Do you love hiking and being outside? Are you looking to explore more trails? Would you feel more comfortable in a group of like-minded women? The Slim Baker Foundation for Outdoor Education, Inc. and the Newfound Lakes Region Association have joined to create this adventurous opportunity for women to meet and hike within the greater Newfound and White Mountain areas. Interested individuals must be able to hike up to four or five miles round trip and carry their own daypack with necessary hiking supplies.  This program is free and open to the public.

This program can accommodate up to eight individuals per trip and will include a guide from the Slim Baker Foundation and the Newfound Lakes Region Association. Participants will meet at the respective trailheads at 9am. Registration is required via email at: events@slimbaker.org with subject line HIKE. Space is limited.

August 9th: Mt. Cardigan, Orange, NH

Considered a moderate hike, Mt. Cardigan from the Orange, NH side on the West Ridge Trail is a 3-mile round trip hike. This hike is filled with 360 views with a fully exposed mountaintop. Park at the Cardigan State Park Lot, which is off from route 118. From the Canaan, bear right 2.7 miles from Rt. 118; at 3.4 miles bear left; at 4.1 miles you will be in the parking area. This can either be an out and back or loop back via South Ridge Trail.