We are walking one of our favorite paths to welcome Spring! The Noland Trail is a 4.8 mile loop around the lake adjoining the Mariner’s Museum, 100 Museum Drive, in Newport News. This hard dirt path is well-groomed with lots of twists and turns, and beautiful views of the lake. Generally considered an easy route,…

Pilgrims will head West from the Dream Draw parking lot on Trail 100 and follow it until the North Mountain Visitor Center where there will be restrooms and benches for a snack before returning on the same trail back to Dreamy Draw where you can join the chapter for a Shell Ceremony and blessing for…

Join our Valley of the Sun Camino community to meet fellow pilgrims for 2nd breakfast, to share Camino talk, and to celebrate new pilgrims setting off on the Camino (including those who will be finishing their 10 mile walk started earlier in the morning) at the first of our 2024 Shell Ceremonies.

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…

We will meet at the 2nd gate on Roxy Ann Road, which is 1.4 miles up Roxy Ann Road after you turn off of Hillcrest Road. There should be quite a few cars parked on the road below the 2nd gate. Link to Google Map here. This will be an approximately 5 – 6 mile…

Join us for a shell ceremony and hike at Blendon Woods Metro Park. We will be meeting at 2pm in front of the Nature Center. Just follow the main road to the Nature Center parking lot. We will begin with a shell ceremony to celebrate all who are walking a Camino this year and then…

Join us for a 6.5-mile moderate hike through Carmel Valley. Centrally located near Hwy 5 and the 56, this walk offers the best of all worlds: varied terrain, free parking, no crowds and minimal asphalt. Date: Saturday, April 6 from 8am to 12pm Location: Elizabeth Rabbitt Neighborhood Park, 6616-6628 Duck Pond Lane, San Diego, 92130.…

Please join chapter member, Jim Doman, on April 6 at 9:30 am at the Monocacy Battlefield Visitor Center for a hike around the battlefield. Due to the battlefield being crisscrossed by I-270 and the Monocacy River the hike will be done in three segments of varying length for a total distance of just over 7…

After our trip to the Southern section of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park it’s time to head back to the end of the park most people are familiar with. We hope you will join us as Jim leads us in a hike to cover approximately 6.2 mile Red Trail on the North end of the…

Easy training hike along the Arizona Canal with two different options for starting. The two groups of pilgrims will meet at Little O’s Arcadia Market. Please indicate in the comments if you are starting at EAST or NW side location when you register. This is a great opportunity to guage your preparations for the Camino…