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.
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Hiking Resources for Your Next Hike
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All About Trails
Letter of Support for the Recreational Trails Program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Letter to support an amendment to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework to increase the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funding following the release of any update fuel study on user generated taxes from recreational trail users.
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Comments to USDA Identifying Barriers in Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
American Hiking Society (AHS) and the 44 million strong hiking community submit comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on how the USDA, including Forest Service, can advance racial justice and equity for underserved communities as part of its implementation of Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
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AHS Letter of Support for Transit to Trails, Outdoors for All, and Recreational Trails Program in INVEST Act
AHS Letter of Support for amendments to INVEST In America Act (Transportation Reauthorization) to include Transit to Trails, and Outdoors for All. AHS also supports the reauthorization of the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) included in the bill.
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Donor Feature: Walt and Jane Daniels
A Match Made in Heaven: Walt and Jane Daniels In 1968 when Jane took a job as reference librarian at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, little did she realize…
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Testimony of Kate Van Waes, Executive Director, American Hiking Society, before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee FY22
Testimony of Kate Van Waes, Executive Director, American Hiking Society in support of trails and programs impacting the hiking community.
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Hike The Hill 2021 – Strengthening A New Trail Muscle
By Justin Tucker I’ve come to feel pretty sure of myself whenever I head out on trail. At this point in my life and in my hiking tenure, I’m fully…
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Hike the Hill 2021 – Showing Up Is The Hardest Part
By Jeremy Su I have normally been someone who refrains from making things political, if I felt like it wasn’t necessary. At times, I found that it was easier to…
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American Hiking Remembers Tom Johnson, long-time board member and AT historian
American Hiking Society is remembering the life of long-time board member, Tom Johnson, who passed away on Saturday, December 5, while hiking in Shenandoah National Park. Tom suffered a heart…
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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 |
| Benton County Conservation | Vinton | IA | https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/conservation/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Benton MacKaye Trail Association | Cherry Log | GA | http://www.bmta.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy | Franklin | NC | http://ncbartramtrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Buckeye Trail Association | Shawnee | OH | http://www.buckeyetrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Capital Stick Kickers | Delmar | NY | Http://Capitalstickkickers.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Carolina Mountain Club | Asheville | NC | http://www.carolinamtnclub.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Carteret County Wildlife Club | Havelock | NC | carteretwildlifeclub.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Chinook Trail Association | Vancouver | WA | http://www.chinooktrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| City of New Castle Parks and Recreation | New Castle | PA | newcastlepa.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Clean Trails / National CleanUp Day | Denver | CO | https://www.cleantrails.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Columbia Land Conservancy | Chatham | NY | https://clctrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Connecticut Forest and Park Association Incorporated | Rockfall | CT | https://ctwoodlands.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Dolan Springs Trails System | Dolan Springs | AZ | http://www.dolanspringschamberofcommerce.com/ | 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, SILVER |
| Friends of Congaree Swamp | Columbia | SC | http://www.friendsofcongaree.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Friends of Government Canyon | San Antonio | TX | friendsofgc.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Friends of Panthertown | Cashiers | NC | http://www.panthertown.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Friends of the Columbia Gorge | Portland | OR | http://www.gorgefriends.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman | MT | http://www.gvlt.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Headwaters Trail System | Three Forks | MT | threeforksmontana.us | Alliance, SILVER |
| Horse-Shoe Trail Conservancy | Southeastern | PA | http://hstrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Idaho Trails Association | Council | ID | http://www.idahotrailsassociation.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance | Anchorage | AK | http://www.iditarodnationalhistorictrail.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Klickitat Trail Conservancy | Lyle | WA | http://klickitat-trail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Lone Star Hiking Trail Club | Tomball | TX | http://www.lshtclub.com | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Louisiana Hiking Club | Baton Rouge | LA | http://hikelouisiana.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Mountain High Hikers | Hayesville | NC | http://www.mountainhighhikers.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club | Lynchburg | VA | http://nbatc.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Nature Trust of the Santa Monica Mountains | Malibu | CA | http://www.naturetrust.net/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| NC High Peaks Trail Assoc. | Burnsville | NC | http://www.nchighpeaks.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Norfolk Land Trust | Norfolk | CT | http://norfolklandtrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| North Country Trail Association | Lowell | MI | http://www.NorthCountryTrail.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene | OR | http://www.northwestyouthcorps.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Ozark Highlands Trail Association | Fayetteville | AR | ozarkhighlandstrail.com | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Palmetto Conservation Foundation - Palmetto Trail | Columbia | SC | http://www.palmettoconservation.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation | Camp Hill | PA | http://www.paparksandforests.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Potomac Heritage Trail Association | STERLING | VA | http://www.potomactrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Red Lodge Hiking Club | Columbus | MT | Alliance, BRONZE | |
| Smoky Mountains Hiking Club | Knoxville | TN | http://www.smhclub.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| The Niagara Hiking Company | Niagara Falls | NY | http://www.hikeniagara.com | Alliance, BRONZE |
| TrailBliss | sammamish | WA | http://www.trailbliss.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Trinidad Coastal Land Trust | Trinidad | CA | trinidadcoastallandtrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Victor Hiking Trails, Inc. | VICTOR | NY | http://www.victorhikingtrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Visit Mississippi | Jackson | MS | http://www.visitmississippi.org | Alliance, BRONZE |
| Wild Basin Creative Research Center | Austin | TX | http://www.wildbasin.org | Alliance, BRONZE |