We are a laid back group of diverse people who enjoy hiking with others while exploring trails in Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. A sense of humor is a must and we are very much a social hiking group. Our group focuses on camaraderie and safety while having good times out on the trail and leading an active liefestyle! We enjoy Mother Natures diversity as well as our own! So get your rear in gear and join us for a hike and see you out on the trail soon!
Why We Hike - To have good times, make friends, and heck, maybe even meet that special someone along the trail while enjoying the benefit of the great outdoors! Whether you want to lose weight and have never hiked a mile in your life, or have a goal to rise up to the challenge of ultra hiking 30 miles in one day, we have a hike for you. Join now and see for yourself how active we are and our diversity of hikes and locations we offer! Progress from newbie to extreme hiking at your own pace, OR just hit the trail with us as little or often as you like, the choice is yours. We hike because we love it!
When We Hike - We do it in the mornings, evenings, and in the darkest of night, all weekends averaging 10 times a week and are very flexible. Get your mind out of the gutter 'cause we are talking about hiking now people!
We strive to offer at least one easy, moderate, and strenuous hike within about sixty miles of both Baltimore, DC, and NoVA each weekend. Weekday after work hikes are offered in many areas throughout our region as well.
Where We Hike - Our hikes range from very easy walks on paved paths along gentle streams and clear lakes, to very strenuous, steep climbs and rock scrambles to mountain summits, and last but not least, fully supported ultra hikes of up to 30K! For the mountain lovers, we visit the Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park and George Washington National Forest every weekend. Also, we strive to offer a hike in the Baltimore, DC, Northern Virginia and the mountains every weekend and mix up the offering of distances and difficulties. We enjoy post hike meals after most of our hikes. Additionally, we have cookouts, white water floats, hike out/paddle backs, cave trips, natural water slides hikes, Appalachian Trail Section Hikes, Camping Trips, Volunteer Offerings, and last but certainly not least - our very popular Monuments in the Moonlight hikes.
How We Hike - We will NOT leave anyone behind! All of our hikes have a leader and a sweeper and most of our hikes offer you several different pace options for you to enjoy for each hike so you can hike the pace that is comfortable for you! We share what we know with one another and value fellowship and camaraderie within our group and always keep a good sense of humor while focusing on the "Leave No Trace" outdoor ethics philosophy. We hike in small groups of no more than 15 hikers per leader to provide a more enjoyable experience for you. Most of our weekend hikes have optional post hike meals to enjoy. There are many volunteer and trail maintenance opportunities offered in addition to community building events, so come on out and make a difference in your life as well as others with The Mid-Atlantic Hiking Group!
Who Can Join - Simply put, you can! Whether you are young, work, old, retired, laid off, shy, talkative, energetic, gleek, brainiac, lazy (but hopefully you don't want to be or we might have a problem), recovering from an injury, super slow hiker, or a competitive speed hiker, this is a group for you. We love our diversity and thrive on it!
WARNING: Our calendar is very active all four seasons and may become addictive and beneficial to your health!
To help keep up with our very active schedule you can follow our activities via Twitter and socialize with your fellow hikers on Facebook .
I hope to see you on the trail soon and let's have good times!
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