Spring Training for Backpacking
Are you ready for a backpacking adventure, but not sure your body is? Join an Adventure Outpost instructor! In our Spring Training for Backpacking Series, we’ll trek alongside you to prepare our minds and bodies for the 2023 backpacking season.
Each Saturday during spring training, you’ll meet up with instructors and hike various Great Parks trails with a weighted backpack. Together, we’ll build community, develop our muscles and endurance, and share tips to ensure we have an enjoyable backpacking season.
Sign up for one session, a few or the whole series! For ages 12 and up.
Cost
$10/person per session
Participants who sign up for the whole series receive a discounted price. See discount details at checkout. Register for individual sessions by two days in advance.
When & Where
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week One
Sat 2/25, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 2.7-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Winton Woods/Kingfisher Shelter (Register by 2/23)
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week Two
Sat 3/4, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 3.4-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Withrow Nature Preserve/Trout Lily Trailhead (Register by 3/2)
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week Three
Sat 3/11, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 4.6-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Sharon Woods/Sharon Centre (Register by 3/9)
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week Four
Sat 3/18, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 5-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Miami Whitewater Forest/Timberlakes Program Shelter (Register by 3/16)
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week Five
Sat 3/25, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 6.3-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Shawnee Lookout/Waterhole Meadow Shelter (Register by 3/23)
Spring Training for Backpacking Series: Week Six
Sat 4/1, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join an Adventure Outpost Instructor for a 7.5-mile trek to prepare ourselves mentally and physically for the 2023 backpacking season. Bring a fully loaded backpack to begin your spring conditioning. Mitchell Memorial Forest/Mountain Bike Trailhead (Register by 3/30)
A valid motor vehicle permit is required for all Great Parks.