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.
My Guidelines
– Hikes must be on dirt whenever possible.
– The minimum distance must be a mile.
– 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)
2019 Hike List
| #1 Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #2 Highland Lake Park Reserve, MN |
| #3 Saint Croix State Park, MN |
| #4 Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #5 Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, MN |
| #6 Fred C. Anderson Scout Camp, MN |
| #7 Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, MN |
| #8 Signal Hill Trail, Table Mountain, South Africa |
| #9 Guided Bush Walk, Kruger National Park, South Africa |
| #10 Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #11 Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #12 Theodore Wirth Park, MN |
| #13 West River Parkway and Central Mississippi Riverfront Park, MN |
| #14 Lake Maria State Park, MN |
| #15 Lake Bde Maka Ska and Lake of the Isles, MN |
| #16 Catalina Island Golf Course Trail and Wrigley Botanical Gardens, CA |
| #17 Maplewood State Park, MN |
| #18 Theodore Wirth Park, MN |
| #19 Lebanon Hills Regional Park, MN |
| #20 Grey Lake Trail, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile |
| #21 Parque Metropolitano de Santiago, Chile |
| #22 Superior National Forest – Lookout Mountain Trail, MN |
| #23 Bearhead Lake State Park, MN |
| #24 Lake Vermillion – Soudan Mine State Park, MN |
| #25 McCarthy Beach State Park, MN |
| #26 Scenic State Park, MN |
| #27 Big Bog State Park, MN |
| #28 Franz Jevne State Park, MN |
| #29 Zipple Bay State Park, MN |
| #30 Hayes Lake State Park, MN |
| #31 Lake Bronson State Park, MN |
| #32 Old Mill State Park, MN |
| #33 Red River State Recreation Area, MN |
| #34 Itasca State Park, MN |
| #35 Lake Bemidji State Park, MN |
| #36 Schoolcraft State Park, MN |
| #37 Hyland – Bush – Anderson Lakes Park, MN |
| #38 Frontenac State Park, MN |
| #39 Afton State Park, MN |
| #40 Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, IN |
| #41 Glendalough State Park, MN |
| #42 Battle Creek Regional Park, Mendota, MN |
| #43 Superior Hiking Trail, Pincushion Mountain to County Road 6, MN |
| #44 Grand Portage State Park, MN |
| #45 Cascade State Park, MN |
| #46 Superior Hiking Trail, Caribou River Spur Trail, MN |
| #47 Minnehaha Regional Park, Minneapolis, MN |
| #48 Cold Water Spring Trail, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and Pike Island Trail, Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #49 Woodland Edge and Wetland Trails, William O’Brien State Park, MN |
| #50 Prairie Loop Trail, Afton State Park, MN |
| #51 South River Trail, Afton State Park, MN |
| #52 Frontenac State Park, MN |
| GOAL ACCOMPLISHED! … But I’m going to just keep hiking … |
| #53 Rice Lake State Park, MN |
| #54 Dodge Nature Center, West St. Paul, MN |
| #55 This one is personal and I’ll keep it to myself. |
| #56 Empire Lake Trail, Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, MN |
| #57 Lawrence Unit, Minnesota Valley SRA |
| #58 Pike Island, Fort Snelling State Park, MN |
| #59 Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, MN |
| #60 Theodore Wirth Regional Park, MN |
| #61 White River State Park, IN |
| #62 Vadnais-Snail Lake Trail, MN |
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) |
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