Grounds Keepers

A Team of 25 hikers…

After taking a major dose of inspiration from the Packing It Out team, who we befriended at Appalachian Trail Days in 2015, the Grounds Keepers Program was born!

​Through the creation of the program, we (at Granite Gear, with additional team sponsorship from our sponsors!) can support even more hikers who want to “Leave it Better” and pack out trash as they hike long trails and parks and paddle waterways and lakes around the country. The inaugural 2017 team was compiled of 17 individuals who committed to thru-hiking various long trails in 2017; from the PCT, AT, AZT, PNT, SHT and more. Collectively, they removed 1,117 pounds of trash from our trails.  The 2018 team was made up of 25 hikers from various backgrounds and areas around the country who are committed to hiking and cleaning up at least 300 miles of trails, parks and/or public lands in 2018. In total, they removed 3868.35 pounds of trash.