Please arrive at 0845 for 9am start. Walk will include Theodore Roosevelt Island. Lunch at Guapos or bring your own. Must sign up.

Coffee for our Maryland peregrinos to exchange ideas, learn about caminos walked and to be walked.

coffee gathering to chat about caminos, past and future. Limit: 15 participants

Out and back hike to Mt Vernon. Picnic lunch at Mt Vernon. 6 miles

Formal shell ceremony. Recipients must register in advance.

Chapter members, Jay and Emiko will lead an 11-mile hike, north along the Valley Trail, up to Boundary Bridge where we will break and have a snack. We will return along the West Ridge Trail (click here for a map). This is a longer vigorous hike; total estimated time is about 6 hours. There is…

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…

The pilgrim shell ceremony is an age-old tradition that is practiced all over the world. Pilgrims will be presented with a scallop shell to wear on their backpack, identifying them to all they meet as fellow pilgrims. The shell ceremony is an annual Chapter event. This is an event for both aspiring pilgrims and veteran…

Please join chapter members Anna and Kevin Heaney on Saturday, June 10th in the Prince William Forest National Park for a 7.3 mile loop in the North Valley trail region starting at 9:00am. A packing discussion prior to the start at 8:30am. The hike will follow along 2 rivers in this loop, passing some beautiful…

Capital Area Chapter members Sharon and Tom Morris are leading a hike on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 9am at Sweet Run State Park (formerly Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship) on its inaugural weekend. The state park designation becomes official on Friday May 26th! This hike is 6.5 miles with 600 feet elevation gain.…