Millbury Mills to Miles: We’re building Millbury’s outdoor future—one trail at a time.

Millbury is launching a town-wide trail planning effort to create a sustainable network of walking and biking trails—and we’re doing it the right way.

Through the Millbury Mills to Miles Initiative, Blackstone Valley NEMBA, in partnership with the Millbury Nature Trails, is fundraising $15,000. Your investment will allow us to leverage grant funding and reach our total goal of $50,000 to work with the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and complete a professional trail assessment using IMBA’s Trail Accelerator framework to create a machine built system in Millbury. This process includes a comprehensive trail inventory, gap analysis, community engagement, and concept planning—resulting in a clear, shovel-ready roadmap for future trail construction across Millbury.

The full IMBA trail assessment can be seen here.

Millbury has always been shaped by hard work, craftsmanship, and community. From its mill roots to today’s neighborhoods, Millbury is a place where people come together to build something lasting. Through the Millbury Mills to Miles Initiative, we’re carrying that legacy forward by creating a sustainable trail network that gives everyone a place to ride, walk, explore, and reconnect with nature—right in their own backyard.

This professional process creates a clear roadmap for future construction—ensuring new trails are safe, inclusive, environmentally responsible, and guided by what residents want in their own backyard.

Your donation supports IMBA planning services, trail assessments, mapping, signage, bridges, tools, and outreach—turning vision into build-ready plans and real, rideable, walkable trails. This work expands close-to-home recreation, supports youth and after-school programs, protects conservation land through sustainable design, and strengthens long-term community stewardship.

From Mills to Miles, this is about more than trails. It’s about kids discovering the outdoors after school, families exploring together, neighbors meeting on the trail, and building something that lasts.

Every contribution matters. Any amount you choose to donate will help to launch Millbury’s future—creating a healthier community, stronger connections, and an outdoor legacy for generations to come.

Let’s build it together.