Trail crew / maintenance

Trail crews build and maintain hiking trails and outdoor recreation infrastructure. The work is physically demanding manual labour: clearing brush, moving rock and earth, building structures like steps and bridges, and repairing erosion, often in remote backcountry using hand and power tools.

They work for parks, land agencies, and conservation corps. The role suits fit, hardworking people who enjoy strenuous outdoor work, can solve practical problems with limited resources far from the road, and take pride in building and maintaining the trails that let others enjoy wild places.