Are you walking a Camino in 2024? WHAT TO EXPECT: Shells for first-time pilgrims, zipper charms for returning pilgrims. This meaningful “service of sending” for this year’s pilgrims is always well-attended and well-received. It promises to bless your journey. Come as a first-time pilgrim, a returning pilgrim, or to support your fellow-pilgrims as they anticipate…

Calling all Current and Future Pilgrims for a hike in Boulder at the Red Rocks Anemone Loop Trail at People’s Crossing! This is a loop of 4.4 miles and considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 2 h 16 min to complete with 977 ft of elevation. This is not for the…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for an easy 6-mile loop around Ponkapoag Pond in Blue Hills State Reservation. The Ponkapoag Trail is mostly level and wide, with some limited rocky/hilly sections. Plan for 3 hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are encouraged to don their fully loaded…

Help us celebrate our pilgrims heading out to the Camino this year at our annual Shell Ceremony & Potluck. We’ll be gathering at St. Augustine Church in Oakland with special guests to confer scallop shells (symbol of the pilgrimage) to outbound pilgrims as well as recognize departing volunteer hospitaleros. Afterwards, we’ll be setting up breakout…

Benny will lead us on a 5-6 mile walk in Litchfield Park. We will walk through city parks, along a big pond and along a canal. Most of the walk is on wide, paved trails – perfect for talking Camino with experienced pilgrims. We’ll also take time to walk in a labyrinth along the way.…