Welcome to Friends of Natick Trails!

Together, we are making Natick a stronger community through safe and convenient access to the outdoors, and with connections that tie together our neighborhoods and promote exercise, heath and sustainability. Please join us! Sign up here if you would like to get involved.

What’s New

  • Thank you to all who came out for the 4th New Year’s Eve event on the CRT! Thank you to TJX for sponsoring this event, Amvets Post 79 for the support, Town of Natick staff, fire pit hosts and volunteers. Happy new year!

  • Want to participate in our work? Sign up here to be a member, volunteer, or if you want to learn more.

  • Thank you, Zippity-Do-Dog and all who bought hot dogs on Saturdays in October 2024. Zippity-Do-Dog donated $1 for every hot dog sold to the Friend of Natick Trails and the Friends of Framingham Trails.

  • Learn about the 2024 Natick Trails Summit on October 5. Resources here.

  • 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.

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  • Donate here

  • 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.