Leaders Needed
The Worcester Chapter is looking for people interested in leading and co-leading hikes, both local and upcountry. If you enjoy hiking and would like to share the experience with others by leading trips please contact the Hiking Chair at hiking@amcworcester.org.
Hike Safe Card 2025
A reminder to anyone renewing or purchasing a NH Hike safe card, 2024 cards expired on December 31, 2025. 2025 cards can be purchased via NH Fish and Game.
Be Prepared
Be sure you are familiar with the hunting seasons in Massachusetts
Fall is hunting season, when the trails and the land you cross may be open to hunting. Be safe by being prepared. Remember to wear blaze orange, leave your pet(s) at home, and avoid hiking during the dawn and dusk hours when visibility is restricted. In Massachusetts, hunting in prohibited on Sundays.
If you are leading hikes outside Massachusetts, check with the Fish & Game department of the particular state for more information on the state’s current hunting season.
Important Hiking and Backpacking Links
- Backpacking Workshop 2025: Slides (PDF) New
- Winter Hiking Workshop 2023: Slides (PDF)
- Winter Hiking Workshop 2022: Slides (PDF)
- Backpacking Workshop 2022: Slides (PDF)
- Winter Hiking Workshop 2021: Slides (PDF)
- Backpacking Gear List
- Winter Backpacking Gear List
- Winter Hiking Gear List Track 1
- Winter Hiking Gear List Track 2
- What’s in a Leaders Backpack – Keimig Blair
- Introduction to 3-Season Hiking Workshop Slides
- Trip Planning Resources
- Hike Difficulty Ratings
- Gear Advice
- Midstate Trail Hikes
- HIKESAFE – Hiker Responsibility Code
And for the goal oriented hiker, there are the following:
- 100 miles on the Appalachian Trail Patch
- Four-Thousand Footer Club Patch
- Fifty Two with a View Patch.
Z-Bond Traverse 2022
3-day; 2-night Backpacking
Be sure to check out more videos on our videos page