OXFORD HILLS — The sixth Great Maine Outdoor Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 26-28. The weekend is an annual collaborative event featuring outdoor active programs offered by a variety of agencies and organizations throughout the state.

The weekend was created on the premise that everyone can enjoy the outdoors no matter who they are or where they live: go to your backyard, watch birds, walk, local trails, paddle, hike, ski, take nature walks, hunt or fish.

Promoted by the Maine Outdoor Coalition, the goal of the weekend is to connect friends and neighbors with the natural world, to promote fun, physical activity and good health.

See more at greatmaineoutdoorweekend.org.

In the Oxford Hills, the Western Foothills Land Trust is sponsoring a variety of opportunities to get outside and quietly active at some of the area’s special places.

Friday, Sept. 26

A woodlands walk will be held at 9 a.m. at the two-mile Packard Loop Trail in Buckfield. Parking is located 1.2 miles south of 117 on the Sodom Road. Call to register, 739-2124.

Witt Swamp in Norway will be the site for a kayak trip at 3 p.m. Bring your own canoe or kayak to explore the bog in Lake Pennesseewassee. Meet at the boat launch on Crockett Ridge Road. Call to register, 739-2124.

Saturday, Sept. 27

A woods walk along the Crooked River, Tomes Intervale, Harrison, is scheduled for 9 a.m. Park along Scribners Mills Road in Harrison, half-mile west of the river. For more information, call 207-647-4352.

The 2k and 5k Canine-Cross will be held at 10 a.m. at Roberts Farm Preserve, 64 Roberts Road, Norway. For fit four-leggeds and their owners. Please run with harness. $5. Call to register, 739-2124.

A hike up Hawk Mountain in Waterford will take place at 2 p.m. In collaboration with Waterford Parks Committee, participants will hike up a moderately sloped tote road .7 miles to the summit. Conditions permitting, organizers hope to witness hawks migrating south; bring binoculars. The trailhead is on Hawk Mountain Road, 7/10 mile south of Mill Hill Road. Call to register, 739-2124.

Sunday, Sept. 28

A hike up Noyes Mountain in Greenwood is planned for 10 a.m. Hike one mile up moderately sloped twitch trails to a viewpoint overlooking Patch Mountain, Norway Lake and North Pond. Bring a picnic lunch and binoculars. Hikers will carpool from the Red School House, 42 Waterford Road, Norway. Call to register, 739-2124.