Experience this 4.8-mile out-and-back trail, with 1,095 feet of elevation gain, near Olympic Valley, California. Generally considered a moderately challenging route. This is a very popular area for backpacking, hiking, and horseback riding, so you’ll likely encounter other people while exploring. Nestled in the foothills of the Granite Chief Wilderness, just north of Lake Tahoe … Read more

Join us for a Camino lunch at the Basque Cultural Center in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port’s sister city, South San Francisco! With its origins going back to the Basque community in San Francisco, the center has been serving old country cuisine here since 1982 and even has it own frontón (court) for playing pilota (Basque handball). We’ll work … Read more

HOTC’s “4th Thursday” Camino Chatter & Coffee. Come share stories and plans for the Camino.

Come join us at Bollo Firewood Pizza in Upper Kirby for a Pilgrim Happy Hour gathering. There are a number of new names on our mailing list. Hope you all come and join us, old and new. Great place to gather helpful information about the Camino from seasoned Pilgrims.

Hike in beautiful Waterloo Recreation Area. Meet at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot “above” the Eddy Discovery Center, hike will start at 10:15 a.m. Rick Cussigh will lead this hike through beautiful rolling hills and woods.

Rocks of Sharon Hike within the Dishman Hills Conservation Area Parking: We will start at the south entrance (9102 S Stevens Creek Rd, Spokane, WA 99223). No parking pass required. Driving: From E. 57th Ave in Southeast Spokane, head south on the Palouse Hwy for 5.5 miles. Turn left (north) on South Stevens Creek Road … Read more

HIKE DESCRIPTION Join us for a group hike as we walk a 5.7-mile route along paths on the campus of Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site. The route is generally flat and easy, with steps up the mounds. Special thanks to Fernando Vigil for leading this hike. GATHERING SPOT Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site 30 Ramey … Read more

Elaine Wilson and Carol Fogarty will take you on a 4.5mile loop hike at Lebanon Hills part of Eagan, MN on Saturday, September 23 at 9am. This loop is part of the Voyageur Trek Hiking Loop, a relatively flat well-marked trail, of primarily dirt and gravel. The pace will be moderate but we won’t leave … Read more

Rebecca Simmons, Executive Director of El Camino de San Antonio Missions, will share the details about this exciting local pilgrimage route! El Camino de San Antonio Missions have partnered with the Camino de Santiago in Spain, wherein pilgrims who walk the entire San Antonio Missions route receive 30 km credit when walking the Camino Ingles … Read more

This Zoom presentation will cover The Maricopa Trail which circles the Valley of the Sun and connects nine of the County’s parks and the South Mountain Preserve. Pilgrim Jan Kaplan (Frances, Portuguese and Norte) has walked the Maricopa Trail and will share information and experience about the Trail, and inspire us to walk parts of … Read more