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
Great Hiking Trails Around the World
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Read MoreTake the 5 R’s of sustainability to the trail.
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Read MoreRequest a Volunteer Trail Crew for 2018
Land managers, volunteer coordinators, trail and park organizations…we want to send you hardworking and dedicated volunteers to fulfill your trail project needs in 2018! We understand that with reduced budgets…
Read MoreHiking to the Solar Eclipse
Imagine a morning hike for a purpose, for a reason you’ve never hiked before. You start out early, the crisp air an energy shot from nature. Perhaps the birds are…
Read MoreKid’s Hiking Poem or Prose Contest
When we hike with children, we see the world through their eyes. The patterns on the wings of a beetle, towering peaks peeking through swirling clouds, the earthy smell of…
Read MoreExecutive Order Threatens National Monuments
In April, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the review of all national monument designations occurring after January 1, 1996, where the monument exceeds 100,000 acres. Shortly…
Read More#HikingMakesMe Interview – Kathryn Van Waes, Ph.D.
American Hiking Society’s Executive Director, Kathryn Van Waes, responds to our #HikingMakesMe interview. I go by the name Kate. When I go on a hike, I never leave home without…
Read MoreIntroducing AHS Ambassador Michael Lanza
American Hiking Society is thrilled to welcome Michael Lanza to the Ambassador Program of AHS- where he hopes to inspire families to discover the powerful emotional payoff and bond achieved…
Read MoreJamison 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 |
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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 |