Report Trail Issues

If you have come across problems on the trail such as downed trees, trail erosion, overgrown trail, litter, vandalism, etc., let us know in the form below and we will make sure the appropriate people know about it!

The more detail you can provide, the easier it will be to address the issue. In particular, the most helpful thing you can do is provide a precise location such as the latitude and longitude (also known as GPS coordinates) or a code from What3Words (an online system that uses a sequence of three random words to identify any location on the surface of Earth with a resolution of about 3 meters). If you are still at the location where you found the problem, please be sure to capture your location before leaving.

  • Send us a geotagged smartphone photo of the problem. Photos are always helpful, even if not geotagged. However, be aware that photos don’t always reliably capture and transmit the location. If you want to use a geotagged photo for the location, be positive that location services are turned on in your phone, and if the only location information you have is the photo, please don’t delete the photo until we’ve confirmed we were able to get the location.
  • Open Google Maps on your smartphone, drop a pin on your exact location, and share it with us. You can share it by (1) swiping up until the coordinates are visible then taking a screenshot and attaching it to the form, or (2) tapping the share icon and either copying the link and inserting it in the form or emailing it to yourself to insert in the form later.
  • Open Apple Maps on your smartphone and follow the first option given for Google Maps (unfortunately, the second option doesn’t work properly with Apple Maps).
  • If you have the What3Words app on your phone, create a 3-word code and share it with us by pasting it into the form or taking and attaching a screenshot.

If you’ve already left and didn’t get your exact location, don’t worry. Please just provide as much information as you can to help us locate the problem, including a trailhead or other landmark, approximate distance and, importantly, which direction you were going from the landmark. Note that the segment information is important to help us route the issue to the right people, but it isn’t enough by itself to locate the problem.