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The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club...
is a volunteer-based organization, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. The PATC was founded in 1927 by the visionaries who planned and built the Appalachian Trail. The club now manages more than 1,200 miles of hiking trails in the Mid-Atlantic region, along with cabins, shelters, and hundreds of acres of conserved land.

PATC volunteers contribute tens of thousands of hours of volunteer service every year. Volunteers maintain trails, cabins, and shelters, teach Leave No Trace principles to hikers and backpackers, publish maps and guidebooks, and help manage a busy headquarters operation. In addition to volunteer opportunities, the club offers a busy calendar of recreational events, including hikes, excursions, cross-country ski weekends, and mountaineering trips. The club is always in need of enthusiastic volunteers.

Please visit our HELP WANTED page to learn about currently available volunteer opportunities. Visit the NEWS page for updates concerning the club, our trails, and our trail partners. Register and log on to submit work reports for your volunteer efforts. Registered website users can also submit articles, links, blogs, and calendar events.

Help the PATC by making a contribution today! Visit our CONTRIBUTIONS PAGE for more information.

 

Newsflash

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is seeking part time or full time volunteers to staff their Harpers Ferry Visitor Center.
See details under "News" (Click Here)
 
Shenandoah National Park - Winter/Storm Access Policies and Procedures.  click here for details.
 

Upcoming Events

  • Vigorous Hikers, Northern District, Shenandoah National Park, VA
    January 06, 2009 (All Day)
    (Hike) We'll begin and end at Beahm's Gap, circling the Jeremy's Run drainage clockwise over...
  • MIDWEEK HIKE
    January 07, 2009 (10:00 am)
    (Hike)

    Hike the Potomac Heritage Trail and the C&O Canal Trail. The hike will begin at the Theodore...

  • Easy Hikers--Great Falls, MD
    January 07, 2009 (All Day)
    (Hike) A four-mile hike on the C&O canal towpath.  We will  view, via by-pass,  the 95 ft breech of the...
  • Nordic Skiing in Laurel Highlands, PA
    January 09, 2009 (8:00 am)
    (Cross Country Ski Trip) Ski at groomed Laurel Ridge State Park and Forbes State Forest (no charge).  Skis can be rented at...
  • Nordic skiing in western Maryland
    January 09, 2009 (8:00 am)
    (Cross Country Ski Trip) Ski New Germany State Park, a rugged backwoods area with 12 miles of trails suitable for skiers of...
  • Long Disance Hike - Signal Knob
    January 10, 2009 (All Day)
    (Hike) A 17 mile circuit hike that will ascend the Signal Knob Trail an overlook of the Shenandoah Valley...
  • Argow Cabin Worktrip, South Distric SNP
    January 10, 2009 (9:00 am)
    (Cabin Work) Come join us for the final stages of restoration of a mid 1800's log cabin. The view from the...
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