably closer to an expert-level trail, not quite an intermediate-level trail." The revised route will not add any new crossings of the existing white pedestrian trail beyond what was already approved.

TOWN -- Natick Recreation and Parks has posted Open Gym schedules for October and November 2026 on its website. The department's Spooktacular event is set for Saturday, Oct. 24, and the Recreation and Parks Commission has a meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19.

Compiled from team and league reports, reader submissions, and local coverage.