The A.T. exists due to the tireless efforts of the clubs charged with the Trail's maintenance. Nature is constantly trying to take the Trail back as weeds grow up along the sides of the path, limbs and whole trees are dropped across the Trail by storms, and erosion constantly wears at the soil. Individual trail maintainers adopt sections of the trail to care for and the clubs themselves work as a group to keep the trail clear, build shelters, and relocate the trail when needed.

Most of the clubs listed here also sponsor workshops, hikes along the Trail, and more.

Maine Appalachian Trail Club, P.O. Box 283, Augusta, ME 04330.
The MATC maintains the A.T. from Katahdin south for 264 miles to Grafton Notch.

Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108.
AMC covers the 119 miles from Grafton Notch, Maine to Kinsman Notch in New Hampshire.

Dartmouth Outing Club, P.O. Box 9, Hanover, NH 03755.
DOC covers the 75 miles from Kinsman Notch to Vermont 12.

Green Mountain Club, RR 1, Box 650, Waterbury, VT 05677
GMC cares for the 116 miles from Vermont 12 to the Massachusetts border. They also cover the entire Long Trail. The Connecticut Chapter and Burlington Chapter also have web pages.

AMC-Berkshire Chapter, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108.
The Bershire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club maintains the 87 miles from the Vermont border to Sages Ravine, MA.

AMC-Connecticut Chapter, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108.
The Connecticut Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club covers the 50 miles from Sages Ravine, MA to the New York border.

The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, 232 Madison Avenue, Room 802, New York, NY 10016.
NY-NJTC maintains the 163 miles from the New York/Connecticut border the Delaware Water Gap, PA.

Keystone Trails Association, P.O. Box 251, Cogan Station, PA 17728.
KTA is the blanket association for the following ten independent trail clubs, all of which may be contacted at the above address.

Springfield Trail Club: 7 miles from Delaware Water Gap to Fox Gap.

Batona Hiking Club: 8 miles from Fox Gap to Wind Gap.

AMC-Delaware Valley Chapter: 16 miles from Wind Gap to Little Gap.

Philadelphia Trail Club: 10 miles from Little Gap to Lehigh Furnace Gap.

Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club: This group maintains two separate sections of trail. The 66 miles from Lehigh Furnace Gap to Bake Oven Knob and from Tri-County Corner to Rausch Creek.

Allentown Hiking Club: 12 miles from Bake Oven Knob to Tri-County Corner.

Brandywine Valley Outing Club: 11 miles from Rausch Gap to Pennsylvania 325.

Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club: 9 miles from Pennsylvania 325 to Pennsylvania 225.

York Hiking Club: 8 miles from Pennsylvania 225 to the Susquehanna River.

Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Management Association: 18 miles from Darlington Trail to Center Point Knob.

Mountain Club of Maryland: 30 miles from the Susquehanna River to Darlington Trail and from Center Point Knob to Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA.

Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, 118 Park Street, S.E., Vienna, VA 22180-4609.
The PATC covers 238 miles from Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA to Rockfish Gap, VA.

Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club , P.O. Box 25283, Richmond, VA 23260-5283.
ODATC maintains 17 miles from Rockfish Gap to Reeds Gap.

Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club, P.O. Box 8246, Norfolk, VA 23503.
Tidewater cares for the 10 miles from Reeds Gap to the Tye River.

Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club, P.O. Box 3012, Lynchburg, VA 24503.
NBATC maintains the 88 miles from the Tye River to Black Horse Gap.

Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, P.O. Box 12282, Roanoke, VA 24024.
RATC covers 135 miles from Black Horse Gap to the New River.

Virginia Tech Outing Club, Virginia Tech maintains the 25 miles from Virginia 608 to Garden Mountain.

Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers, P.O. Box 4423, Greensboro, NC 27404.
PATH covers 49 miles from Garden Mountain to Virginia 670.

Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club, 24198 Green Spring Road, Abingdon, VA 24211-5320.
Mount Rogers maintains 56 miles from Virginia 670 to Damascus.

Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club , P.O. Box 511, Kingsport, TN 37662.
TEHC covers 116 miles from Damascus, VA to Spivey Gap, NC.

Carolina Mountain Club, P.O. Box 68, Asheville, NC 28802.
CMC cares for the 90 miles from Spivey Gap, NC to Davenport Gap, TN/NC.

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, Contact ATC for current address or e-mail the club at SMHClub@aol.com.
Smoky Mountains maintains the 97 miles from Davenport Gap, TN/NC to the Nantahala River, NC.

Nantahala Hiking Club, 31 Carl Slagle Road, Franklin, NC 28734.
NHC covers 60 miles from the Nantahala River, NC to Bly Gap on the Georgia border.

Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, P.O. Box 654, Atlanta, GA 30301.
GATC covers 78 miles from the North Carolina border to the southern terminus on Springer Mountain, GA.