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

2025 NextGen Trail Leaders Celebrate National Trails Day

American Hiking Society’s NextGen Trail Leaders had an incredible, positive impact on the trails and the outdoor community in honor of our 33rd National Trails Day® on Saturday, June 7, 2025!

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American Hiking Society Staff Celebrate National Trails Day®

With smiles and stewardship projects, the AHS Staff gave back to the places we all love and left the trails and the outdoor community better than they found them.

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2025 Micro-Grant Recipients Celebrate the 33rd Annual National Trails Day®

American Hiking Society’s 2025 micro-grant recipients organized meaningful events for underrepresented communities to celebrate the 33rd annual National Trails Day®.

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On-The-Go Gear Repair

We’ve compiled a list of common “on the trail” gear emergencies and how you can fix them with a few tools and a little prep.

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American Hiking Joins 113 Organizations in Opposition to Public Lands Sell Off in Senate Reconciliation Bill

On behalf of our members, we, the 113 undersigned organizations, ask you to prevent the sell off of federal public lands in the budget reconciliation bill.

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How Time in Nature Boosts Our Mental Health

In a world where we are becoming increasingly screen-based and spend much of our lives inside, many people have drifted away from their connection to the natural world. Taking intentional actions to reconnect to the natural world can significantly improve our mental health.

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Peace After Loss — Heather’s Tale from the Trail

Grief is a deeply personal journey, but for many nature offers a place of solace and healing. Heather shares how time on the trails has helped her find peace after an immeasurable loss.

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Hiking to Healing Through The Highlands — Shan’s Tale from the Trail

Everyone’s trail to healing and discovery looks different, but every step matters. We’re grateful to Shan for sharing her story with us.

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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
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
Champlain Area TrailsWestportNYhttp://www.champlainareatrails.com/Alliance, BRONZE
Chinook Trail AssociationVancouverWAhttp://www.chinooktrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Columbia Land ConservancyChathamNYhttps://clctrust.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Connecticut Forest & Park AssociationRockfallCThttp://www.ctwoodlands.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Inc.Mt 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
Gallatin Valley Land TrustBozemanMThttp://www.gvlt.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
Potomac Heritage Trail AssociationSterlingVAhttp://www.potomactrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Red Lodge Hiking ClubColumbusMTAlliance, BRONZE
Southern Blue Ridge HikersHighlandsNCAlliance, BRONZE
Victor Hiking Trails, Inc.VictorNYhttp://www.victorhikingtrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Visit MississippiJacksonMShttp://www.visitmississippi.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Washington Trails AssociationSeattleWAhttp://www.wta.org/Alliance, BRONZE