• 5:00 – Visit, Shop, Browse, Mingle • 5:30-6:15 – Camino Gear/Packing Presentation • 6:15-7:00 – Q&A, Shop, Visit Join us at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood, MO, for a Gear Gathering as we discuss the best and newest gear for making a Camino or other pilgrimage. We will also talk about water bottles/hydration systems,…

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 2023. Prior to sharing a potluck meal and pilgrim fellowship…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Amy Horton, co-coordinator of the St. Louis Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino will present “Camino 101: Intro to the Camino de Santiago”. Amy walked the Camino Francés from León, Spain, in 2016, and the Camino Portugués from Porto, Portugal in 2018. She is also currently scheduled to walk the Camino Inglés…

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…

HIKE DESCRIPTION Please join us for a group hike as we walk a 4.7-mile route along paths on the campus of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. All paths are paved with minimal to no traffic. The route is easy to moderate, with some hills that will get your heart pumping and…

HIKE DESCRIPTION The paved East and West sections of Washington Rotary Riverfront Trail twist through river bottom ground and prairies, and offer scenic views of the Missouri River and the Highway 47 river bridge. Trails are rated easy. Depending on heat/weather and based on group speed/mood, we may opt to do both the East and…

***Sold out as of March 19, 2023 • Waitlist Available*** Our 2nd annual two day/one night hike on the Katy Trail – Treloar to Marthasville to Augusta (20 miles total) is for prospective pilgrims who want to know what it’s like to walk two days on the Camino and stay overnight at an albergue. It’s…

HIKE DESCRIPTION We will park and meet at Tremayne Shelter (13725 Marine Ave, Maryland Heights, MO 63043) where we will make introductions. Ample parking is available here. We will then walk the 5.7 mile loop trail around Creve Coeur Lake. This is generally considered an easy route, mostly flat with paved and unpaved surfaces and…

HIKE DESCRIPTION We will park and meet at the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge parking area (9090 Old Lemay Ferry Rd, Hillsboro, MO 63050) where we will make introductions. We will then divide up into vehicles to carpool to the Valley View Glades trailhead, since parking at the trailhead is limited. The 2.8 mile loop trail…

HIKE DESCRIPTION We will park and meet at the Emmenegger Nature Park trailhead to begin our hike. The Emmenegger trail is a short 2-mile trail, with a decent hill every 1/2 mile rising from the Meramec River to the the bluffs by 270. We will walk this trail once then hike it in reverse for…