Now in its 23rd year, Hike the Hill® is a joint effort between the American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the National Trails System aimed at increasing congressional and federal agency leader awareness of funding and other needs that sustain trails and public lands, including the National Trails System. Each February, trail partners and organizations from across the nation head to Washington, D.C. to discuss legislation, current policies, and goals with federal partners, congressmen or their staff, and fellow trail organizations.