Let’s hike the beautiful Shaw Nature Reserve in Pacific, MO! Afterward, we’ll head to The Hawthorne Inn in nearby Labadie, MO for a group lunch. HIKE LOCATION:Shaw Nature Reserve is on I-44 in Gray Summit, Missouri, approximately 22 miles west of the I-44/I-270 interchange. The Gray Summit I-44 exit is #253, just two exits west…

EVENT DESCRIPTIONMeet at 9:00AM at the KATY Trail Matson trailhead parking lot. We’ll hike west to the Klondike Park entrance trail, and then hike up the blacktop paved hill to Klondike Park, around the Lake Loop Trail, up to the lookout, back down to the Katy Trail, and then back to Matson trailhead parking lot.…

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. EVENT DESCRIPTIONMeet us at the Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, IL, where our St. Louis Chapter’s very own Mary Baldree will share a brief talk on her exhibit of photos from her 2024 walk on the Camino Francés. Just as you cannot cross the same river twice, you cannot walk the…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Join us as we learn about and sample Spanish wines produced in regions along Camino de Santiago routes. This event also provides an early opportunity for our chapter to mark the Feast of St. James, which is on Friday, July 25. We are grateful to St. Louis pilgrims Suzanne & Keith Skaggs for…

EVENT DESCRIPTION We’ll walk the Katy Trail from Treloar to Marthasville to Augusta (20 miles total) with an overnight albergue-style bunkhouse experience. ITINERARY Friday, June 13 9:00AM Park/meet at the Augusta trail head parking lot Transport to Treloar trailhead provided Walk 8 miles Treloar to Marthasville with our backpacks (minimal needs for one night) Bring…

St. Louis Chapter co-coordinator Amy Horton will give two Camino presentations during the Alpine Shop Spring Showcase 2025 on Sunday, March 30 at the Alpine Shop location in Kirkwood, MO. – Camino 101: 1:00 p.m. – Camino 201: 3:00 p.m. Join us if you would like to know more about the Camino de Santiago or…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Central Missouri pilgrim Melissa Purvis will lead us on a 5-6 mile route through the conservation area. This moderate hike on gravel roads and mowed paths will take us across open meadows, past farm fields, and through wooded areas, with some hills and possible creek crossings. Following the hike, we will gather in…

FILM DESCRIPTION Based on Australian pilgrim and filmmaker Bill Bennett’s best-selling Camino memoir of the same name, The Way, My Way is a movie about a man walking the 800km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain, searching for meaning—not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time. ST. LOUIS…

EVENT DESCRIPTION St. Louis pilgrims Carla Hegre and Mark Ochanpaugh generously welcome our St. Louis chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino to their Tower Grove East home for an autumn gathering to celebrate the return of STL pilgrims who embarked on a Camino in 2024. Prior to sharing a potluck meal and pilgrim fellowship…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Central Missouri pilgrim Melissa Purvis will lead us on a 5-mile route through the conservation area. This moderate hike on gravel roads and mowed paths will take us across open meadows, past farm fields, and through wooded areas, with some hills and possible creek crossings. Access a trail map: https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/mo_nature/downloads/conservation-areas/7601map.pdf Following the hike,…