Hiking Resources

Get the information you need to feel confident on your next hike.

Find a trail for your next adventure.

Annie Spratt

Tips for your next hike.

Lionello Delpiccolo

Read current hiking news.

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Find a local recreation or conservation group.

Jamison Sliger

Hikes Near You

Find the perfect hike for you!

Joel Cross

American Hiking Society has partnered with the Hiking Project to help you find trails and featured hikes you’ll love. The Hiking Project is a crowd-sourced platform, which means that all trails are shared by hikers like you. If you don’t see trails near you now, keep checking back. And better yet, why not share your favorite local hikes?

Trail Ratings:

  Easy: walking with no obstacles and low grades

  Easy/Intermediate

  Intermediate: 10% grade, small rocks and roots, easy scrambling

  Intermediate/Difficult

  Difficult: 15% grade, large obstacles, possible scrambling or climbing

  Extremely Difficult: 20% grade, 15+" obstacles, many harder sections

 

Featured Hikes:

Sometimes it's hard to pick the perfect hike right off the map. Browse through Hiking Project's highest rated hikes to see which trails other hikers are ranting and raving about.

Download the Trail Info:

take the info with you on your next hike. Download the maps and trail info to your mobile device for offline use. Remember to pin the trails before you leave cell service.

Give to American Hiking Society Today

Help build and maintain hiking trails, conserve America’s natural landscapes, build a more inclusive outdoors, and ensure that tomorrow’s hiking experience is even better than today’s. Your gift makes you part of a growing hiking community helping to protect the places you love to hike.

Hiking 101

Tips for your next hike.

Lionello Delpiccolo

American Hiking Society Blog

American Hiking Society Comments on Roadless Rule Proposed Repeal

On behalf of AHS and the 63 million strong hiking community we oppose the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule as it will negatively impact the hiking community’s access to and enjoyment of the 9,298 miles of hiking trails contained within roadless areas.

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Hearing Statement- House Natural Resources Great American Outdoors Act

On behalf of American Hiking Society (AHS) and the 63 million strong hiking community we write in support of the extension of the Great American Outdoors Act National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) and the impact it has had in improving outdoor recreation and public lands access for hikers across the country.

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Restoring Shafer Creek

History came alive this summer in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, where a Volunteer Vacation crew joined Forest Service staff to restore the Shafer Creek Trail, a segment of the historic Oregon Trail system.

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Hard Work, Lasting Impact in the Washakie Wilderness

Volunteers hiked deep into Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest to spend a week working on the rugged Deer Creek Trail.

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What to do if You Get Lost on the Trail — and How to Avoid It

Getting lost on the trail can happen to anyone — but knowing what to do if it happens to you can make all the difference

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Tips for Being a Mindful Hiker

Don’t forget these key tips to help you have an amazing time outdoors — while staying safe and minimizing your impact on the natural spaces we all love. 

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2025 Advocacy Update

The first half of 2025 has been one of the busiest—and challenging—years in recent memory for trails and public lands advocates. Here’s a comprehensive update on where things stand, what’s at risk, and how you can get involved.

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Volunteering in the Alaskan Rainforest

American Hiking volunteers came together for a week of trail stewardship, surrounded by the vast beauty of the Tongass National Forest.

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Alliance of Hiking Organizations

Find your local recreation or conservation group.

Jamison Sliger

American Hiking's Alliance of Hiking Organizations is a network of trail groups, hiking clubs, land trusts and other organizations working to promote and protect hiking trails, trail lands, and the hiking experience. American Hiking Society and its Alliance are the primary force in pressing for increased funding for trails and protecting places special to hikers.

Learn about organizational membership benefits and join the Alliance today.

You may sort our list of Alliance members below by any column, by clicking on the up/down arrows in  the header.

Organization Name City State Website Membership Type
Adirondack Forty-SixersPlattsburghNYhttp://www.adk46er.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Alaska TrailsAnchorageAKwww.alaska-trails.orgAlliance, BRONZE
American Endurance Ride ConferenceAuburnCAhttp://www.aerc.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Arizona Trail AssociationTucsonAZhttp://www.aztrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Bay Area Ridge Trail CouncilBerkeleyCAhttp://www.ridgetrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Between the Hills ConservancyPurcellvilleVAhttp://www.blueridgecenter.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Blue Ridge Bartram Trail ConservancyFranklinNChttp://ncbartramtrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Camp TuscazoarZoarvilleOHhttp://www.tuscazoar.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Carolina Mountain ClubAshevilleNChttp://www.carolinamtnclub.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Cayuga Trails Club, Inc.IthacaNYhttp://www.cayugatrailsclub.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Columbia Land ConservancyChathamNYhttps://clctrust.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Connecticut Forest & Park AssociationRockfallCThttp://www.ctwoodlands.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Finger Lakes Trail ConferenceMt MorrisNYhttp://www.fingerlakestrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Florida Trail AssociationGainesvilleFLhttp://www.floridatrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Foothills Trail ClubCheektowagaNYhttp://www.foothillstrailclub.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Friends of Congaree SwampColumbiaSChttp://www.friendsofcongaree.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Friends of PanthertownCashiersNChttp://www.panthertown.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Headwaters Trail SystemThree ForksMTthreeforksmontana.usAlliance, BRONZE
Horse-Shoe Trail ConservancyHarrisburgPAhttp://hstrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Klickitat Trail ConservancyLyleWAhttp://klickitat-trail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Louisiana Hiking ClubBaton RougeLAhttp://hikelouisiana.org/Alliance, BRONZE
National Coast Trail AssociationEugeneORhttp://www.coasttrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail ClubLynchburgVAhttp://nbatc.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Norfolk Land TrustNorfolkCThttp://norfolklandtrust.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Northwest Youth CorpsEugeneORhttp://www.nwyouthcorps.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Ozark Highlands Trail AssociationFayettevilleARozarkhighlandstrail.comAlliance, BRONZE
Pacific Crest Trail AssociationSacramentoCAhttp://www.pcta.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Palmetto Trail (Palmetto Conservation Foundation)ColumbiaSChttp://www.palmettoconservation.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Potomac Heritage Trail AssociationSterlingVAhttp://www.potomactrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Red Lodge Hiking ClubColumbusMTAlliance, BRONZE
Victor Hiking TrailsVictorNYhttp://www.victorhikingtrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Visit MississippiJacksonMShttp://www.visitmississippi.orgAlliance, BRONZE