Welcome to the Friends of Natick Trails!
We support trails in Natick, with a focus on the Cochituate Rail Trail. We organize programs and events, help with maintenance and enhancements, and welcome your participation as a volunteer, member or sponsor.
We were pleased to support the Katie von der Lieth bike garden dedication on Monday, July 20 at 4 PM. See Natick Pegasus video here
FoNT has proposed creating an accessible walkway, native garden, seating area and historical panel connecting the CRT with Modera Natick Center, to be funded through the Community Preservation Act.
The Community Preservation Committee has voted to recommend this investment.
The Finance Committee will consider it at a public hearing (date to come), after which it will be discussed at Fall 2026 Town Meeting that begins on Tuesday, October 20.
Save the date for the FoNT 2026 Annual Meeting: Monday, September 28, 7 PM, Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street. We will have a short business meeting, and then a panel discussion and Q&A on micromobility.
We are planning a natives and invasives site walk on the CRT on Sunday, October 4 at 9 AM with Claire Rundelli, Conservation Agent and Environmental Planner for the Town of Natick. Please sign up here to join us.
Thank you to the Trail Keepers who helped on Celebrate Trails Day, April 25, for the volunteer cleanup of the Natick Cochituate Rail Trail
Read the July/August 2026 Natick Trail Mail, and sign up here for future issues
The CRT connection to the Natick Center MBTA Station is now open
Thank you to all who attended the 2025 FoNT Annual Meeting at the Morse Institute Library on Tuesday, September 16. Presentations and video are linked from our Events page.
Want to participate in our work? Sign up here to be a member, volunteer, or if you want to learn more.
We invite sponsorships on the Cochituate Rail Trail to support events and improvements to the CRT. We offer sponsorship opportunities including benches, bike repair stations, and historical panels available for sponsorship. Revenue from these sponsorships flows to a Town of Natick fund that supports maintenance and improvements on the trail.
Watch the Cochituate Rail Trail - Moving Together Virtual Tour video produced for a MassDOT conference in December 2021 that tells a story of how the CRT came to be.
