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Hiking and Backpacking
       
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These clubs within the Northeast Region are loaded with outdoor enthusiast who may be willing to help your crew plan and execute quality hiking and backpacking programs. American Hiking Society is dedicated to promoting hiking and to establishing, protecting and maintaining foot trails in the US. It has more than 130 member trail clubs and organizations and nearly 10,000 individuals. www.americanhiking.org American Trails is a national trails advocacy organization working for the common interests of all trail users. www.americantrails.org Adirondack Mountain Club (AHS), Lake George - 20,000 members, publishes guidebooks and Adirondack magazine, operates two lodges in the Adirondacks, oversees trail maintenance in the Adirondacks. www.adk.org Appalachian Mountain Club (AHS) - oversees maintenance of the Appalachian and other trails in the Northeast, operates several mountaintop huts in the Presidentials and operates a shuttle to trailheads. The AMC offers a large slate of outdoor programs and guided tours from its lodges in the Whites, Berkshires, Catskills and Delaware Water Gap. www.outdoors.org Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Harper's Ferry, VA, oversees maintenance of the AT by its member organizations and protects the trail from encroaching development. http://www.appalachiantrail.org North Country Trail Association - 2,800-member association involved in developing a 4,000-mile hiking trail from Lake Champlain to North Dakota. Chapters in each state organize trail maintenance and hikes. www.northcountrytrail.org Potomac Appalachian Trail Club - maintains 970 miles of hiking trails in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia including 240 miles of the Appalachian Trail. www.patc.net Sierra Club - conservation, trail maintenance and hikes. http://www.sierraclub.org/ ConnecticutAppalachian Mountain Club Connecticut Chapter - 10,000 members involved in hiking, biking, paddling, mountaineering, skiing, conservation, education, and trail work www.ct-amc.org CT Forest and Park Association (AHS), Rockfall - dedicated to environmental protection and maintaining the 700-mile Blue-Blazed Trail System. www.ctwoodlands.org Green Mountain Club, Connecticut Chapter - hiking, biking, canoeing, snowshoeing in CT, MA and VT. Maintains a section of the Long Trail. www.conngmc.com DelawareWilmington Trail Club, Wilmington - founded in 1939, 800-member club conducts trail maintenance and offers hiking, paddling, biking, and xc skiing in in Delaware, Maryland, NJ and PA. www.wilmingtontrailclub.org District of ColumbiaAppalachian Mountain Club DC Chapter - 2,500 members involved in hiking, backpacking, biking, paddling, and trail work www.amc-dc.org Capital Hiking Club - Saturday hiking trips by chartered bus to MD and VA. www.capitalhikingclub.org Center Hiking Club (AHS), Washington - 60-year-old club offers hiking, biking, backpacking, xc skiing, canoeing trips in MD, PA & NC. www.centerhikingclub.org Metropolitan Washington Regional Outings Program (Sierra Club) conducts hiking, backpacking and other trips. mwrop.org Wanderbirds, Washington - Sunday hikes, year-round for all ages by bus and carpool. www.wanderbirds.org Washington Women Outdoors offers a non-profit outdoor skill training program for women.www.washingtonwomenoutdoors.org MaineAppalachian Mountain Club Maine Chapter - 4,000-member club organizes hiking, biking, paddling, skiing, and trailwork events home.gwi.net/amcmaine Maine Appalachian Trail Club - it's sole purpose is to maintain 267 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. www.matc.org Maine Outdoor Adventure Club Portland - 900-member club organizes mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, alpine skiing, xc skiing, and snowshoeing trips www.moac.org MarylandChesapeake Hiking & Outdoors Society - offers hiking, camping, biking, and canoeing trips. www.chaoshikers.org Maryland Outdoor Club - 350-member adult-only club offers mountain biking, canoeing, hiking day trips, weekend trips and week-long trips by car-pool and bus www.marylandoutdoorclub.org Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Maryland, Kensington, MD - 150-member adult-only club organizes hiking trips and winter activities (non-members welcome) maryland.mosaicoutdoor.org Mountain Club of Maryland, Baltimore, MD - hiking for all ages in MD & PA, maintenance of AT www.mcomd.org MassachusettsAppalachian Mountain Club Boston Chapter - 25,000-member club organizes hiking, paddling, skiing, mountaineering, biking, trailwork events www.amcboston.org AMC, Berkshire Chapter - 3,000-members involved in hiking, backpacking, skiing and maintaining 90 miles of the Appalachian Trail www.amcberkshire.org AMC, Worcester Chapter - 2,500-members involved in hiking, backpacking, biking, rock climbing, skiing www.amcworcester.org AMC, Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter - 3,600 members, hiking, biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, trail work www.amcsem.org Boston Hiking Club - 200-member adult-only club offers road biking, mountain biking, canoeing, alpine skiing, xc skiing, hiking, snowshoeing day trips and weekend www.bostonhiking.com Friends of the Wapack, West Peterborough, MA - maintain the Wapack trail. www.wapack.org The Pioneer Valley Hiking Club, West Springfield - 200+ members involved in road biking, canoeing, alpine skiing, xc skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, trail maintenance (Sections 1 & 2 of Metacomet-Monadnock Trail) www.geocities.com/pvhcweb Wachusett Greenways (AHS), Holden - develops trails and schedule several excursions each month www.wachusettgreenways.org Williams Outing Club, based at Williams College in Williamstown, maintains trails in SW Vermont and NW Mass. wso.williams.edu/orgs/woc New HampshireAppalachian Mountain Club www.amc-nh.org Cohos Trail Association - builds and maintains the 150-mile Cohos Trail www.cohostrail.org Dartmouth Outing Club - based at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, offers all types of outdoor activities, maintains over seventy miles of the Appalachian Trail, and is open to the public. www.dartmouth.edu/~doc Friends of the Wapack (AHS), West Peterborough - maintains the Wapack Trail www.wapack.org Randolph Mountain Club - offers hikes, maintains a 100-mile network of trails and operates several shelters in the Presidential Range and on the Crescent Range near Randolph, NH. www.randolphmountainclub.org Seacoast Day Hikers, Raymond - 80-member adult-only club organizes hiking, snowshoeing and xc skiing trips mainly in the Whites. www.seacoastdayhikers.com Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Concord - involved in developing the Greenway Trail, publishes several guides and holds a series of guided walks. www.spnhf.org Wonalancet Out Door Club, Wonalancet - 600-member club dates back to 1892, xc skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, maintains 52 miles of hiking trails in the Sandwich Range Wilderness of White Mountains NF www.wodc.org New JerseyAMC NY-North Jersey Chapter - hiking, canoeing, biking, xc skiing, snowshoeing, rock climbing. www.amc-ny.org Adventures For Women (AHS), Montvale, NJ www.FitnessOutdoors.com Harriman Hikers, Mahwah, NJ - club for singles of all ages, established in 1974, organizes weekly car-pool hikes in northern NJ and Harriman SP. www.harrimanhikers.org Interstate Hiking Cub (AHS), Park Ridge, NJ www.mindspring.com/~interstatehiking/IHC.html New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (AHS) - see NY listing below Outdoor Club Of South Jersey (AHS), Sewell - bicycling, hiking, canoeing, xc skiing www.ocsj.org New YorkAdirondack 46ers - a fellowship of hikers who have summitted all the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. www.adk46r.org Adirondack Mountain Club (AHS), Lake George -
20,000 members, publishes guidebooks and Adirondack
magazine, operates two lodges in the Adirondacks, oversees
trail maintenance in the Adirondacks. www.adk.org
Appalachian Mountain Club www.outdoors.org
Campers' Group www.panix.com/~levner/camping Catskill Mountain Club - hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, canoeing, kayaking, biking, climbing in the Catskills www.catskillmountainclub.org Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Rochester - 1,500-member club develops and maintains the Finger Lakes Trail, offers hiking anf snowshoe trips by car-pool and bus. www.fingerlakestrail.org Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, Inc. (AHS), Central Islip - 2,000 members. Develops and maintains the Long Island, Nassau/Suffolk, Pine Barrens and Walt Whitman trails. www.ligreenbelt.org Nassau Hiking and Outdoor Club (AHS), Bellmore, NY www.nassauhiking.org New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (AHS), NYC, - 9,000-member umbrella group for 50+ clubs with over 50,000 members. Responsible for 1,200 miles of trail in southeastern NY and northern NJ, publishes maps and guidebooks. www.nynjtc.org The New York Ramblers, NYC - 100-member adult-only club offers hiking and snowshoeing trips, trail maintenance. www.nyramblers.org Southhampton Trails Preservation Society (AHS), Bridgehampton - develops trails in the Southampton region of Long Island. www.hike-li.com/stps Syracuse University Outing Club, Syracuse - 200+ member club offers canoeing, hiking, snowshoeing, xc skiing day trips, weekend trips and week-long trips for SU students and staff suoc.syr.edu Westchester Trails Association, White Plains - 500-member adult-only club offers two hikes per weekend and was founded more than 75 years ago www.nynjtc.org/clubpages/wta.html Urban Trail Conference, NYC - 250-member adult-only club offers day trips and trail maintenance in and near New York City www.urbantrail.org PennsylvaniaAllentown Hiking Club - hiking, climbing, cycling, canoeing trips www.allentownhikingclub.org The Alpine Club of Williamsport - maintains the Loyalsock Trail and organizes hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biking, and canoeing trips. www.lycoming.org/alpine Appalachian Mountain Club Delaware Valley Chapter, Bethlehem - hiking, backpacking, canoeing, trail maintenance, biking, rock climbing, snowshoeing, x-c skiing, conservation www.amcdv.org. Batona Hiking Club hiking, backpacking, cross country skiing, maintains the Batona Trail members.aol.com/Batona Chester County Trail Club, West Chester - 450-member adult-only club offers day trips, weekend trips and week-long trips by car-pool, maintains trails www.cctrailclub.org Keystone Trails Association, Confluence (AHS) - alliance of 40 clubs and more than 1000 individual members involved in hiking & hiking trail maintenance. www.kta-hike.org Outside Adventures, Pittsburgh - canoeing, hiking, biking, and xc skiing trips and courses www.outsideadventures.org Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, North Chapter - covers south central Pennsylvania and part of Maryland www.patc.net Penn State Outing Club www.clubs.psu.edu/up/outing Ridge & Valley Outings Club, State College - 100-member family-oriented club offers road biking, mountain biking, canoeing, xc skiing, hiking, snowshoeing day trips and weekend trips, maintenance of a portion of Allegheny Front Trail rvoc.centreconnect.org Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club (AHS), Harrisburg - maintains the AT north of Harrisburg and offers car-pool day trips. www.satc-hike.org Western Pennsylvania Field Institute, Pittsburgh - organizes hiking, biking, and paddling trips and educational programs. www.wpfi.org York Hiking Club, York - weekly hikes www.yorkhikingclub.com Rhode IslandAppalachian Mountain Club Narragansett Chapter - 3,000-member club organizes hiking, biking, paddling, climbing, conservation activities www.amcnarragansett.org VermontGreen Mountain Club oversees maintenance of the
Long Trail and its huts as well as other Vermont trails. www.greenmountainclub.org VirginiaThe Bad Pennies, Merrifield - Car-pool, bus trips, weekend trips and week-long trips, affiliated with American Volkssport Association thebadpennies.org Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club, (AHS), Lynchburg - maintains 90 miles of the AT www.nbatc.org Northern Virginia Hiking Club - backpacking, bicycling, camping, canoeing, xc skiing www.nvhc.com Outdoor Adventure Social Club of Greater Charlottesville - road biking, mountain biking, canoeing, alpine skiing, xc skiing, hiking, snowshoeing www.outdoorsocial.com Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter - monthly hikes www.patc.net/chapters/nsvc Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter - organizes hike in the George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park. www.ssvc.org Rivanna Trails Foundation (AHS), Charlottesville - goal is to develop a network of footpaths around Charlottesville http://avenue.org/rivanna Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (AHS), Roanoke www.ratc.org Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club (AHS) Norfolk www.tidewateratc.com Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Mountain biking, canoeing, alpine skiing, xc skiing, hiking, and snowshoeing trips, trail maintenance on the Appalachian Trail, and outdoor programs www.outdoor.org.vt.edu West VirginiaPotomac Appalachian Trail Club, West Virginia Chapter - weekly hikes in Northern Virginia, the West Virginia panhandle, Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland. www.patc.net/chapters/wv West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (AHS), Charleston - maintains the Allegheny Trail www.wvonline.com/wvsta |
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