The Louisiana Hiking Club
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The Louisiana Hiking Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization designed to
meet the needs of Louisiana backpackers and hikers. Its goals are:
• to advance the knowledge of hikers and backpackers in Louisiana by
offering classes, seminars and other educational resources
• to foster communication between hikers
• to maintain existing trails and establish new ones
• to plan trips
• to compile accurate cartographic and naturalist guides for Louisiana trails
The Louisiana Hiking Club is an affiliate of the American Hiking Society. Annual dues are $10 per
family. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month from 7-9 pm at the Bluebonnet
Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge.
Our member backpacking and day hiking trips range from short excursions into: Louisiana's
Kisatchie National Forest along the Wild Azalea and Backbone trails; Mississippi's Clark Creek
Natural Area and Clear Springs Trail; to trips of more than 100 miles along Arkansas' Ozark
Highlands Trail. Other hikes include: the Ouachita and Pinhoti trails; and Alabama's Sipsey
Wilderness. Members of the club often coordinate club hiking or backpacking trips to
destinations such as:
- Smoky Mountains National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Big Bend National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- and more.
Click on the membeship button (on left or below) to
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