Benton MacKaye, whose mind and word gave birth to the trail, said that there would be no Appalachian Trail but for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. PATC, a charter member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, maintains 240 miles of the Appalachian Trail and approximately 1,000 miles of other hiking trails in the Mid-Atlantic region. Club members also construct and maintain trail shelters for hikers, monitor trail corridor lands, and are actively engaged in many conservation and recreation activities.
PATC advocates for the hiking public and public hiking trails. Members work with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to build a Trail to Every Classroom for students and teach Leave No Trace hiking and camping techniques. Most importantly, PATCers build and maintain trails and shelters.
Discover MorePATC began establishing traditions in 1927, before there was an Appalachian Trail or Shenandoah National Park. PATCers helped organize other clubs and create the Appalachian Trail. They continued, despite a Great Depression and a World War, to provide that which we, in increasing numbers, enjoy today.
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
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118 Park Street SE
Vienna, Virginia 22180
703.242.0963
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Don White
Richmond, Virginia
804.795.2914
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