Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner

Ridgerunner Locations: 

• Saddleback Moutain
• Bigelow Mountain
• The Hundred-Mile-Wilderness

Job Description:

• Meet, greet, register and educate hikers on the Appalachian Trail.
• Impart backcountry camping and hiking knowledge, skills and ethics to hikers focusing on youth groups and long distance backpackers, for example: where to camp, how to protect water sources, ford a stream, and minimize fire impacts.
• Provide education about rare alpine plants and steward summits and ridgelines.
• Manage and provide light maintenance at campsites.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge, skills and ethics of low impact backcountry hiking and camping practices.
• Comfort with primitive, solitary, outdoor living and working conditions.
• Good physical condition – able to hike with a 40 lb. backpack.
• Public/customer service skills.
• Professional appearance and attitude
• Good communication skills (including oral, by phone, and written).
• Long-distance hiking experience.

Housing/Food/Transportation: Ridgerunners will camp at backcountry sites during work-days and some gear will be provided. Food and day-off housing will be on your own. Personal transportation is required to get to trail heads.

Schedule: May 18 through October 20, 2024, 40 hrs./week including all weekends and holidays