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

Navigating Winter Hiking: Protecting Yourself from Frostbite

Understanding the dangers of frostbite and learning how to protect yourself from its chilling effects is essential if you’re exploring outdoors during winter.

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Board of Directors Feature: Jeff Hayward

We’re excited to continue introducing the new members of American Hiking Society’s Board of Directors; next up on the introduction trail is Jeff Hayward!

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Rebuilding Trails in the Face of Fires

In recent years, our planet has witnessed extreme environmental changes that have had a profound impact on the frequency and intensity of forest fires. Escalating temperatures, prolonged droughts, and changing…

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Board of Directors Feature: Jacob Camp

American Hiking is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to the Board of Directors! Meet Jacob Camp!

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Give Dry a Try with Athletic Brewing

Athletic Brewing’s Give Dry a Try campaign encourages drinkers to enjoy award-winning non-alcoholic beers and start a dry streak (even if it doesn’t last for the entire month). 

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Experiencing the Healing Powers of Nature With Hike+Heal Wellness

AHS Stewardship and Representation Micro-Grant recipients Hike+Heal hosted a campout that brought together 20 women of color to experience camping, recreating, and stewardship in the outdoors.

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The (RE) Series: (Re)newing Our Hope in the Outdoors

For the past three parts of The (RE) Series, you’ve been a part of this journey with me, as I have led you through a metaphorical hike. This time, rather…

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The (RE)Series: (Re)imagining The Outdoors

AHS NextGen Trail Leader, Thurman Hogan III, continues the journey of taking us on a metaphorical hike as he shares his story, experiences, and connection to the outdoors.

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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