Find a Hiking Partner

Keen on birds, peak bagging, or wildflowers? Here's how to join hikers who share your passions.

'Photo by Tim Seaver'

Published January 25, 2008 11:21AM

Pursue pastimes
Contact like-minded hobbyists: birders (birdingpal.org), cavers (forums.caves.org), or photographers (outdooreyes.com).

Go academic
Many college outing clubs welcome locals; go canyoneering in Arizona (clubs.arizona.edu/~ramblers) or study petroglyphs in Oregon (outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu).

Join clubs
Hike with local chapters of the Sierra Club (sierraclub.org), Appalachian Mountain Club (outdoors.org), Colorado Mountain Club (cmc.org), or Washington’s Mountaineers (mountaineers.org). Find other groups here: mtnguide.org (regional clubs), hikingandbackpacking.com (trail conservancies), americanhiking.org (long trails).