In the lead-up to St. James Day, join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a moderately difficult 8-mile training walk consisting of four repetitions to/from the summit of Great Blue Hill along Summit Road at Blue Hills State Reservation. This walk includes 1,544 feet of elevation gain/loss and is intended to simulate the climb to/descent…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a moderate 8.4-mile out-and-back walk along DCR Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation. This walk is mostly level and will follow the damp, hard-packed sand at low tide. Plan for 4.5 hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are welcome to don…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for an easy 3-mile loop around Lower and Upper Leach Ponds at DCR Borderland State Park in North Easton. This walk is mostly level and follows along old carriage roads. Plan for 1.5 hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are welcome to…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for an easy 6-mile meandering loop through Essex County Greenbelt’s Vineyard Hill Reservation and connecting trails in DCR Bradley Palmer State Forest and Ipswich River. Plan for 3 hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are welcome to don their fully loaded packs.…

Join the American Pilgrims Boston Chapter for a moderately difficult 12-mile out-and-back along historic Battle Road in Minute Man National Historical Park. This walk follows restored carriage roads that are mostly flat and that travel through a restored historic landscape, and passes the place where Paul Revere was captured by the British redcoats on the…

In walking, things get resolved. The act of walking brings on special insights and consciousness. Pilgrim Chris Beukman walked the Camino Frances from St. Jean to Logrono and from Leon to Santiago in April and May 2022. He brought back some 100 images from the Camino, which he arranged according to ten of these insights.…

Join the American Pilgrims on the Camino Boston Chapter for an easy, six-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 three hours. This walk will be held rain or shine; extreme weather cancels. Participants are welcome to don…

Boston Chapter pilgrims Debra and Dan Donovan walked the Camino Francés this past summer, They meticulously documented their journey in writing and pictures on their blog. In this online discussion, Debra will describe her experience of blogging with some of the latest tools and will answer questions for pilgrims interested in doing something similar.

>>THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED<< Local pilgrim Steve Butterworth has offered to lead a hike on the Salem-Marblehead Rail Trail. The hike will be 7.2 miles total (Paved sidewalks – 2.3 / Gravel trail – 4.3 / Dirt path through conservation area at Forest River – 0.6). Mostly level ground. About 3 hours. Meet at the…

Local pilgrim Kendra Gordillo will conduct a roughly hour-long program, aimed as bringing together anyone who is curious about the Camino, wants to learn more, or wants to connect with other pilgrims. She will give a brief talk outlining the history of the Camino, talk a bit about her own experiences and takeaways, and discuss…