JOIN THE 52 HIKE CHALLENGE NOW
GOAL: Get outdoors and hike once a week for an entire year.
START ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
You can start the 52 Hike Challenge anywhere in the world at anytime and track your 52 Hikes from the date you decide to start. Your medal year will be the year that you start the challenge.
Since it is our mission to make this challenge accessible to people of all abilities, we'll count 1-mile minimum as a hike. You can do repeat hikes.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
We're with you every step of the way. By signing up you get access to resources we have curated for you, including a downloadable hiking log, access to our Facebook online community and more! You'll also receive emails with motivation, events and more to help you on your journey.
Benefits Of The Challenge
Explore Nature
Research has found changes in the brain and body that suggest we are physically and mentally more healthy when we are interacting with nature.
Connect with Family & Friends
Family exercise can improve happiness and overall life satisfaction for everyone, creating a happier, healthier unit.
Physical Fitness
Depending on the duration and trail grade, hiking may burn a significant number of calories. As such, it can aid weight loss when paired with a healthy diet.
Manage Your Well-being
Spending time in natural settings can help one feel happier and lessen the effects of stress.
WHY PURCHASE A PACKAGE OR MEDAL?
In addition to sporting great swag and pledging to your goal, you are helping us to spread the 52 Hike Challenge mission of getting more people outdoors. The proceeds also help fund our chapter development to provide more accountability and community among those who are changing their lives through the outdoors.
ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS AND FINISH YOUR CHALLENGE!
CHALLENGERS LOVE SHARING THEIR JOURNEY WITH OTHERS
FINISHER STORIES
"Hiking helped me during my battle with breast cancer, it kept me strong, positive and healthy enough to fight better against chemo and radiation treatment. I am 15 months cancer-free and I strongly believe hiking helped me."
-Meredith Crane
"I made it! I hiked 52 trails in one year!! I can’t even begin to describe the feeling of being done. Of completing one of the hardest challenges I have ever taken on. I’m stronger now than I was a year ago."
-Valerie Bougart
"When I finished my 52 Hike Challenge I felt incredibly accomplished. I felt like for the first time in my life I started using my time to do something that was just for me. I must say that the biggest accomplishment comes after you finish. Since finishing my challenge I have done and decided to do so many things I would've said no to in the past. "