FAQ for Hikers

work in progress as of 4:30 p.m. 9/11/25

FAQ for HIKERS (only hikers)– you don’t Have to read it, but contents and policies are valid nonetheless and you’re bound by it **send to all members of your party

WHAT I DO/ POLICIES

I drive 24 hours a day to anywhere (yes, Cohos, Baxter, Portland, Boston, Canada)

Truck has five passenger seat belts (I make six) and can hold five hikers*

Food/supply/gear drops can be arranged

I welcome dogs and other animals (very large/shedding/drooly extra) — I’ll even dog sit when you do 4th Connecticut Lake as part of the Cohos Trail

MauraMart is stuff I keep in truck that you: forgot, ran out of, broke, lost, gave away (maps, headlamps, chapstick, food, batteries, poles, bandanas, etc) that I’ll sell/ sometimes give you– just ask! …. …. you don’t need to hire me to buy from MauraMart, if you see me at trailhead walk over like an ice cream truck!

rides should be BEFORE hike: I pick you up from end, drive you to start, you hike to waiting car w/o worry of meeting ride …. …. post hike rides Can Still be arranged

COSTS

Rides priced starting when I leave home/current location to pick you up– not from trailhead to trailhead

rates not posted— once I have Time, Date, Locations I send price — if you agree you take the next step in booking …. …. quote is for one to four people (it costs me same to make run, no solo discount), 5th rider extra — you can sell empty seats

BOOKING RIDE

text (603)915-1241 put info in first contact

“I’m So and So, I need a ride from A to B for X number of people/dogs on Whatever Day at _:__ o’clock”

give exact trailheads/parking area names (not trails/huts/pins/mountains/routes/pics)

if agree to price I send deposit info (do Not send full!) balance paid in cash at ride

quote/deposit info Is not a reservation, until deposit is received the time slot is open

if you don’t get text saying “I got the deposit thank you” I didn’t get the deposit

CANCELLATIONS

rides canceled 48+ hours in advance will get refund of the deposit (minus $40 on basic rides like Presi and ZBonds, Cohos $80, Logan $110, Manchester/Portland $80, LASH $60 to 90+ — vary based on distance) …. …. canceled under 48 hours, no refund

if ride is canceled fewer than 12 hours in advance the booked rider Must send the balance as if the ride happened …. …. no date moving– cancel and schedule new ride

deposit and cancellation for people joining shared rides is different, ask Maura

DAY OF

Be Ready! Set time is when we pull away — arrive early to repack, use bathroom, pay parking — delays at one ride create domino effect and make me late for the next

if you forget cash balance and need to use online add $10 plus any platform fee

If you’re late you’ll be charged 70¢ minute 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 80¢ 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $1.oo 9 p.m. to midnight, $1.50 midnight to 5 a.m., $1.oo 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.

if it’s dark at Wear a headlamp! (‘swear to God I’ll drive away and leave next creepy dark shape that approaches my truck or stares in my windows!! …. kidding not kidding)

KINDNESS POLICY

if you/anyone in group is asshat about others I’ll pull over and kick you out (even in middle of nowhere), no refund — if you paid in full the second half goes to charity

LOST ITEMS

check you have everything when getting out of Truck …. …. on busy days filled with common runs I can be decent and drop items as I pass again — but that can’t be promised …. If I have to drive an item to your car, AMC, etc I Will Charge As If It’s A Ride

ex: bringing phone, keys to Highland is full Presi ride of gas/ time (and lost sleep)

EXTRAS

thru hikers– I you as people but my seats are upholstered and most of my riders are not AT, so are not nose blind — so thru hikers who are fresh from trail (no zero/ shower/change to clean clothes) must ride in truck bed, thanks for understanding

if you ask me to drop a bag or box and you change the date/time/location to bring it I need to charge if it creates a separate drive …. …. if I’ve agreed to bring it for free it means I’m already scheduled to pass the original location anyway by a certain date/time

okay to eat/drink, just don’t spill and not clean up– I have bags/paper towels and will dispose of waste please God no onions or stinky foods like fish, garlic, mayonnaise etc

quit sticking your bottles and coffee cups in my doors and seatback pockets

you can give away empty seats or sell for what you want– you collect from them and give me the balance …. …. if I arrange a share (usually the case) your cost goes down but I don’t just divide the original price by # of riders, I get small profit from each one

if you join a shared ride through me and the original booked rider cancels, the ride is canceled– if you still want me to take you you must pay the full amount of the ride

please text Maura (603)915-1241