1. J. Frank Schairer Trail Center
(EventList / J. Frank Schairer Trail Center)

The PATC purchased this former hunting lodge, along with 200 acres adjacent to Shenandoah National Park west of Skyline Drive between Powell Gap and Eaton Hollow Overlook, in 1993. Shortly after purchasing ...

2. Ivy Creek Maintenance Hut
(EventList / Ivy Creek Maintenance Hut)

Ivy Creek Maintenance Hut, built along the general lines of a Byrd’s Nest Shelter (but not a Byrd’s Nest Shelter), is nestled in the forest below Loft Mountain and above Ivy Creek. Overseers can park their ...

3. Powell Gap
(EventList / Powell Gap)

Appalachian Trail trailhead parking at Powell Gap on Skyline Drive at Mile Post 69.9.  ...

4. Jarman Gap
(EventList / Jarman Gap)

Jarman Gap is located on the Skyline Drive at Mile Post 96.8, approximately 15 miles north of the Rockfish Gap Entrance Station to Shenandoah National Park.

5. Charlottesville Chapter
(EventList / Charlottesville Chapter)

Events—hikes, meetings, & A.T. worktrips—planned and conducted by the Charlottesville Chapter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. You can also obtain information about the chapter and their activities ...

6. Flying McLeods Projects
(EventList / Flying McLeods Projects)

... linear distance and relocations of the Appalachian Trail in our district.  ...

7. Shenandoah National Park Activities
(EventList / Shenandoah National Park Activities)

Shenandoah National Park, coordinating with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and PATC, offers two chainsawyer certification courses each year. From time to time, the Park also offers projects for volunteers, ...

8. Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter
(EventList / Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter)

The Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is loosely centered around Harrisonburg, Virginia. Members plan and conduct hikes and trail worktrips in the South District ...

9. PATC brochure (former)
(Documents)

This is the former membership brochure for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club.  ...

10. Accessibility Guidelines Proposed by the Access Board and Forest Service for Trail and Outdoor Recreation
(Documents)

This comparison and analysis of the accessibility guidelines promoted by the federal Access Board and the US Forest Service was issued by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.  ...

11. An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning
(Documents)

This is a copy of Benton MacKaye’s work, originally published in the October 1921 issue of the Journal of the American Institute of Architects, that gave birth to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. ...

12. Protection of Volunteers - VIP Program
(Documents)

Volunteers working on the Appalachian Trail under the auspices of either the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the National Park Service (NPS) are entitled to certain protections as authorized by two separate ...

13. Appalachian Trail Volunteer Injury Instructions
(Documents)

A volunteer working on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) is officially a volunteer of either the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the National Park Service (NPS), and is entitled to certain protections. ...

14. Appalachian Trail VIP packet label
(Documents)

This packet contains information about dealing with injuries suffered by Appalachian Trail volunteer workers.  ...

15. 2010 Trails Management Workshop
(Special/Training)

16. The Appalachian Trail Museum
(News/Current News)

On June 5th, Betty and I celebrated National Trails Day—and our 38th anniversary—with a trip to Pine Grove Furnace State Park for the opening of the Appalachian Trail Museum. The exhibits celebrate the ...

17. Trail Overseer Picnic—Canceled
(The Stacks/News Archives)

The predicted weather for Saturday and Sunday, May 22nd and 23rd, calls for thunderstorms. I do not seek to honor you who give your time and effort so freely and cheerfully in stewardship of the Appalachian ...

18. The Long Sleep is Over
(The Stacks/News Archives)

The long winter’s nap is over and the Trail is repopulating with hikers—through, section, and day—and overseers. On the first Sunday in May, I hiked in to Blackrock Hut and found that a few through-hikers ...

19. Appalachian National Scenic Trail Relocation Proposal
(News/Current News)

The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) proposes to relocate the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) to come upon and cross the summit of Little Calf Mountain northeast of Waynesboro, Virginia. ...

20. Safety Alert – Chain Sawyer Chaps
(News/Current News)

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has published articles in their stewardship newsletter, The Register, about chain saw chaps and a USDA Forest Service Advisory about chaps that do not conform to the latest ...