Want to get outside and away from it all (and everyone else too)? Girl Gotta Hike is here to help you or your small group navigate your escape from the city streets to the forested footpaths. Privately guided hiking and backpacking trips are open to all ages and genders, families, friends and co-workers!
Spend 9 days and 8 nights on the iconic Appalachian Trail in New York with Girl Gotta Hike! With 93 miles on trail, we’ll hike across a variety of terrain, from open fields to rocky ledges. We’ll earn iconic views over the Hudson River, see spring blooms popping up in the forests, traverse tricky rock footings, and become a part of something much greater than ourselves – the community that is the AT!
Not much can beat hiking in the Summertime on the Appalachian Trail! Especially on this westernmost section of the AT in NY, where there are cool waterfalls and awesome ridgeline views! Come on up to Orange County to hike on the very trail that inspired founder, Melissa “Click” Goodwin to start Girl Gotta Hike to begin with! (ICYMI - GGH is turning 8 this year, and it’s Click’s 15-year Appalachian Trail-versary - yahoozie!)
Boardwalks, and rolling hills, and a 300 year-old-tree, oh my! Come celebrate the Spring by taking a stroll on this sweet section of the iconic Appalachian Trail upstate in Dutchess County, the very trail that inspired founder, Melissa “Click” Goodwin to start Girl Gotta Hike to begin with! (Oh and btw - GGH is turning 8 this year, and it’s Click’s 15-year Appalachian Trail-versary - 🤯)
Head out into the frosty forests and the frozen waterfalls of Minnewaska State Park on this 5-mile loop hike!
If your New Year’s resolution is to get out and hike more - than this hike is for you! We’re kicking off the 2026 Public Transit Series hikes with an easy traverse on the Old Croton Aqueduct, from Croton to Ossining - just the thing to get your body warmed up for the season ahead.
Hang on to your headlamps, we’re heading upstate for our 3rd Annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Hike! Yeah, that’s right ‘Ol Man Winter — you can’t get us down ‘cuz we’ll be making the most out of the shortest day of the year!
Spend 5 days and 4 nights on the iconic Appalachian Trail in Connecticut! Throughout our 50+ miles on trail, we’ll hike along rivers and open fields, enjoy fall foliage views of the CT countryside, traverse tricky rock footings, and become a part of something much greater than ourselves – the community that is the AT!
Come kick off Pine Hill Pride Weekend with a short hike up to one of the sweetest viewpoints in the entire Catskill Park — Giant Ledge! For real, we’re talking quintessential heart of the Catskills hiking here, culminating with some sweeping views from the Devil’s Path to the North, the Burroughs Range to the south, and the whole of the Woodland Valley below, wahoo!
Get your Adirondack exploration on in style this summer on a 3-day / 2-night all-inclusive adventure with the Girl Gotta Hike gang! We’ll spend our days exploring the solace of the forever-wild forest, top an Adirondack 46’er, and enjoy the comforts of a private group stay indoors at night!
This hike falls on Father’s Day weekend, so we’re opening it up to everyone! All dads, brothers, partners and friends are welcome to join in the fun on this 6.5-miler along the Fishkill Ridge in Beacon, NY! (Whether or not any actual dads participate, dad jokes will also be accepted.)
