Join AMC in the Coleman Chapter Trails Challenge. The Coleman Chapter Trails Challenge has been set up to encourage AMC members to adopt new trails segments outside of those currently maintained by the club. Since 2005, 185 miles of trails have been newly adopted by AMC members throughout the region. New adopters and current trail maintainers will be eligible for a range of rewards from t-shirts and dinner to complimentary lodging at AMC Destinations. For a briefing, see the information below:
1. Contact Don Hoffses at dhoffses@outdoors.org or (617) 523-0655 x358
Let the AMC know of your interest and get advice about contacting the land manager in trail maintenance.
Find out if there is another group already maintaining the trail that AMC could partner with.
Get tips on basic trail maintenance and when you could join a work party to learn the basic skills if necessary.
Arrange to receive your copy of AMC's Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance.
2. Consult AMC resources for basic trail maintenance.
Join the Narragansett chapter trails committee ( "trails committee") for a day to learn about basic maintenance.
Review the Basic Maintenance and Tool Safety sections of AMC's Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance.
Review a sample handbook for AMC Adopters to see what a land manager might expect for good quality trail maintenance. The Wachusett Mountain Adopter Handbook (PDF), based on AMC's White Mountains Adopter Handbook, is an excellent resource that may be applicable to many trails. Land managers may be interested in it as well.
3. Get out and maintain the trail!
Work independently or with your friends and family (teach them what you've learned about good trail maintenance practices).
If you would like to recruit other AMC members to help out, organize an official trails project. Note that the leader of any advertised AMC trail project must be qualified under the trails committee leadership requirements. Contact the trails committee for more information on this.
Have fun!
4. Report the miles you've adopted and the work you've done.
Use the Trail Information Reporting Form (PDF) to tell the AMC about the trail you're working on: the name, location, ownership, etc.
Send the AMC Trail Work Report Form (PDF) to the trails committee or the Trails Challenge Coordinator at amctrailschallenge@outdoors.org by November 15.