Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC)

Rock Creek Park Western Ridge Trail Boardwalk

The region's original hiking club (founded in 1927), Vienna-based Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC), is directly to thank for hundreds (perhaps thousands) of trail miles in the mid-Atlantic states. Contrary to its name, the PATC influence extends well beyond the iconic Appalachian Trail. The club partners with many National Park Service units including Rock Creek Park. The PATC "DC Crew" is the organization's trail steward group serving Rock Creek Park's dedicated hiking trails.

Each year, Alex Sanders, a PATC District Manager, and his DC Crew focus on a particular section of Rock Creek Park trail. This year the crew is zeroed in on the upper section (near the Maryland border) of the Western Ridge Trail. The group intends to work four more sessions in 2009 including this Saturday, (July 18th). The agenda for the day includes trail rerouting, water bar laying, and turnpike (the trail kind) building. If you can't make it on Saturday, don't fret - dates for the three remaining Rock Creek Park work days are as follows (see the PATC calendar for more info):

August 22nd
September 9th
October 17th

Next year (and the year after that) the PATC work days will continue. With your help, Rock Creek Park will remain a DC hiking mecca for generations of Washingtonians.

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