The next title we’ll be reading in our Camino Book Club is Joyce Rupp’s 2005 classic, Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons From the Camino. This online book discussion will once again be led by Kelly Murphy Mason, an active member of the Boston Chapter who walked the Camino Portugues in 2023. At age…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a ~ 5.4-mile walk on the beautiful Great Island Trail, in Wellfeet, MA. This will be followed by an informal tertulia , location TBD. Participants are welcome to join for both or either part of this event. We expect to arrive at the tertulia location around 1:00 p.m.…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a rambling, moderately difficult 8-mile loop through the eastern section of Blue Hills State Reservation. Plan for 4 hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are encouraged to don their fully-loaded packs. Meet at the Skyline Trail trailhead in the Shea Memorial…

Join the Boston Chapter of the American Pilgrims on the Camino for a ~3 miles walk around Lake Quannapowitt. We will meet at the Colonel Connelly Park, 351–389 Quannapowitt Pkwy, Wakefield, MA 01880 Located in the north corner of Lake Quannapowitt. For a more specific location, please copy “42.52339° N, 71.07992° W” into your GPS.…

Join the Boston Chapter and Flint Public Library for an event on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:00 PM ET in Middleton, Massachusetts. We will discuss all things Camino! Topics include an overview of routes, gear, getting to the way, alburges, food, etc. We like to call this “Camino 101” for those looking for more…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for an easy 3-mile loop around Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts. The Breakheart trails are mostly level and wide, with a few hilly sections. Plan for 1 hour, after we will meet at a local breakfast restaurant. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants…

We are excited to announce a Potluck and Burial Hill Tour for the Boston Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino! Join us for a special private group tour of Burial Hill in Plymouth (Tour starts at 11 am, see more below). Following the tour, we will have an afternoon of delicious food, shared stories,…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a leisurely ~3-mile walk in beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138. This will be followed by an informal tertulia at Sofra Bakery & Cafe, 1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Participants are welcome to join for both or either part of this event.…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a moderately difficult 8-mile training walk consisting of four repetitions to/from the summit of Great Blue Hill along Summit Road at Blue Hills State Reservation. This walk includes 1,544 feet of elevation gain/loss and is intended to simulate the climb to/descent from O Cebreiro in Galicia. Plan for…

The Camino de Santiago is a network of pilgrims’ ways or pilgrimages leading to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition holds the remains of the apostle James are buried. There are several routes, but the two most popular are the Camino Francés (the French Way) about 500 miles…