Thirty maintaining organizations call different parts of the A.T. their own. Every year, they do the essential work that keeps the Trail open, safe and in good repair. New volunteers are always welcome. Volunteer opportunities for Trail maintenance, boundary monitoring, water-quality sampling, and monitoring rare species are available through many of these clubs. Some clubs maintain trails in addition to the A.T. Most clubs have active hiking schedules along with other social and outdoor activities.
Join forces with these caretakers of this legendary hiking trail.
Maine
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Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC)
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The Augusta, Maine-based Maine Appalachian Trail Club maintains 266.8 miles of the A.T. in Maine, from Katahdin in Baxter State Park to Grafton Notch at Maine 26. |
MATC work trips are usually on weekends between May and August. |
| Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) |
The Appalachian Mountain Club maintains 122.2 miles of the A.T. from Grafton Notch at Maine 26 to New Hampshire 112 in Woodstock, New Hampshire. |
Information on getting involved is found on the AMC Web site. |
New Hampshire
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Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
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The Appalachian Mountain Club maintains 122.2 miles of the A.T. from Grafton Notch at Maine 26 to New Hampshire 112 in Woodstock, New Hampshire. |
Information on getting involved is found on the AMC Web site. |
| Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) |
The Dartmouth Outing Club is a mix of Dartmouth students and local community members around Hanover, New Hampshire. DOC maintains 75.3 miles of the A.T. from Kinsman Notch at New Hampshire 112 near Woodstock, New Hampshire to Vermont 12 in Woodstock, Vermont. |
Meetings are held on Monday evenings in Robinson Hall. |
Vermont
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Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC)
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The Dartmouth Outing Club is a mix of Dartmouth students and local community members around Hanover, New Hampshire. DOC maintains 75.3 miles of the A.T. from Kinsman Notch at New Hampshire 112 near Woodstock, New Hampshire to Vermont 12 in Woodstock, Vermont. |
Meetings are held on Monday evenings in Robinson Hall. |
| Green Mountain Club (GMC) |
Based in Waterbury Center, Vermont, GMC maintains 127.9 miles of the A.T. from Vermont 12 in Woodstock to the Vermont/Massachusetts border near North Adams, Massachusetts. The Trail coincides with the Long Trail for 105 miles through southern Vermont. |
Current volunteer opportunities are detailed on line. New volunteers should complete a volunteer application form. |
Massachusetts
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AMC-Berkshire Chapter
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The AMC-Berkshire Chapter maintains all 89.5 miles of the A.T. in Massachusetts from the Vermont line to the Connecticut border. The committee meets on the first Monday every other month from September to May in in Lanesboro. |
Trail-work parties go out every Tuesday and Saturday from May to August. Schedule of A.T. work-trips. |
Connecticut
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AMC-Connecticut Chapter
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The AMC-Connecticut Chapter Trails Committee maintains the 52.3 miles of the A.T. through the Nutmeg State. |
The committee meets the first Tuesday evening of the month except during the summer. Work projects generally occur every other weekend during the season. |
New York
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New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (NY-NJTC)
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The N.Y.-N.J. Trail Conference maintains 160.6 miles of the A.T. from the Connecticut line to the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania border. The club is based in Mahwah, New Jersey. |
More information on volunteer opportunities or the current Bear Mountain Trail Project are on line. Interested new volunteers may contact volunteers@nynjtc.org. |
New Jersey
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New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (NY-NJTC)
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The N.Y.-N.J. Trail Conference maintains 160.6 miles of the A.T. from the Connecticut line to the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania border. The club is based in Mahwah, New Jersey. |
More information on volunteer opportunities or the current Bear Mountain Trail Project are on line. Interested new volunteers may contact volunteers@nynjtc.org. |
Pennsylvania
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Wilmington Trail Club(WTC)
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The Wilmington Trail Club, based in Delaware, maintains 7.2 miles of the A.T. from the Delaware River at the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border to Fox Gap at Pennsylvania 191. |
Trail-work trips are scheduled as needed during the spring, summer and early fall, usually on week days. |
| Batona Hiking Club (BHC) |
The Batona Hiking Club of Philadelphia maintains 8.6 A.T. miles from Fox Gap at Pennsylvania 191 to Wind Gap at Pennsylvania 33. |
The club performs work trips as necessary. Contact Allen Britton, loralhiker@verizon.net or Susan Charkes, charkes@acm.org. |
| AMC-Delaware Valley Chapter (AMC-DV) |
The AMC–Delaware Valley Chapter maintains 15.4 miles of the Trail from Wind Gap at Pennsylvania 33 to Little Gap near Danielsville, Pennsylvania. |
Regular meetings and trail-work opportunities are posted on line. |
| Philadelphia Trail Club (PTC) |
Based in the Delaware Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Trail Club maintains 10.3 miles of the A.T. from Little Gap, near Danielsville to Lehigh Furnace Gap near Ashfield, Pennsylvania |
New volunteers of any age may contact Paul Schubert paulschubert80@gmail.com or Dave Scheid davescheid@yahoo.com to get involved. |
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Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club (BMECC)
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The Reading, Pennsylvania-based Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club maintains 61.2 miles of the A.T. in two pieces, from Lehigh Furnace Gap to Bake Oven Knob Road and from Tri-County Corner to Rausch Gap Shelter, south of I-81 near Pennsylvania 443. |
Quarterly meetings and maintenance trips are posted on line. |
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Allentown Hiking Club (AHC)
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Based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, AHC maintains 10.3 miles of the Trail, from Bake Oven Knob Road near Pennsylvania 309 (about 30 miles northwest of Allentown) to Tri County Corner. |
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month. Work trips and meeting schedules are regularly updated online. |
| Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club (SATC) |
The Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club maintains 20 miles of the A.T. from Rausch Gap Shelter west of Pennsylvania 443 to Pennsylvania 225 north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
SATC holds four meetings per year. The club Web site has more information on volunteer opportunities. |
| York Hiking Club (YHC) |
Based in York, Pennsylvania, YHC maintains a 7.2-mile section of the A.T. from Pennsylvania 225 at the top of Peters Mountain to the Susquehanna River. |
YHC schedule of work trips. |
| Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club (CVATC) |
Based in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, CVATC maintains 17.2-miles of the A.T. through the Cumberland Valley, from the intersection with the Darlington Trail on Blue Mountain to Center Point Knob. |
The club meets quarterly and hosts third-Saturday work trips. |
| Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM) |
Based in Baltimore, Maryland, MCM maintains two A.T. sections in Pennsylvania: 12.7 miles south of the Susquehanna River to the Darlington/Tuscarora trails crossing and 16.4 miles from Center Point Knob to Pine Grove Furnace State Park at Pennsylvania 233. MCM also maintains the most northern 10 miles of the A.T. in Maryland. |
New volunteers should
e-mail contact@mcomd.org for more information. |
| Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) |
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, based in Northern Virginia, maintains 239.8 miles of the A.T. from Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania to Rockfish Gap near I-64 at Waynesboro, Virginia. PATC has five chapters in the mid-Atlantic region. |
Upcoming trail-maintenance trips and other opportunities to get involved are posted on line. |
Maryland
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Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM)
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Based in Baltimore, Maryland, MCM maintains two A.T. sections in Pennsylvania: 12.7 miles south of the Susquehanna River to the Darlington/Tuscarora trails crossing and the 16.4 miles from Center Point Knob to Pine Grove Furnace State Park at Pennsylvania 233. MCM also maintains the most northern 10 miles of the A.T. in Maryland. |
New volunteers should
e-mail contact@mcomd.org for more information. |
| Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) |
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, based in Northern Virginia, maintains 239.8 miles of the A.T. from Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania to Rockfish Gap near I-64 at Waynesboro, Virginia. PATC has five chapters in the mid-Atlantic region. |
Upcoming trail-maintenance trips and other opportunities to get involved are posted on line. |
West Virginia
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC)
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The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, based in Northern Virginia, maintains 239.8 miles of the A.T. from Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania to Rockfish Gap near I-64 at Waynesboro, Virginia. PATC has five chapters in the mid-Atlantic region. |
Upcoming trail-maintenance trips and other opportunities to get involved are posted on line. |
Virginia
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC)
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The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, based in Northern Virginia, maintains 239.8 miles of the A.T. from Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania to Rockfish Gap near I-64 at Waynesboro, Virginia. PATC has five chapters in the mid-Atlantic region. |
Upcoming trail-maintenance trips and other opportunities to get involved are posted on line. |
| Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club (ODATC) |
The Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club meets the third Wednesday of certain months in Richmond, Virginia, and maintains 19.1 miles of the A.T. from Rockfish Gap at the southern end of Shenandoah National Park (near I-64) to Reeds Gap at Virginia 664. |
Opportunities to get involved including Trail-maintenance, monitoring plants and wildlife, and other family-friendly activities, are found on line. |
| Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club (TATC) |
Based in Norfolk, Virginia, TATC maintains 10.5 miles of the A.T. from Reed's Gap at Virginia 664 near Wintergreen Resort to Virginia 56 at the Tye River. |
The club meets monthly on the second Wednesday. More information on maintenance opportunities. |
| Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club (NBATC) |
The Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, maintains 90.6 miles of the A.T. from the Tye River at Virginia 56 to Black Horse Gap along the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Potluck dinner meetings are held on the second Thursday of February and October. New volunteers may join work groups held almost every Wednesday or Saturday. |
| Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) |
RATC maintains about 121.2 miles of the A.T. from Blackhorse Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway south to Pine Swamp Branch Shelter and from Pearisburg at the New River south to Virginia 611 in Bland County.
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General meetings are held quarterly, and maintenance work hikes are monthly. |
| Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech (OCVT) |
The Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, maintains 27.3 miles of the A.T. divided into two sections: Pine Swamp Branch Shelter to U.S. 460 at the New River, and Virginia 611 to Interstate 77. |
The club meets biweekly from September to May. Work trips are scheduled throughout the year. |
| Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers (PATH) |
Based in central North Carolina, PATH maintains 64 miles of the A.T. in Virginia from Interstate 77 near U.S. 52 and Bland to the South Fork of the Holston River at Virginia 670.
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Information on third Saturday work trips and other social and outdoor activities are on line. |
| Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club (MRATC) |
The Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club maintains 55.9 miles of the A.T. from Virginia 670 near Sugar Grove to the town of Damascus, Virginia near the Tennessee line.
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Opportunities to participate with the club include work hikes and quarterly meetings in Abingdon, Virginia. |
Tennessee
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Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club (TEHCC)
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Based in Kingsport, Tennessee, TEHCC maintains 132 miles of the Trail between Damascus, Virginia and U.S. 19W at Spivey Gap, North Carolina, about 20 miles south of Erwin, Tennessee.
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New volunteers may join A.T. maintenance normally on Tuesdays and some weekends and should contact atmaint@tehcc.org. |
| Carolina Mountain Club (CMC) |
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, CMC maintains about 93 miles of the A.T. from Spivey Gap, North Carolina to Davenport Gap, near the Tennessee border on Interstate 40.
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Opportunities for new maintainers to join quarterly Saturday work trips are found online in the club’s newsletter Let’s Go. Other work trips are held each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday all year long. |
| Smoky Mountains Hiking Club (SMHC) |
The Appalachian Trail Maintainers Committee of SMHC maintains 102.3 miles of the A.T. from Davenport Gap, through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to the community of Wesser, North Carolina, on the Nantahala River. A subdivision of SMHC, the Smokies Wilderness Elite A.T. Club, maintains the most inaccessible sections of the A.T. in the Smokies.
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Interested Trail-maintenance volunteers should e-mail recruiting@smhclub.org. |
North Carolina
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Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club (TEHCC)
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Based in Kingsport, Tennessee, TEHCC maintains 132 miles of the Trail between Damascus, Virginia and U.S. 19W at Spivey Gap, North Carolina, about 20 miles south of Erwin, Tennessee.
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New volunteers may join A.T. maintenance normally on Tuesdays and some weekends and should contact atmaint@tehcc.org. |
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Carolina Mountain Club (CMC)
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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, CMC maintains about 93 miles of the A.T. from Spivey Gap, North Carolina to Davenport Gap, near the Tennessee border on Interstate 40.
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Opportunities for new maintainers to join quarterly Saturday work trips are found online in the club’s newsletter Let’s Go. Other work trips are held each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday all year long. |
| Smoky Mountains Hiking Club (SMHC) |
The Appalachian Trail Maintainers Committee of SMHC maintains 102.3 miles of the A.T. from Davenport Gap, through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to the community of Wesser, North Carolina, on the Nantahala River. A subdivision of SMHC, the Smokies Wilderness Elite A.T. Club, maintains the most inaccessible sections of the A.T. in the Smokies.
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Interested Trail-maintenance volunteers should e-mail recruiting@smhclub.org. |
| Nantahala Hiking Club (NHC) |
Franklin, North Carolina-based NHC maintains 58.5 miles of the A.T. from the Nantahala River at Wesser and U.S. 19 to Bly Gap just north of the North Carolina/Georgia border.
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The club meets the second Friday of each month, and holds weekly work hikes on Wednesdays and monthly work hikes the last Saturday from April through October. |
Georgia
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Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC)
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The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, based in Atlanta, maintains the southernmost 75.4 miles of the A.T. from Bly Gap just north of the North Carolina line to Springer Mountain in Georgia, plus the 8.8-mile approach trail from Amicalola Falls State Park.
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GATC hosts Trail-maintenance trips on the third Saturday of every month. Contact trails_supervisor@georgia-atclub.org for more information. |
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