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The experiences of working together, learning new skills and backcountry living make an unbeatable combination of fun. No experience is necessary, but you must be 18 years or older. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy provides training, equipment, and room and board. Crews are transported in U.S. Forest Service vehicles from Sugar Grove to a primitive, backcountry tent camp near the project site.

Job Opening!!!

Want to join the staff of the Konnarock Trail Crew?!

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is looking for staff for the 2012 Konnarock Season. The season goes from late April to mid-August.

Get more info and apply HERE.

Registration for the 2012 Crew Season - Coming Soon!!!

Are you intersted in being a part of the Konnarock Trail Crew next season?!
Stayed tuned --- registration goes live December 15th!
Sign up for a week or more of digging in the dirt, building rock steps and meeting some great people from all over!

We're looking forward to a new season and hope to see you there!

End of Season Report

Check out the End of Season report for the 2011 Konnarock Crew season!

Click here to see it

Thanks again to all of the volunteers that came out to be a part of crew this season --- they put in over 7000 hours of work on the Appalachian Trail! We hope to see you again next summer!

Week 10 - Roan Highlands & Flint Gap

Crew 1 went back to work with the Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club in the Roan Highlands. They put in several log steps and carried in a lot of gravel to help sustain the tread. They got to hang out with some great club members and even some goats!

Goats grazing the highcountry to help control invasives!


Folks from Tennesse Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club

The Konnarock Crew!

Logs steps and gravel fill

A beautiful place to spend a week working hard!


Crew 2 continued for their third and final week on the Flint Gap to Shelton Graves relocation. They built over 500 feet of new sidehill! The most in a single week on this project this season! Great work! The crew had a lot of fun digging new trail and taking some time to jump in the water to cool off.

Hiking in to the worksite

Cooling off after a long, hot day!

The future Appalachian Trail!

Beautiful moth

The Konnarock kitchen


There's still room for Week 12 - the final week of the season!!! Sign up today and be a part of the Konnarock End of Season Celebration!!!

Week 9 - Dripping Rock & Flint Gap Relocations

Crew 1 headed to work with the Old Dominion AT Club to work on a short relocation moving the trail away from Wintergreen Resort. They built over 1000 ft of new sidehill, put in a few rock steps and even painted on new white blazes! They hung out with the club and had some fun at Sherando Lake, a beautiful place. Check out their photos...

Crew 2!

Sorting out tools before heading in to work


Sherando Lake

Jeff painting on a white blaze

Look over there!

Crew 2 went out for a second week on the Flint Gap to Shelton Graves relocation project with the Carolina Mountain Club. They continued digging away and completed 588 feet of new trail and put in several log steps. It was another fun, wet week!

Digging sidehill

Morgan from the Asheville office came out to work with the crew!

Yay Konnarock!!

One of our amazing volunteers! This could be you!

We still have spots available for Week 12!!

Home for the week!

Week 8 - Jenkins Rehab & Dripping Rock

Crew 1 spent the week working with the Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers in Bland County on a rehab project on the trail heading towards Jenkins Shelter. They put in 26 log steps and several log waterbars. They also dug over 250ft of drainage ditch to help keep water off the trail.

Digging away!

Hanging out on the new Laurel Creek bridge!

Having a little fun after a hard day of work :)

Some of our wonderful volunteers!

Ready to head out and work for the day!

Crew 2 spent the week working on the Flint Gap to Shelton Graves relocation in North Carolina with the Carolina Mountain Club. They completed over 300 feet of new sidehill and built in several grade dips. They had a very wet week, but still managed to stay in good spirits and still get a lot of work done!

Morning stretches

Trail Crew is a great bonding experience!

Our great Crew Leaders -- don't you want to spend the week with them!?

Who knew getting dirty could be so much fun!

Beautiful flora on the trail

Digging sidehill

Caching tools at the end of the day