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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.
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Newsflash
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Efforts to have an Appalachian Trail license plate in Virgina are moving along. Click here to see the progress report (and for an opportunity to voice your support for the effort).
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The 2008 PATC Picnic is nearly here!
The event will be held at the Carderock Picnic Grounds (near Great Falls, MD) on July 13. Registration deadline is July 3rd. Sign up soon. Click here to learn more.
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Parking areas at Panorama (Shenandoah National Park) are scheduled for temporary closure...click here for more information
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Gypsy moth spraying scheduled in SNP. Click here to read more about the plan.
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Upcoming Events
- Slate Lick-Ant Hill Trail
July 05, 2008 (All Day)
(Hike) In the George Washington NF near Fulks Run (Rockingham Co). 8 miles, moderate difficulty.
- Yankee Clippers Worktrip - Appalachian Trail, Pa.
July 05, 2008 (All Day)
(Trail Work)
- HIKE - Vigorous Hikers
July 08, 2008 (All Day)
(Hike)
Trout Pond/Great North Mountain, WV
Circuit beginning at the Trout Pond Recreation Area...
- PATC Council
July 08, 2008 (7:00 pm)
(Meeting) meeting
- MIDWEEK HIKE
July 09, 2008 (8:00 am)
(Hike)
On Wednesday July 9 the PATC MIDWEEK HIKERS will do a moderate 9 mile hike in Caledonia State...
- Midweek Hikers
July 09, 2008 (8:00 am)
(Hike)
Location to be determined. The PATC Midweek Hikers carpool each Wednesday from the Washington,...
- Mountaineering Section
July 09, 2008 (8:00 pm)
(Meeting)
meeting
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