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If you like to hike, love nature, want to stay fit, want life long friendships, like to travel, love adventure, love history and want to be part of a club celebrating over 67 years of passion and the opportunity to hike more than 2,000 times a year with over 500 of your closest friends ....then the Indianapolis Hiking Club is for you!

Come take a closer look at what might be the best first day of the rest of your life. Learn more about us or check out our 65th Anniversary Club History book. Better yet, review our hike schedule and join us on any hike as a guest. Everyone 18 years or older is welcome, no invitation is necessary and there is no fee, but please no pets unless the hike is a pet hike. We hope to see you soon!

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Recent Club News
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ARTOMOBILIA HIKE hike cancelled on Saturday, September 7
June Sergi has cancelled the ARTOMOBILIA HIKE hike scheduled for 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 7.

FRIENDSHIP GARDENS, PLAINFIELD hike cancelled on Saturday, September 7
Therese Cokain has cancelled the FRIENDSHIP GARDENS, PLAINFIELD hike scheduled for 7:30 AM on Saturday, September 7.

PAWPAWS ON THE KNOBSTONE hike Rescheduled to Tuesday, September 24
Because of the forecast for high heat, James Kendall has rescheduled the PAWPAWS ON THE KNOBSTONE to Tuesday, September 24, no changes to the details which are only available on the website calendar function.

New Twin Bridges Loop Laps Hike Added on Tuesday, September 10
James Kendall has added a new moderate pace 5 mile (do the loop twice) or longer if you desire on the 2 1/2 mile Twin Bridges Loop Trail in Danville on Tuesday, September 10. Details are only available on the website calendar function.

New Trail Building Opportunity Added on Saturday, September 14
Scott Beam has added a new Trail Maintenance opportunity on Saturday, September 14. DNR and Knobstone Trail Assn volunteers are building a new section of the Knobstone trail. They meet on the second Saturday of each month and are currently working in Morgan Monroe SF. Volunteers from the IHC are invited to join them and will earn both mileage and trail maintenance volunteer hours credit. See the write-up on September 14 on the website calendar function.

Revised Start Time for Grandparents Day Hike on Sunday, September 8
Karen LeClerc has changed the start time of her Grandparents Day hike from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. all other details remain the same.

New Multi Day Trip to Hike Mt. Katahdin in Maine added on September 11
James Kendall has added new trip spanning September 11-15 to hike to the summit of Mt. Katahdin and in Baxter St Park, ME. This is perhaps the most Challenging hike ever to appear on the IHC schedule. See trip write-up on the website calendar function on September 11. Since it was added after the August & September schedule was finalized it will not appear in the printed schedule or the pdf schedule posted on the Hike Schedule page.

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