Hiking Resources
Get the information you need to feel confident on your next hike.
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.
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Hiking Resources for Your Next Hike
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All About Trails
RIT Students Make a Lasting Impact at Cloudland Canyon State Park
In March 2025, 18 students from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) spent their spring break giving back at Cloudland Canyon State Park, one of Georgia’s most beloved and heavily visited parks.
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Trail Work, Teamwork, and Lasting Impact at Shawnee National Forest
This Spring, Eight dedicated volunteers came together to help restore trails at Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
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Alternative Break Recap: Keuka College
Over spring break, students from Keuka College in NY traveled to Hungry Mother State Park in VA as part of their institution’s Alternative Break program.
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🌿 A Special Start to the Volunteer Season in Nantahala National Forest 🌿
The 2025 Volunteer Vacations season began on a high note in the stunning Nantahala National Forest.
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Alternative Break Recap: SUNY Oswego
In late March, SUNY Oswego students spent their spring break at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, volunteering through an alternative break program focused on conservation.
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American Hiking and 259 Organizations Support FY26 Trail Funding
On behalf of American Hiking Society and the millions of trail users our collective organizations represent who spend their time, money and energy to get out on trails for recreation, health and wellness, and to volunteer, we thank the Committee for the opportunity to provide testimony on the importance of adequately funding our nation’s trails and public lands.
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Board of Directors Feature:Â Aidan Smith
Meet Aidan Smith, one of the newest members of the American Hiking Society Board of Directors!
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Standing Up for Public Lands: How American Hiking Society is Taking Action in 2025
Public lands are facing unprecedented challenges in 2025, from funding freezes to staffing cuts. See how American Hiking Society is taking action to protect trails, advocate for public lands, and how you can get involved.
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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-Sixers | Plattsburgh | NY | http://www.adk46er.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| American Endurance Ride Conference | Auburn | CA | http://www.aerc.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Arizona Trail Association | Tucson | AZ | http://www.aztrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | Berkeley | CA | http://www.ridgetrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Between the Hills Conservancy | Purcellville | VA | http://www.blueridgecenter.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy | Franklin | NC | http://ncbartramtrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Camp Tuscazoar | Zoarville | OH | http://www.tuscazoar.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Carolina Mountain Club | Asheville | NC | http://www.carolinamtnclub.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Champlain Area Trails | Westport | NY | http://www.champlainareatrails.com/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Chinook Trail Association | Vancouver | WA | http://www.chinooktrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Columbia Land Conservancy | Chatham | NY | https://clctrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Connecticut Forest & Park Association | Rockfall | CT | http://www.ctwoodlands.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Inc. | Mt Morris | NY | http://www.fingerlakestrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Florida Trail Association | Gainesville | FL | http://www.floridatrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Foothills Trail Club | Cheektowaga | NY | http://www.foothillstrailclub.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Friends of Congaree Swamp | Columbia | SC | http://www.friendsofcongaree.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Friends of Panthertown | Cashiers | NC | http://www.panthertown.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman | MT | http://www.gvlt.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Headwaters Trail System | Three Forks | MT | threeforksmontana.us | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Horse-Shoe Trail Conservancy | Harrisburg | PA | http://hstrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Klickitat Trail Conservancy | Lyle | WA | http://klickitat-trail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Louisiana Hiking Club | Baton Rouge | LA | http://hikelouisiana.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| National Coast Trail Association | EUGENE | OR | http://www.coasttrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club | Lynchburg | VA | http://nbatc.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Norfolk Land Trust | Norfolk | CT | http://norfolklandtrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene | OR | http://www.nwyouthcorps.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Ozark Highlands Trail Association | Fayetteville | AR | ozarkhighlandstrail.com | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Pacific Crest Trail Association | Sacramento | CA | http://www.pcta.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Potomac Heritage Trail Association | Sterling | VA | http://www.potomactrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Red Lodge Hiking Club | Columbus | MT | Alliance, BRONZE | |
| Southern Blue Ridge Hikers | Highlands | NC | Alliance, BRONZE | |
| Victor Hiking Trails, Inc. | Victor | NY | http://www.victorhikingtrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Visit Mississippi | Jackson | MS | http://www.visitmississippi.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle | WA | http://www.wta.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
