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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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 | Test |
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Adirondack Forty-Sixers | Plattsburgh | NY | www.adk46er.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
American Endurance Ride Conference | Auburn | CA | www.aerc.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Arizona Trail Association | Tucson | AZ | www.aztrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | Berkeley | CA | www.ridgetrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Between the Hills Conservancy | Purcellville | VA | www.blueridgecenter.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy | Franklin | NC | www.ncbartramtrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Camp Tuscazoar | Zoarville | OH | www.tuscazoar.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Carolina Mountain Club | Asheville | NC | www.carolinamtnclub.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Cayuga Trails Club, Inc. | Ithaca | NY | www.cayugatrailsclub.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Champlain Area Trails | Westport | NY | www.champlainareatrails.com/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Chinook Trail Association | Vancouver | WA | www.chinooktrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
City of New Castle Parks and Recreation | New Castle | PA | www.newcastlepa.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Columbia Land Conservancy | Chatham | NY | www.clctrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Connecticut Forest & Park Association | Rockfall | CT | www.ctwoodlands.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Inc. | Mt Morris | NY | www.fingerlakestrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Florida Trail Association | Gainesville | FL | www.floridatrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Friends of Congaree Swamp | Columbia | SC | www.friendsofcongaree.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Friends of Government Canyon | San Antonio | TX | www.friendsofgc.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Friends of Panthertown | Cashiers | NC | www.panthertown.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman | MT | www.gvlt.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Headwaters Trail System | THREE FORKS | MT | www.threeforksmontana.us | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Horse-Shoe Trail Conservancy | Southeastern | PA | www.hstrail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Idaho Trails Association | Council | ID | www.idahotrailsassociation.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance | Anchorage | AK | www.iditarodnationalhistorictrail.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Klickitat Trail Conservancy | Lyle | WA | www.klickitat-trail.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Louisiana Hiking Club | Baton Rouge | LA | www.hikelouisiana.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Mountain High Hikers | Hayesville | NC | www.mountainhighhikers.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club | Lynchburg | VA | www.nbatc.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
NC High Peaks Trail Association | Burnsville | NC | www.nchighpeaks.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Norfolk Land Trust | Norfolk | CT | www.norfolklandtrust.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Northwest Youth Corps | Eugene | OR | www.nwyouthcorps.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Ozark Highlands Trail Association | Fayetteville | AR | www.ozarkhighlandstrail.com | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Pacific Crest Trail Association | Sacramento | CA | www.pcta.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Palmetto Conservation Foundation - Palmetto Trail | Columbia | SC | www.palmettoconservation.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Potomac Heritage Trail Association | Sterling | VA | 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 | www.victorhikingtrails.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Visit Mississippi | Jackson | MS | www.visitmississippi.org | Alliance, BRONZE | |
Washington Trails Association | Seattle | WA | www.wta.org/ | Alliance, BRONZE | |