The recently (Nov-2009) purchased ''Tilson Farmstead'', is approximately 238 acres, and rest on the North slope of Walker Mountain, on the Smyth/Bland, Virginia County lines. The property has historic features dating to the early 1800's... An Antebellum Turnpike crosses over Walker Mountain thru Tilson Gap.... The Tilson Family Cemetery.... and Old Stone Walls.

Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers(PATH) was instrumental in pursuing this property to expand the trail corridor.

Ahead on the Trail

For a full list of PATH events see the Activity Schedule.

Trail News

Volunteer Trail Maintenance Trip and Hike Reports for the 2011 season

• November Board Meeting Report
• October Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• September Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• August Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• July Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• Recap of ATC Biennial in Emory, VA July 2011 by several PATH Members
• June Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• May Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• April Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• March Trail Maintenance Trip and Hike Report

Volunteer Trail Maintenance Trip Reports 2010

• November Board Meeting Report
• October Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• September Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• August Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• July Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• June Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• May Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• April Trail Maintenance Trip Report
• March Trail Maintenance Trip Report
  

  For 2010
  Number of Volunteers-98
  Number of Field Work Hours-4740
  Number of Additional Hours-863
  Additional Hours(travel to worksite)-1344
  
  Total Volunteer in the Forest hours-6947

Work Trip Reports 2009

• November Path Board Meeting and General Meeting
• October Work Trip
• September Work Trip
  • "PATH/ATC/USFS Action Item Register (Rev. 2) @ 09/15/09"
• August Work Trip
  • Stile Report Background and Pictures
  • Stile Report Inventory
    Please be patient when opening the Stile Reports. You may first get a black screen while downloading the files.
• July Work Trip
• June Work Trip
  • "Meeting Notes - June 17, 2009 Sugar Grove VA (Konnarock Camp)
    PATH/ATC/USFS TIlson Farmstead Property Acquisition Coordination Session"
  • "PATH/ATC/USFS Action Item Register (Rev. 1) @ 06/26/09"
• May Work Trip
• April Work Trip
• March Work Trip

2009 ATC Biannual Meeting

For 2009
Number of Volunteers-70
Number of Field Work Hours-3669
Number of Additional Hours-1474
Additional Hours(travel to worksite)-1052

Total Volunteer in the Forest hours-6195

Past Work Trip Reports for 2008

• October Report
• September Report
• August Report
• July DAWG Report
• July Work Trip with Konnarock
• June Work Trip-Summerfest 2008
• May Work Trip - second report with pictures
• April Work Trip
• March Work Trip

 

• Previous Work Trip Reports

AT License Plate for NC
The new AT plates are now available as several of you know. To get yours check out the NC DMV website for details.

Newsletter Archive

Here are copies of some of PATH's past newsletters, including some from the very early years scanned by Paul Clayton.

 

Selected Articles From Past Issues and Other Items of Interest

Konnarock Projects on PATH

• What is PATH? How to contact us.
• A Membership Form
• Activity Schedule

 

• The Ballad of Rhymin' Worm
  Here's one of the most succinct thru hiker trail journals you'll ever see. It's Robert Rubin's story of a hike from Springer to Katahdin in four lines a day.

March 2007 work trip - Getting that water off the trail (Photo by Jim Houch)