Welcome to the ATS

 

 

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Our Mission

The Anaconda Trail Society’s (ATS) mission is to develop and steward trails for a healthy Anaconda and surrounding community.  Our vision is to help contribute to a healthy, thriving community connected around trail-based recreation and transportation opportunities.

Group Hikes

Most Wednesdays  May – August

Join us on select Wednesday nights this summer for group hikes on our favorite local trails.  View our events calendar for a listing of dates available.

Group Bike Rides

Select Wednesdays  June-August

Join us for our scheduled gravel or mountain bike rides led by our Co Host – Anaconda Bicycles.  We sample a wide array of our local trails in a group setting appropriate for most skill levels.

Trail Crew Days

Assigned throughout the Summer

Help us show some love to our local trails by joining one of our trail maintenance days.  We have different options offered throughout the summer with a focus on Foster Creek and Lost Creek.

Managing and Expanding our Local Trails

While around for several years, the Anaconda Trail Society was restructured in 2022 to evolve with the rise in recreational growth in our area. The ATS operates as a non-profit with elected officers and 12 board members. Meetings are open to anyone interested in trails and we encourage you to become involved by joining our society as a member.

Trail Maintenance

Community is important to us and in 2024 we adopted local trails Foster and Lost Creek.  This means that we focus most of our trail crew work days on these two first, clearing downfall and creating drainage channels.  We work on other area trails as schedule allows plus do a spring clean up of the Lower Old Works trail with help from our local job core.

Local Trails

Members (for 2024)

Board Members

“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”

 

– John Muir

“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.”

 

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”

 

– John Muir

Special Events

12 October 2024

6 Hours of Disco

The 6 hours or Disco is our annual fundraiser bike race, and it’s a great time!  This event is a race against the clock to complete as many laps as you can in 6 hours on a beautiful 5.5 mile course around the Echo Lake Trail System. 

November 9th 2024

Community Gear Swap

All-Season Gear Swap and Recreation Expo!  Join us at Pintlar’s Portal Hostel on Saturday Nov. 9th to sell, shop, and mingle with other outdoor enthusiasts.

Anaconda is a great place to recreate with an abundance of public lands available to get out into and explore

 

 

 

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