Blue Hills Moderate Sunday Hike
- Leaders
- Keith Johnson (Co-Leader), Thomas Orr (Leader)
- WIMP
- Charlotte Folinus
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
- Difficulty rating
- L3
- Prerequisites
- Hiking boots or trail runners (not sneakers). Fitness commensurate with hiking 8 miles on hilly terrain.
Join us for a Sunday hike in the Blue Hills! We'll be going up and down rolling hills featuring fantastic views.
Pre-trip meeting
For those who are new to MITOC, please attend the mandatory pre-trip Zoom meeting on Thurs July 31 at 7pm.
Route
6.5 miles, 1500 ft. elevation gain.
Required Gear
- Hiking boots/trail-running shoes
- Rain gear (if there is forecast of rain)
- Multiple layers of non-cotton clothing
- At least 2 liters of water
- High energy snacks
- Backpack big enough to hold all of your items.
Transportation
If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, edit the lottery preferences on your MITOC profile to show this. We will arrange a carpool, most likely from MIT but may do another pickup depending on the preference of drivers.
Leader contact
If you have questions, concerns, or you would like to cancel, please email both leaders at keithjohnson@zbly.org and t.orr@columbia.edu
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- July 29, 2025, 6:31 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- July 31, 2025, 6 p.m.
Signups for this trip are closed.