Join member David Bennett for a hike on Little Falls and Capital Crescent Trails to C&O Canal and Georgetown. The hike is about 8.5 miles with moderate difficulty. Return is along Glover Archibald Trail and Mass Ave on foot or by bus. Bring water. Limited to 15 people. Possible lunch at Pizza Paradiso or Millie’s.

Join us on Saturday, July 12, for one of the COOLEST hikes around: the Blue Ridge Tunnel! This is a COOL hike because it’s usually at least 10 degrees cooler inside the tunnel; it’s a COOL hike because tunnels are cool; it’s a COOL hike because we will go out to socialize afterwards with your favorite cold…

Our July hike will be at Busse Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve. We will meet at Grove #27, which is located in Elk Grove Village, IL on Arlington Heights Road. The walk is a loop trail that goes around the lake and passes through a variety of landscapes. There are good views of the lake,…

Join Chapter members of the social committee for a coffee chat. Come out to share what you know and ask what you would like to know about the Camino de Santiago

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Meet in back parking lot near Shrock Lake in Sharon Woods Metropark at 10 am for our Camino Circle for introductions and general Camino questions and conversation. Veteran pilgrims come with your wisdom! Newbies bring your questions and concerns! We have 1.2 mile and 5 mile options for walking mostly shaded asphalt and gravel/dirt trails.…

Join us for Happy Hour at Bollo Woodfire Pizza for a Happy Hour with good conversation. Some pilgrims will have just returned from their Spring Camino. Some are planning on going in the summer and fall. Hope to see you there.

We will park and meet at the Bluebird Picnic Area at Elm Creek Reserve in Maple Grove. This is near the Elm Creek Swimming Pond. For those who have attended other recent hikes at Elm Creek Reserve, this location is several miles from the Eastman Nature Center so please don’t go there! If you type…

Join a potluck happy hour in the lovely backyard of Chapter members Chuck and Cindy Miller. Pilgrims should bring their favorite beverage and hors d’oevres to share. Registration required. Address and other details will be sent to registered pilgrims. Sign up by going to CapitalArea@americanpilgrims.org and request to sign up for the newsletter. Signup info…

This is a wonderful opportunity to train for your fall Camino (or relive it) and beat the heat! The out and back hike to O’Leary Peak Lookout begins on a forest road with gradual elevation gain. The trail is open and surrounded by lava field. We will get off the forest road between two summits…