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To contact a club that is a member of the American Hiking Society (AHS), see the club listings on the AHS Web site. Mid-Atlantic GeneralAppalachian Mountain Club Delaware Valley Chapter - 5,000 members in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware involved in hiking, backpacking, paddling, and trail work www.amcdv.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 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 Potomac Backpackers 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 MarylandChesapeake Hiking & Outdoors Society - offers hiking, camping, biking, and canoeing trips. www.chaoshikers.org C & O Canal Association (AHS), Glen Echo, MD Friendly Trails Wandering Club (AHS), Columbia, MD 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 Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, North Chapter, Taneytown, MD - trail maintenance in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland www.potomacappalachian.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 Cayuga Trails Club, Ithaca 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 Foothills Trail Club (AHS), N. Tonawanda - maintains western section of Finger Lakes Trail System and the North Country National Scenic Trail. Genesee Valley Hiking Club (AHS), Rochester Green Mountain Club, New York Section (AHS), Plainview Greenway Conservancy For The Hudson River Valley (AHS), Albany 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.nhoc.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 Outdoors Club, Inc - hiking in the Tri-State area 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 Valley Stream Hiking Club (AHS), Valley Stream, NY 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 North CarolinaPotomac Appalachian Trail Club, Charlottesville Chapter - conducts trail maintenance and hikes in Shenandoah National Park and other areas near Charlottesville. potomacappalachian.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 Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club (AHS), Reading - mountain climbing, hiking, and trail maintenance of the Appalachian Trail between Lehigh Gap and the Susquehanna River www.bmecc.org 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 Explorers Club of Pittsburgh - rock climbing, skiing, scuba diving, canoeing, kayaking, caving, cycling, backpacking www.pittecp.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 Mid State Trail Association - maintains the 170-mile Mid State Trail in central PA www.hike-mst.org Outside Adventures, Pittsburgh - canoeing, hiking, biking, and xc skiing trips and courses www.outsideadventures.org Penn State Outing Club, State College - founded in 1920, the club focuses on backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing, and trail maintenance (including the development of the Mid State Trail starting in 1969). The club is open to the general public. www.clubs.psu.edu/up/outing Philadelphia Trail Club - founded in 1931, the club schedules weekly hikes except during the hottest months m.zanger.tripod.com 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 Susquehannock Trail Club, Coudersport - maintains the 85-mile Susquehannock hiking trail in north central PA. PO Box 643 Coudersport PA 16915 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 VirginiaThe Bad Pennies, Merrifield - Car-pool, bus trips, weekend trips and week-long trips, affiliated with American Volkssport Association thebadpennies.org Ivy Creek Foundation (AHS), Charlottesville, VA 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 - trail maintenance and monthly hikes www.potomacappalachian.org Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter - organizes trail maintenance and hikes 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 VirginiaNorth Bend Rails to Trails Foundation, Inc. (AHS), Cairo, WV Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, West Virginia Chapter - trail maintenance and weekly hikes in Northern Virginia, the West Virginia panhandle, Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland. www.potomacappalachian.org West Virginia Rails-To-Trails Council (AHS), S. Charleston, WV West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (AHS), Charleston - maintains the Allegheny Trail www.wvonline.com/wvsta Hiking Clubs in Other US Regions
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