INDIANAPOLIS HIKING CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Award Winners | Record Trail Maintenance Hours | Trail Maintenance Opportunities Program Description In 2006 the Club established a program to recognize members who achieve noteworthy hiking, service, and trail maintenance accomplishments during the Club year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. We also have an award for anyone who has been a member of the Club for 25 years. Award winners are recognized at the annual Winter Banquet and listed on the Club website. Following are the eleven awards, which have been changed from time to time over the years, and how to earn them: Pathfinder Award - All members who lead 50 or more hikes. Trailblazer Award - All members who lead 15 or more different hikes. Millennium Award - Everyone who hikes 1,000 or more miles. Marathon Award - All members who complete the year's longest scheduled hike. Milestone Award - Any member who completes 10,000 lifetime miles with the Club. Round the World Award - Any member who hikes 24,901 miles, enough to circle the earth. Trail Maintenance Award - Members who complete 16 hours of trail maintenance with a recognized Trails organization. Bill and Nell Larrison Pinnacle Award - Must earn the Pathfinder, Millennium and Trail Maintenance awards and lead at least twelve different hikes all in the same year. Club Service Award - Awarded by the Board to recognize any member deserving of special recognition for their service to the Club. Best Picture Award - in 2026 will be changing from most photos award to best picture award, based on a vote of all members. 25 year Award - Awarded to any one who has been a member of the Club for 25 years. How are Winners Determined: All hiking related awards are determined by the Mileage officer from the Mileage database which captures hiking activity reported on hike sign-up sheets. The 25 year Award is determined by Membership officer based on information in the member database. The Club's Publicity officer will conduct an annual contest to determine the winner of the best picture award. The Trail Maintenance award is based on the honor system. Members are asked to record their trail maintenance hours on the attached form and submit it to the Awards Committee per the instructions on the form. Here is a list of some trail maintenance opportunities. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS To see the most recent winners and new 25 year members announced at the annual Winter Banquet and those who have won awards in the past, select a year from the following list: 2025 Award Winners New 2024 Award Winners 2023 Award Winners 2022 Award Winners 2021 Award Winners 2020 Award Winners 2019 Award Winners 2018 Award Winners 2017 Award Winners 2016 Bicentennial Hikes Award Winners 2016 Award Winners 2015 Award Winners 2014 Award Winners 2013 Award Winners 2012 Award Winners 2011 Award Winners 2010 Award Winners 2009 Award Winners 2008 Award Winners 2007 Award Winners 2006 Award Winners