Membership
Protect and support trails with your membership
4 Membership Options That Can’t Be Beat!
Choose the Membership that fits YOU.
supporter
$40
/year
$50 Joint *
Discounts at 25 participating retail partners.
*A Joint membership is for two individuals residing at the same address.
sponsor
$75
/year
$90 Joint *
Receive the Northern NJ Highlands map or the Catskill map.
*A Joint membership is for two individuals residing at the same address.
Benefactor
$150
/year
$200 Joint *
Receive a 14 oz mug, Catskill map, Northern NJ Highlands map, or Circuit Hikes.
*A Joint membership is for two individuals residing at the same address.
TRAIL leader
$300
/year
Receive a Trail Conference windbreaker.
Membership Benefits
- Get a 25% discount on Trail Conference books and maps when purchased directly from the Trail Conference.
- Get a 10% discount on Trail Conference logo goods.
- Donation Tax Receipt
- Save at participating partners and businesses.
- View Partner Discount Offers
- Free subscription to Trail Walker, the Trail Conference’s magazine, is filled with timely articles and columns to enhance your hiking experiences.
Get In The Know
- Workshops and Seminars on trail maintenance and construction, leadership training, wilderness first aid, chainsaw operation, environmental monitoring, and GPS.
- Volunteer Opportunities to “learn by doing” in areas as varied as trail maintenance, construction, publications, environmental monitoring, and cartography.
- Access to the Hoeferlin Library at the Trail Conference office, which includes more than 1,000 hiking books worldwide, maps, guides, and a historical archive.
When I was seven, I saw hiking boots for the first time. My reaction was “I want a pair.” 19 years later, I had my first pair. At a friend’s suggestion, I joined the Trail Conference in 1979 and five years later I decided it was time to give back. Since then, my involvement has grown and who is to say who benefited more – trails or me with new skills, friends, and lots of memories.
Jane Daniels
Mohegan Lake, NY
I feel so lucky to have access to so many miles of trails and such a variety in the New York-New Jersey area. The Trail Conference offers monthly guided group trail runs, which is a great way to meet other like-minded people and see some new places that I haven’t been to yet. I’m happy to support this organization that offers so much and keeps our parks and trails beautiful!
Andre Baruch
Westwood, NJ
I love that it doesn’t cost a dime to go running around on trails in the woods like a maniac.
Membership is my way of kicking in to support the people who maintain the blazes and publish the region’s best maps.
Thanks for helping me find my way home.
David Klatt
Brooklyn, NY