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White Mountain Hiking Trail Clubs

Active Hiking Trail Clubs

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC; 1876) Maintains 300 miles of trails across the White Mountains, eight highcountry huts, and many backcountry shelters and campsites. Publishes trail maps and guidebooks. outdoors.org

Waterville Valley Athletic & Improvement Association (WVAIA; 1888) Maintains 25 miles of trails in the Waterville Valley region. Publishes a trail map. wvaia.org

Wonalancet Out Door Club (WODC; 1892) Maintains 52 miles of trails in the Sandwich Range and a tentsite. Publishes a trail map. wodc.org

Squam Lakes Association (SLA; 1904) Maintains 50 miles of trails in the Squam and Sandwich Ranges and a tentsite. Publishes a trail map and guidebook. squamlakes.org

Chocorua Mountain Club (CMC; 1908) Maintains trails on Mt. Chocorua and Mt. Paugus. Publishes a trail map.

Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC; 1909) Maintains 70 miles of trails along the Appalachian Trail and on Mt. Moosilauke, and several cabins, shelters and tentsites. Publishes a trail map and outing guide. outdoors.dartmouth.edu/doc

Randolph Mountain Club (RMC; 1910) Maintains 100 miles of trails in the Northern Presidentials and Crescent Range, and four cabins and shelters. Publishes a trail map and guidebook. randolphmountainclub.org

Chatham Trails Association (CTA; 1922) Maintains 40 miles of trails in Evans Notch region. Publishes a trail map. chathamtrails.org

Trailwrights (TW; 1987) Undertakes major trail work projects across New Hampshire. trailwrights.org

The Cohos Trail Association (TCTA; 1999) Maintains long-distance trail in northern New Hampshire with several shelters. Publishes a trail map set and guidebook. cohostrail.org

Shelburne Trails Club (STC; 2010) Maintains 20 miles of trails in the southern Mahoosuc Range area. Publishes a trail map. facebook.com/pages/Shelburne-Trails-Club

 

Former Hiking Trail Clubs

White Mountain Club – Portland, ME (WMC; 1873–1884)

North Woodstock Improvement Association (NWIA; 1897–1920s)

Gorham Improvement Association (GIA; 1920s)

Intervale Improvement Society (IIS; 1920s)

Jackson Trails Club (JTC; 1930s)

Maine Alpine Club (MAC; 1940s–1950s)

Jackson Ski & Outing Club (JSOC; 1940s–1950s)

North Side Mountain Club – Jefferson, NH (NSMC; 1930s)

Passaconaway Mountain Club – Albany Intervale (1920s–1930s)

Passaconaway Civic Association – Albany Intervale (PCA; 1960s)

 

Other Current Trail Maintainers

Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) appalachiantrail.org

Camp Pasquaney (CP) pasquaney.org

Friends of Pondicherry (FOP) facebook.com/pondicherryfriends

Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT) lrct.org

Maine Bureau of Parks & Lands (MBPL) maine.gov/dacf/parks

Nature Conservancy (NC) nature.org/NewHampshire

New Hampshire Division of Forests & Lands (NHDFL) nhdfl.org

New Hampshire Division of Parks & Recreation (NHDP) nhstateparks.org

North Woods Stewardship Center (NWSC) northwoodscenter.org

Old Hutmens Association (OH) ohcroo.com

Rivendell Trails Association (RTA) crossrivendelltrail.org

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) forestsociety.org

Student Conservation Association (SCA) thesca.org

Sub Sig Outing Club (SSOC) subsig.org

Weeks State Park Association (WSPA) facebook.com/WeeksStatePark

White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) fs.usda.gov/whitemountain