About Buckeye Trail Work Parties Work parties are a great opportunity to learn from our highly skilled BTA volunteer trail building crew. Scheduled weekend and week-long work parties around the 1,400+ miles of the Buckeye Trail take place throughout the year. The main purpose is to build new sustainable BT to National Park Service (NPS) standards to replace existing on-road routes of the BT. The Buckeye Trail Crew employs the latest techniques in trail building relying mainly on the use of hand tools and good old fashioned hard work to create the level tread and primitive trail structures necessary for a positive hiking experience.
Buckeye Trail Crew Work Parties try to emphasize both words: Work and Party. Volunteers can spend up to five continuous days at work, building and improving sections of trail, while the evenings are spent gathered together in camp, enjoying the camaraderie of fellow volunteers.
Mogadore Section Work Party at West Branch State Park - September 17 - September 21, 2026
What: Mogadore Section Work Party
Where: West Branch State Park East of Ravenna, OH
If you would like to join for one day or a few hours, meet the crew at camp at 7:10am to have breakfast and make a field lunch (make sure to register for the chuckwagon to have meals provided). The group will be heading out to work at 8 am. If you are arriving later, email Russ at
mogadore@buckeyetrail.org to coordinate and meet on site.
When: September 17 - September 21, 2026
Typical work days are 8am-4pm with a mid-day field lunch, and breaks as needed. Feel free to arrive late or leave early as your schedule allows!
Description: Help us work on trail improvements at West Branch State Park in the Mogadore Section. Come for a few hours, or stay the whole time. The first two days we will be doing trail maintenance, then move into building small bridges and routing trail.
What to bring: bring long sleeves and long pants recommended, closed toe shoes, gloves, tick and insect repellent, water bottles. Tools provided.
Camping: Free camping at the Horse group camp, and we have access to the main campgrounds showers. Arrive any time after 3pm on Sept. 16 to set up. (Directions: camp is located 2 miles from the corners of Copland Rd and Esworthy Rd. Asphalt turns into a dirt road beside the day use horse parking lot. Our camp is at the end of the road at the oval)
Meals: Chuckwagon meals will be provided for registered participants. Please register before September 14 if you would like your meals provided.
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