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

Hiking A Mountain of Hope

Stories of how outdoor recreation can lead to a lifetime of well-being. Hiking is the best nature-based activity that can lead to a lifetime of fitness and well-being. You’ll hear me say this…

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#HikingMakesMe – Saveria Tilden

American Hiking Society Ambassador, Saveria Tilden, responds to our #HikingMakesMe interview.   My name is Saveria. I have never had a nickname, but my name does rhyme with my favorite…

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#HikingMakesMe – Jennifer Pharr Davis

American Hiking Society Ambassador, Jennifer Pharr Davis, responds to our #HikingMakesMe interview.   My name is Jennifer Pharr Davis, but my friends call me Jen, because it is way more…

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#HikingMakesMe – Kara Richardson Whitely

American Hiking Society Ambassador, Kara Richardson Whitely, responds to our #HikingMakesMe interview.   My name is Kara Richardson Whitely. When I go on a hike, I never leave home without…

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Member Spotlight: Kate Waite

American Hiking Society loves connecting with our members.  Every single one has a story to tell about when and why they started hiking, and why they continue to do so. …

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An Introduction to Zion National Park

The wondrous Zion National Park is situated to the southwest of Utah and is near the Nevada and Arizona borders. It is at the end of Colorado Plateau. It is…

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5 Benefits of a Sunrise Hike

Do you have a regular fitness regime? Does it include a sunrise hike? If your answer is no… consider changing it to yes. This past spring I started doing a…

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How to Prevent and What to do if You Get Bitten by a Snake

This is a very common topic among hikers and climbers, what should I do to prevent and care for a snake bite? Most of those who hike actually have no…

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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 Test
Adirondack Forty-SixersPlattsburghNYwww.adk46er.orgAlliance, BRONZE
American Endurance Ride ConferenceAuburnCAwww.aerc.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Arizona Trail AssociationTucsonAZwww.aztrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Bay Area Ridge Trail CouncilBerkeleyCAwww.ridgetrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Between the Hills ConservancyPurcellvilleVAwww.blueridgecenter.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Blue Ridge Bartram Trail ConservancyFranklinNCwww.ncbartramtrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Camp TuscazoarZoarvilleOHwww.tuscazoar.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Carolina Mountain ClubAshevilleNCwww.carolinamtnclub.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Cayuga Trails Club, Inc.IthacaNYwww.cayugatrailsclub.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Champlain Area TrailsWestportNYwww.champlainareatrails.com/Alliance, BRONZE
Chinook Trail AssociationVancouverWAwww.chinooktrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
City of New Castle Parks and RecreationNew CastlePAwww.newcastlepa.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Columbia Land ConservancyChathamNYwww.clctrust.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Connecticut Forest & Park AssociationRockfallCTwww.ctwoodlands.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Inc.Mt MorrisNYwww.fingerlakestrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Florida Trail AssociationGainesvilleFLwww.floridatrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Friends of Congaree SwampColumbiaSCwww.friendsofcongaree.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Friends of Government CanyonSan AntonioTXwww.friendsofgc.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Friends of PanthertownCashiersNCwww.panthertown.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Gallatin Valley Land TrustBozemanMTwww.gvlt.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Headwaters Trail SystemTHREE FORKSMTwww.threeforksmontana.usAlliance, BRONZE
Horse-Shoe Trail ConservancySoutheasternPAwww.hstrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Idaho Trails AssociationCouncilIDwww.idahotrailsassociation.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Iditarod Historic Trail AllianceAnchorageAKwww.iditarodnationalhistorictrail.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Klickitat Trail ConservancyLyleWAwww.klickitat-trail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Louisiana Hiking ClubBaton RougeLAwww.hikelouisiana.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Mountain High HikersHayesvilleNCwww.mountainhighhikers.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail ClubLynchburgVAwww.nbatc.orgAlliance, BRONZE
NC High Peaks Trail AssociationBurnsvilleNCwww.nchighpeaks.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Norfolk Land TrustNorfolkCTwww.norfolklandtrust.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Northwest Youth CorpsEugeneORwww.nwyouthcorps.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Ozark Highlands Trail AssociationFayettevilleARwww.ozarkhighlandstrail.comAlliance, BRONZE
Pacific Crest Trail AssociationSacramentoCAwww.pcta.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Palmetto Conservation Foundation - Palmetto TrailColumbiaSCwww.palmettoconservation.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Potomac Heritage Trail AssociationSterlingVAwww.potomactrail.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Red Lodge Hiking ClubColumbusMTAlliance, BRONZE
Southern Blue Ridge HikersHighlandsNCAlliance, BRONZE
Victor Hiking Trails, Inc.VictorNYwww.victorhikingtrails.org/Alliance, BRONZE
Visit MississippiJacksonMSwww.visitmississippi.orgAlliance, BRONZE
Washington Trails AssociationSeattleWAwww.wta.org/Alliance, BRONZE