New Buckeye Trail challenges celebrating America250

The Buckeye Trail Association is proud to join the celebrations of America250 by introducing three new challenges for hikers and volunteers.

250 Mile Hiker Challenge

• Individuals who explore the Buckeye Trail for at least 250 miles in 2026 will receive a limited-edition red 250 Mile patch
• Individuals who complete 250 miles can email hikeexperience@buckeyetrail.org to receive their patch
• Your 250 miles on the Buckeye Trail do not have to be unique miles, but we encourage exploring as much of the Buckeye Trail as possible
• Learn how you can explore the Buckeye Trail by visiting our Hike section of the website

250 Hour Volunteer Challenge

• Individuals who volunteer for at least 250 hours in 2026 will receive a limited-edition blue 250 Hour Volunteer patch
• Hours will be tracked through our volunteer platform, Volgistics. Once you complete your hours, the Buckeye Trail Association will send your volunteer patch
• Learn how you can become a volunteer by visiting our Volunteer section of the website

Buckeye Trail Association Volunteer Challenge

• In addition to individual challenges, the Buckeye Trail Association is challenging all volunteers to help us reach a collective 20,000 recorded hours of volunteerism in 2026
• The Buckeye Trail Association recorded 13,351 hours of volunteerism in 2025
• Volunteer hours can be recorded by clicking the button below or visiting the bottom of any page on our website and clicking “Volunteer hours”