Our Annual New Years Hike is always a great way to welcome in the New Year! As we have done in past years, we will work our way to the Cherry Creek Reservoir and offer a blessing for 2026. Leave behind any concerns or trouble from 2025 by throwing a stone into Cherry Creek as…

NEW YEAR’S DAY HIKE UPDATE: The New Year’s Day Hike is cancelled due to expected extreme cold temperatures. However, the Potluck lunch is still on!! Lunch Main Course: Soup and Chili are being provided. Please let us know if you can bring other items: salad, baked goods, fruit, or another dish you want to share.…

Ring in the New Year with a brisk hike at McDowell Nature Preserve in Steele Creek and shake off the after-effects of the send-off of 2025. We’ll meet at the waterfront parking area to test out several of their trails, for a walk of 5-6 miles. This is a natural surface trail with an assortment of small hills.…

Easy social walk along Arizona Canal. Total distance: 3 miles easy Time: ~ 2 hour leisurely pace walking and coffee ABOUT THIS WALK: While the Camino de Santiago is generally the topic of conversation on all our hikes, this stroll is specifically targeted to those who are still trying to learn about the Camino and…

1. Meet at 10:30 AM at Kensington Metropark Nature Center; $10 Metro Park Vehicle Daily Entrance Fee 2. From Nature Center, Lori Stack Leads 2 Mile Hike on Wildwing Trail w Optional 1 Mile Pine Loop Trail. Bring Hiking Poles, Consider Crampons/Snowshoes 3. Post Hike Potluck Meal at 12:30 PM at Lori’s Home (4738 Warbler…

The NYC Chapter will be welcoming 2026 with a first day walk/caminito over the Mario Cuomo (New Tappan Zee) Bridge. Taking the 9:25 Hudson line train from Grand Central Terminal to Tarrytown, arriving at 10:18 (regular fare is $11.25) for a 10:30 start on 1/1/26 (rain date is 1/3/26). Walk is approximately 10 miles/6 hours.…

Join Chapter Coordinator Jim Larocco for a 6-mile hike (~3 hours) in Mason Neck State Park. The group will walk along Belmont Bay to a nature trail with lookouts at the bay and marshes. This historic location, near the mansion of George Mason and Pohick Bay, is where eagles nest in the winter. All ages…

Walk 2 miles around “the Point”. We will again be participating in the First Day/First Hikes sponsored by Delaware State Parks. The Point is located in Cape Henlopen State Park and is the area where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. The beach is closed for many months for nesting birds so this is…

First time out with us, or long-time returnees … All are welcome to join us for this lovely out and back walk along the American River. Every “Last Sunday of the Month”, rain or shine, we meet for a lovely 6-ish mile walk along the American River. Up on the levee, we have a route…

This is our second chapter hike. Our first hike after Thanksgiving was a success and it was great to walk with those of you who made it! This one is a bit south of Grand Rapids, so would love to catch some pilgrims in the Kalamazoo area. We will be doing a 4 mile loop…