SCNP: Shakedown Hike
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 09/20/2025
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Prepare for your next backpacking trip, or your very first, with a guided shakedown hike. We'll cover backpacking fundamentals and share tips and tricks from our own experiences. Break in your boots with a hike around the Preserve (approx. 2 miles). Set up your tent or hammock and make sure everything is safe and functional in your home away from home. This will be a space for trekkers of all skills levels to test their gear before they head off into the greater outdoors. Led by a staff member that through-hiked the Appalachian Trail (so you know he's got stories to share!)
Pre-registration required by 9/17. Prior to the program, the instructor will email important information on how to prepare, what to bring, etc. This program takes place both in the nature center and on the nature preserve trails. This hike qualifies for the 100 Mile Hike Club; expect to travel 2 miles on both paved and natural surface trails with easy to moderate terrain.
This program is for ages 16 and up and it is free.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.