Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance

Think of a trail you love...

Maybe it’s the one your dog knows the route by heart, or where a child first rode to the top without stopping. Where you walk to start the day or go escape from the hustle and bustle and unwind at the end. Where you put in the miles to stay healthy and ready for adventure.

That trail is an important part of your life, and caring for it takes a community.

Every season, fallen trees pile up, runoff ruts the tread, and water drains fill up. Behind these trails you love are people hauling tools, sweating in the sun, and advocating for these shared resources that keep our adventures possible and connect our communities.

Let's meet a few of the people who turn your support into miles of possibility:

The incredible Vail Club 50 Adopt a Trail team
 (57 volunteers + 208 hours on Stag Gulch Trail; winners of the "Most Volunteer Hours" award for 2026)

"I hike on these trails and when I do it, I think... whoever does that trail maintenance that's gotta be hard work. So I wanted to see, and I can confirm, it's hard work!" - Vail Club 50 Volunteer Joseph

Vail Club 50 is one of 61 VVMTA Adopt a Trail teams this past summer, who combined, brought more than 1,000 volunteers out for over 100 work days just this past summer! Your favorite trails in the valley are cared for by volunteers like Joseph - and your Colorado Gives Day donation helps VVMTA staff to run one of these 3 hour work days which includes project identification, tool maintenance, safety preparation, and crew leader training.

Robbie and the Eagle County Youth Corps

Robbie S., in his second year with the VVMTA's Eagle County Youth Corps program, grew into a leadership role.  Recruiting members, leading with hard work, and displaying positive attitude, Robbie won the VVMTA "Youth Trail Steward of the Year" award for 2026! Your Colorado Gives Day donation allows VVMTA to run 2 week sessions of the Eagle County Youth Corp for local high schoolers. More students apply than VVMTA can accept: Colorado Gives Day donations can help local students to have a great time working hard and learning, and may allow us to expand the program to 3 sessions for 2027 - allowing 10 more kids like Robbie to participate.

The 2026 VVMTA Trail Stewardship Crew (TSC)

Bay, Sam, Annie, Jack, Jaime, Jeff, Zach; these are the trail heroes known as the VVMTA Trail Stewardship Crew this past summer! These hardworking locals spend 40 hours per week working on projects across the county - like building 3 new bridges on the popular Grouse Creek trail, a large retaining wall on Two Elk, or clearing hundreds of trees so that you can go for a hike or bike ride knowing you won't run into a massive pile of deadfall. 
Your Colorado Gives Day gift funds this paid crew, who serve you, filling the gap left by declining US Forest Service and BLM budgets and staff. Keep these boots on the ground and gloves in the dirt with a donation that will keep them working on your favorite trails in the valley.

This Colorado Gives Day, join this VVMTA Community and Love Your Trails

Your gift to the Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance puts care into action. You help keep professional trail crews working, equip neighbors to volunteer, and give local teens the chance to earn a paycheck while caring for their own backyard.

Thanks to a generous local trail lover, all donations are matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000, toward our $100,000 year-end goal!

Make a donation today and secure the programs, stewardship, and access our community and your favorite trail needs!