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Here’s How to Volunteer on The Triple Crown Trails for 2022 National Trails Day

Here’s How to Volunteer on The Triple Crown Trails for 2022 National Trails Day

Have you wondered what comes next after you've completed your thru-hike? Besides heading out on another thru-hike, many hikers choose to give back to the trails. After a lull in...

Jun 2, 2022 : Lisa Slutsken
How You Can Help Protect the Appalachian Trail

How You Can Help Protect the Appalachian Trail

Ten things you can do to help keep the Appalachian Trail experience a positive experience.

Nov 11, 2016 : Kat Ignatova
The High Country Needs a Hero!

The High Country Needs a Hero!

Wild ponies. Craggy boulders. Sweeping views. Grassy balds fringed by an enchanted spruce-fir forest. Those who have hiked the A.T. in Southwest Virginia never forget it. But right now, the...

Sep 14, 2016 : Guest Post
How the AT Works: Volunteering Safely

How the AT Works: Volunteering Safely

“Aren’t you worried about getting hurt out there?” “What if you break your leg, and lie there for days before anyone finds you?” I hear that a fair amount when...

Aug 3, 2015 : Cosmo
Giving Back: Volunteer for the ATC’s Corridor Stewardship Program

Giving Back: Volunteer for the ATC’s Corridor Stewardship Program

Maintaining the Appalachian Trail requires a ton of work, like painting blazes, creating steps, controlling erosion and building bog boards. But there is work that goes on just out of...

Dec 24, 2014 : Jessica Porter
From Thru-Hiker to Volunteer: How to Give Back

From Thru-Hiker to Volunteer: How to Give Back

Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail makes you very thankful for the volunteers who maintain it. All it takes is a stretch of trail with very full privies and neglected shelters, faded...

Nov 12, 2014 : Jessica Porter