New Chain for Gothics
New staircase build at Giant Ridge trailhead
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ATIS Trail CrewThe Adirondack Trail Improvement Society currently maintains 105 miles of public hiking trails in the vicinity of Keene Valley and St. Huberts, New York. The trails maintained stretch from Rooster Comb just south of Keene Valley to the Elk Lake-Marcy Trail which crosses the headwaters of the Ausable River on its route to Marcy. Summits reached by ATIS-maintained trails include Giant, Rocky Peak, Noonmark, Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, Blake, Haystack, Gothics, Sawteeth, and Lower Wolf Jaw. Maintenance is performed by a professional crew of generally six members who work from mid-May to early August. Work begins in May with a patrol of the system to remove winter blowdown, clean existing drainage structures, and assess any additional damage to be repaired later. Following this patrol, the crew works on selected trails to add drainage, build rock staircases, bog bridges, and generally "harden" the trails to better withstand today's levels of hiker traffic. The crew is also responsible for maintaining and, if necessary, rebuilding the 20 bridges and 24 ladders along the trail system. The minimum age to work on the crew is generally 16 although most crew members are college or post-college age. Those who can work all or most of the 12-week season are preferred, shorter periods of employment are accepted to accommodate school schedules. Anyone interested in joining the crew should visit our Trail Crew Employment page. Erik Jacobson is our Trails Director and can be reached at [email protected]. 
Members of the 2025 Trail Crew
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New pinned steps scribed to the rock slab on the Scenic Sawtooth Trail
Trail Crew campground, a.k.a "Tent City"
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2025 Trail Crew Season
Over the past decade, ATIS trail crew has rebuilt and replaced many of the more significant bridges in the ATIS system, but a couple spans with a dwindling service life still remain to be replaced. In 2025, the Crew executed a major renovation of the Swimming Hole bridge. They also played a major hand in replacing a ladder on Armstrong Mountain, assisted the DEC in upgrading the cable route on Gothics with more durable chain, and rebuilt a ladder on Beaver Meadow Brook. They also made significant upgrades to infrastructure on the Carry trail and created bog bridges and enhanced drainage on several more sections of trail.
2025 Crew:
Dan Hausner (Crew Boss)
Luisa Mei Bressen (Assistant Crew Boss)
Owen Burr
Maria Tibold
Will Boland
Nolan Lynch
Burke Hanlon
Josh Ebbin
Moses Cohen-Soyer
Richard Hayes Philllips
Over the past decade, ATIS trail crew has rebuilt and replaced many of the more significant bridges in the ATIS system, but a couple spans with a dwindling service life still remain to be replaced. In 2025, the Crew executed a major renovation of the Swimming Hole bridge. They also played a major hand in replacing a ladder on Armstrong Mountain, assisted the DEC in upgrading the cable route on Gothics with more durable chain, and rebuilt a ladder on Beaver Meadow Brook. They also made significant upgrades to infrastructure on the Carry trail and created bog bridges and enhanced drainage on several more sections of trail.
2025 Crew:
Dan Hausner (Crew Boss)
Luisa Mei Bressen (Assistant Crew Boss)
Owen Burr
Maria Tibold
Will Boland
Nolan Lynch
Burke Hanlon
Josh Ebbin
Moses Cohen-Soyer
Richard Hayes Philllips
Adirondack Trail Improvement Society
PO Box 565
Keene Valley, NY 12943
(518) 576-9157 (ATIS Hut - summer season only)
(518) 946-7322 (Executive Director, Ben Runyon)
[email protected]
The above email is not always checked daily. In season, call the ATIS Hut phone for more immediate trip and sign-up information.
PO Box 565
Keene Valley, NY 12943
(518) 576-9157 (ATIS Hut - summer season only)
(518) 946-7322 (Executive Director, Ben Runyon)
[email protected]
The above email is not always checked daily. In season, call the ATIS Hut phone for more immediate trip and sign-up information.