Hikes & Maintenance Outings

Welcome to the ECTA hiking program. These wilderness hikes and maintenance outings are led by volunteers with the East Coast Trail Association. Be prepared to be impressed by magnificent scenery and solitude along our spectacular coast. The trail is not an urban trail but rather one intentionally left as unspoiled and natural as possible. You may have to climb rock outcrops or walk near cliff edges. As such, hiking the trail inherently has a greater risk than a stroll in an urban park. Risks to a reasonably fit, prepared and cautious hiker are minimal. Certainly we feel they are worthwhile, considering the physical benefits of an active lifestyle and the beauty of the surroundings.

Each trail has a rating in terms of the level of difficulty, so choose a hike or maintenance outing that suits your ability, especially when you are just startig out.

Voulnteers interested in helping out on our maintenance outings must contact the hike leader in advance, so enough tools can be organized for the outing.

Schedule

Hiker Participation

When participating in an ECTA hike you will be required to read and sign a Hiker Registration and Release Form as set out below:

Please Read Carefully: Indemnity and Release of Liability

In consideration of my being permitted to participate in the events, activities and/or functions (all hereafter called "the events") offered or organized by the East Coast Trail Association, I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, release and forever discharge the East Coast Trail Association, its officers, managers, servants, agents, and volunteer leaders (all of whom are hereinafter called "the Association"), from any and all lawsuits or actions, claims, or demands by reason of any damage, loss, death, or injury to myself or to my property arising from my participation in the events, notwithstanding that the same may have been contributed to or occasioned by the negligence of the Association.

I agree to save and make harmless and indemnify the Association from and against all lawsuits, claims, actions, cost, or expenses in respect to any death, injury, loss, or damage to myself or damage to my property howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the events and whether the same may have been contributed to or occasioned by negligence of the Association.

I recognize and acknowledge that there are inherent risks and hazards involved in participation in events, including but not restricted to, such hazards as danger from avalanches, sudden changes in weather, falls on steep terrain, failure of equipment, and the possibility of becoming lost, as well as all other hazards associated with hiking, mountaineering, wilderness travel, and any other pursuits of the Association, and I further agree to bear any and all costs of rescue or medical attention rendered to me personally and arising from participation in the events.

Upcoming Events & Scheduled Hikes