The Challenge
To complete a hike each week for one year. It can be a calendar year or one year from the time you start. The point is to hike weekly. More often if you choose. You determine the rules, though the suggested distance is a minimum of one mile. There are many ways to participate. Find out more by visiting the 52 Hike Challenge website.
2020 Challenge Goal
For 2020 I’ve signed up for the Adventure Series of the 52 Hike Challenge. Follow my adventures starting January 1, 2020!
| 5 Waterfalls (even if they are dry) |
| 1 Forest (if not possible, go to National Park/ Site) |
| 1 National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail |
| 2 Hikes with bodies of water: Lakes, Rivers, or Ocean |
| 1 Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| 1 Group hike (if you are regular to one group, visit a new group to meet new people) |
| 1 Hike where you Introduce someone to hiking |
| 1 Sunset or Sunrise hike |
| 1 Hike from your Bucket list (somewhere you have always wanted to go) |
| 3 Reflection hikes (journal at the beginning, middle, and towards the end of your challenge) |
| Substitutions based on the pandemic: Microadventure |
My Personal 52 Hike Guidelines
– Hikes must be on dirt whenever possible.
– The minimum distance must be two miles.
– I can hike solo or with friends.
– I will carry my backpack with my hiking basics (the 10 Essentials)
– I will share my trip plan (where I’m going, the trial I plan to hike, how long I expect to be gone)
2020 Hike List
| #1 Clifton E. French Regional Trail, Plymouth, MN |
| #2 Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN Adventure Series: Hike with a body of water |
| #3 Lowry Nature Center, Victoria, MN |
| #4 Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, MN |
| #5 Pike Island Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul, MN |
| #6 Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Long Meadow Lake Unit, Bloomington, MN Adventure Series: Hike with a body of water |
| #7 Deadman’s, Wolf Creek, High Bluff and Quarry Loop Trails, Banning State Park, Sandstone, MN |
| #8 Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Long Meadow and Black Dog Lake Units, Bloomington, MN |
| #9 Snelling Lake and Pike Island Trails, Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul, MN Adventure Series: Sunset Hike |
| #10 Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Long Meadow Unit, Bloomington, MN |
| #11 Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, MN |
| #12 Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage, MN |
| #13 West River Parkway, City of Minneapolis Stewardship Hike: Love Your Trail:Trash the Trash |
| #14 Snelling Lake Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul, MN |
| #15 West River Parkway and Mississippi Gorge Regional Park, Minneapolis, MN |
| #16 West River Parkway and Winchell Trail, Minneapolis, MN |
| #17 Microadventure: Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN |
| #18 Microadventure : Tiny Mile at Home (52 laps!) Adventure Series: Reflection Hike #1 |
| #19 Microadventure : Photo Safari |
| #20 Pike Island Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul, MN |
| #21 Long Meadow Trail, Mississippi Valley Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN Adventure Series: Reflection Hike #2 |
| #22 Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul, MN Adventure Series: Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #23 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail, Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #24 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail, Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #25 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail, Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #26 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnehaha Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: Hikes with bodies of water |
| #27 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail, Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #28 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minneapolis, MN Adventure Series: National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Recreation Area or Historic Trail, Stewardship hike (Trail Maintenance, pick up trash, restoration project, etc.) |
| #29 Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Litchfield, MN |
| #30 Sibley State Park, New London, MN |
| #31 Monson Lake State Park, Sunburg, MN Adventure Series: Reflection Hike #3 |
| #32 Glacial Lakes State Park, Starbuck, MN |
| #33 Big Stone Lake State Park, Ortonville, MN Adventure Series: Waterfall Hike #1 |
| #34 Lac qui Parle State Park, Watson, MN |
| #35 Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Granite Falls, MN |
| #36 Camden State Park, Lynd, MN |
| #37 Split Rock Creek State Park, Jasper, MN |
| #38 Lake Shetek State Park, Currie, MN |
| #39 Kilen Woods State Park, Lakefield, MN |
| #40 Fort Ridgeley State Park, Fairfax, MN |
| #41 Flandrau State Park, New Ulm, MN |
| #42 Minneopa State Park, Mankato, MN Adventure Series: Waterfall Hike #2 |
| #43 Myre-Big Island State Park, Albert Lea, MN |
| #44 Lake Louise State Park, Preston, MN |
| #45 Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, Preston, MN |
| #46 Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Caledonia, MN Adventure Series: Waterfall Hike #3 |
| #47 Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona, MN Adventure Series: Reflection Hike #4 |
| #48 NorPine Trail (Hall Road to Spruce Creek), Lutsen, MN Adventure Series: Forest |
| #49 White Sky Rock Trail, Lutsen, MN Adventure Series: Hike from your Bucket list |
| #50 Sterns Scout Camp, South Haven, MN Adventure Series: Group hike with new group |
| #51 Grass and Snail Lake Trails, Shoreview, MN |
| #52 Coldwater Spring, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnehaha Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, Minneapolis, MN |
| Bonus Hikes: |
| #53 Fort Snelling State Park, Minneapolis, MN |
| #54 Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, MN |
| #55 Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, MN |
| #56 Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul, MN |
| #57 Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul, MN |
| #58 Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul, MN |
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