Download maps, checklists, forms, and permits needed to participate in the Appalachian Trail Mega-Transect Chestnut Count.
Hikers taking data on a large American chestnut tree near Sunfish Pond in New Jersey
Excel spreadsheet, 121.0 KB
Note that historically, no chestnuts have been found along the Appalachian Trail north of the Massachusetts border.
Want to know if a section you are about to hike has been closed, moved, or has other notices? Click this link to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Trail Notices page.
All hikers need a permit from the National Park Service to collect data along the trail. For hikers working within the Delaware Water Gap, Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, or along the Blue Ridge Parkway, there are additional permits that may be found below.
PDF document, 135.4 KB
Revised for the 2014 hiking season
PDF document, 58.9 KB
PDF document, 141.5 KB
Use if you find many large trees along the trail. This tabular form is easier to fill out multiple instances than the individual form.
PDF document, 76.7 KB
Use this only if there is not a pre-printed chart for your section of the trail.
PDF document, 129.2 KB
Use this ONLY if the form for you particular section is unavailable.
