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US Hiking Events
Date
Event, Location, Details
Mid-January
Annual Winter Hike , Hocking Hills State Park , Logan, Ohio
6-mile hike from Old Man’s Cave to Ash Cave with a shuttle bus to return, free
Mid April
Brandywine Trail End-to-end Hike
Annual end-to-end hike of the 37-mile Brandywine Trail in southeastern PA and northern Delaware has been a tradition for over 40 years.
Late April
C&O Canal 100K One Day Hike Washington DC
Annual 100 km (62-mile) extreme dayhike of the C&O Canal from Washington, DC to Harpers Ferry, WV, $27 (2004). Fifty km and 80 km (50 mile) options are also available. A series of training hikes are scheduled from January to April.
Late April
California Trail Days
trail building amp; improvement.
Ongoing
Connecticut Forest and Park Association has a large slate of trail maintenance projects
Early June
National Trails Day
Events to celebrate and maintain trails are scheduled nation-wide. See American Hiking Society
Mid June
Rachel Carson Trail Challenge , Pittsburgh
32-mile end-to-end trail endurance challenge over many rollercoaster hills.
Late June
American Red Cross Fat Tire Classic , Winter Park, CO
More than 500 hikers have a choice of trails for all ranges of ability in support of the Red Cross. Entry fee: $35 to $60, including T-shirt, meals and entertainment (2004)
Mid Sept
Bald Eagle Mountain Megatransect Lock Haven, PA
22-mile trail run with 5,200 feet of elevation gain (2003)
Mid Sept
MS Challenge Walk Cape Cod
3-day, 50-mile walk on the Cape with overnight accommodations and all meals, $75 plus pledges (2003)
Early Oct
Cape Cod Walking Weekend Cape Cod A four day series of hikes and interpretive walks, no charge (2005)
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