About Us

Your purchase helps keep 1,100 miles of trails, 49 cabins, 47 shelters, and nearly 3,500 acres secure, welcoming, and open to all.

The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, formed in 1927 to build a key section of the Appalachian Trail. The over 7,000 member Club is governed by volunteer officers supported by a professional staff.

 PATC maintains the 240-mile A.T. section from Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park to Pine Grove Furnace, Pennsylvania, the entire 250-mile Tuscarora Trail, and 650 miles of other trails across Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

 PATC manages 49 rental cabins, a hostel, and 47 trail shelters. We own, manage, and protect related lands. Approximately 1,000 volunteers contribute over 90,000 work hours on average annually, largely in trail and facility maintenance.