Physically Preparing for Your Camino In this session, Jerry Jastrab will discuss how to develop a good training plan to prepare yourself physically for your Camino. Based on assessing your health and physical fitness, and developing clear objectives for your Camino — total distance, daily distance — you can be sure you’re prepared for a…

Join Chapter member Jim Doman and camino friends at 9:30am for a coffee conversation in Maryland. We will have a discussion about our favorite hiking apps and new ultra-light backpacking equipment. For those who want to continue the conversation, we will walk to the Sligo Creek Trail around 11 am for an out-and-back as far…

Portlandia invites you to Lauren Kessler’s Camino presentation, “The Camino Will Not Be Optimized You’re not ready…and that’s the point”. Please read all of the information on the Registration Website before clicking the SignUpGenius link(s) to sign up.

Come and join us for a Hike that is along the Highline Canal from Waterton Canyon into Chatfield State Park and then loops back through the Chatfield Wetlands for an easy 6.2 miles. The terrain is mostly flat…packed with gravel on the High Line Canal segment and typical dirt trails on the Wetlands segment. Post…

DAY/DATE: Saturday, May 23, 2026 TIME: 8:00 AM MAP LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5afGiZfEFrmaDYVq6 DESCRIPTION: Starting from Otero Canyon, the trail takes you through a rugged and scenic canyon, with rocky outcroppings and lush vegetation. As you hike through this section, you’ll be surrounded by juniper, piñon pine, and various shrubs. It can be quite rocky throughout, and the beginning…

We will meet at the Labyrinth at Crown Point for a Shell Ceremony followed by a pot luck picnic. Please bring a chair, something to drink and a picnic dish to share. Please RSVP

Please use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/hxxMDj93AwbnJKRBA We will be hiking out in the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park in Riverside. My good friend, Bob Stockton, passed away years ago and we had a beautiful trail dedication for him there. But, the Bob Stockton Memorial Trail is not on AllTrails yet so I would like…

CAMINITO AND SHELL CEREMONY It has been a while since we have gathered, but we are back on it and going forward plan to offer a Caminito or gathering once a month or so. Our first spring event is a shell ceremony and Caminito in Upper Manhattan. We will take a few minutes to gather…

Pop-Up Hike. Lebanon Hills Visitor Center. 860 Cliff Road. Eagan. Sunday – May 24th at 9am. Please join Bob N and Andrea S on a 5-6 mile hike at Lebanon Hills. Lebanon Hills is the largest park in Dakota County with more than 50 miles of scenic trails. We will be hiking the Voyageur Trail,…

Palencia – The Land of Fields is Calling! May 26 – June 2, 2026   Palencia—The Land of Fields is calling, its whispers drift on the wind. Will you answer? American Pilgrims on the Camino Cultural Committee is pleased to announce our fourth annual cultural event. This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime adventure from May 26 to June…