Take part in the stewardship of the Appalachian Trail in Maine - a wild, remote, wilderness experience.
The Maine Appalachian Trail Club is a volunteer managed nonprofit created, in 1935, to build, maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail.
The Appalachian Trail in Maine runs from the New Hampshire border in the Mahoosuc Mountains to Baxter Peak on Katahdin. Threading through forests, crossing streams, and traversing 52 summits, the A.T. in Maine is a national treasure - known as one of the wildest and most scenic sections along the 14-state corridor starting in Georgia.
About Maine Appalachian Trail Club
The Maine Appalachian Trail Club - Trail Crew and Ridgerunner Positions Available!
The Maine Appalachian Trail Club builds, maintains, and protects a wild and beautiful section of the Appalachian Trail. Now seeking energetic and motivated individuals to help take care of this exceptional natural outdoor resource. Apply for a job and help conserve one of the most remote and wild regions of the eastern U.S.
Available positions include A.T. Ridgerunners, Trail Crew Leader, Crew Coordinator, and Crew Members. Work in the beautiful Maine woods and develop skills applicable to the growing industry of trail building and conservation - whether you are seeking a fun, active summer job, or a steppingstone in your path to a career in the outdoors.
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The Maine Trail Crew will rebuild damaged trail sections along the Appalachian Trail. Crew members will hike into remote areas for five days at a time, and camp on the A.T. The crew will use stone building and rigging techniques to fix eroding trail sections. Advanced training will be provided. The schedule will be Mondays through Fridays, 40 hrs./week, late-May until mid-August (the exact dates depend on each position.)
Appalachian Trail Ridgerunners will be located either within the Hundred Mile Wilderness, Saddleback Mountain, or Bigelow Mountain. The Ridgerunners will live and work on the A.T. and provide low impact backcountry knowledge, skills and ethics to hikers to protect water resources, wildlife, and rare alpine plants.
The Employee Experience
• Trail Crew Leader ($22-$24/hour)
Supervise a small paid/volunteer trail crew. Camp in remote parts of the Appalachian Trail and reconstruct degraded, eroding trail sections. Build stone steps, stairs, waterbars, and relocations. Advanced training in stonework and rigging will be taught.
• Trail Crew Coordinator ($20-$21/hour)
Manage basecamp and organize logistics for a field crew. Plan and prepare backcountry and basecamp meals, support and transport staff and volunteers. Participate at times with the trail work on the A.T.
• Crew Members ($17-$18/hour)
Be part of the trail crew and camp in remote parts of the Appalachian Trail. Reconstruct degraded, eroding trail sections by building stone steps, stairs, waterbars, and relocations.
• Ridgerunners ($18 to $22/hour)
Live and work in remote locations on the Appalachian Trail. Meet, greet, and educate hikers, impart low impact backcountry camping and hiking knowledge/skills/ethics, steward summits and ridgelines, and provide light maintenance at campsites.
Ideal Candidate
Successful employees will embrace the mission of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club and bring a flexible attitude. People who enjoy other people, as well as the solitude of a wilderness setting are best suited to our programs. Enthusiasm, good health, physical vigor, and experience with camping and hiking are vital. A willingness to follow instructions and safety rules are key.
Room and Board
All Ridgerunner and Trail Crew staff will camp at backcountry sites in tents during the work week. Some camping and backpacking gear will be included.
Days-off housing will be available at no cost at our new Trail Center, in Skowhegan. It will include bunk style bedrooms, a kitchen, common room, storage, Wi-Fi, showers and laundry.
Sorry, no pets allowed.
Employee Perks
Benefits:
- Tents, packs and some gear are provided if needed
- Competitive wages
- Free off day housing
- Make new friends
- Learn new skills
- Hiking and camping on the Appalachian Trail
- See Maine moose and hear the loons
- Feel great about what you have done for the Appalachian Trail
Getting Here and Getting Around
A personal vehicle for days off is essential for all positions, as Maine is rural with limited public transportation.
For Fun
Maine is one of the best playgrounds to be found anywhere!
- Climb Maine’s highest peak – Katahdin
- Hike the trails at Acadia National Park on the coast
- Explore 610 square mile Moosehead Lake
- Enjoy any of our 3000 lakes and fish any of 5000 streams
- Enjoy the fun, busy town of Skowhegan where our new basecamp is located on days off
How to Apply
Submit a letter, resume, and three references by email (include title of position in subject line) to matcjobs@matc.org. Applications accepted until the positions are filled, preference will be given to those received by January 31, 2025. Maine Appalachian Trail Club is an equal opportunity employer.
Contact Info
- MATC Coordinator
- matcjobs@matc.org
- www.matc.org
