AMC Boston 20s and 30s

Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 3 - Easy
Trip Leader(s): Leah Brodsky, Jason Bui
Registration Type: Registration
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Audience: 20’s & 30’s

Description: Join us for a beautiful, easy evening walk along the Charles River Esplanade. We will walk the pace of the group for about 1.5 - 2 hours. There is no considerable elevation gain. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring snacks and water. This is a good opportunity to spend some time outdoors after work and enjoy the longer evenings. We will meet at 5:30pm and start walking at 5:45pm. Exact meeting location will be sent to participants. LGBTQ+ Friendly.
This location is accessible by the T at the Charles/ MGH station red line or a 15 minute walk from the Park Street station.

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Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 6 - Strenuous
Trip Leader(s): Ian Baker, Rachel Leaderach
Registration Type: Application
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Register By: 7/24/2026
Audience: 20’s & 30’s

Description: Join us for a spectacular day above tree line as we hike to Mt. Monroe (5,369’, #5 on the NH 48 list) and Mt. Eisenhower (4,763’, #11 on the NH 48 list). We will hike Mts. Monroe and Eisenhower as a point-to-point, ascending via the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail up to Lakes of the Clouds, following the Mt. Monroe Loop Trail and Crawford Path south to Eisenhower, summiting Eisenhower, then descending via the Edmands Path. We will do a partial car spot, from the Edmands Path Trailhead. Weather-permitting, participants can expect gorgeous views throughout the hike as our route will keep us above tree line for multiple hours!
Our route is just under 10 miles in length with approximately 3,350’ of elevation gain, which we will hike at a pace on the fast side of moderate (aiming for 1.5-1.75 mph moving pace, for an estimated hike time between 7 and 8 hours). While most of our route features moderate grades, prospective participants should be aware of two challenges. First, the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail has one fairly steep section below Lakes of the Clouds Hut; this section also features some ledges that are lightly to moderately steep and sometimes wet. Second, the hike features many miles above tree line where we’ll be exposed to the weather (and the sun) for many miles. Even on days with hot weather in Boston, temperatures above tree line on the Southern Presidentials seldom rise out of the 50s or 60s.
Participants must have recent hiking experience on similarly-strenuous peaks in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, or New York, plus a regular, robust cardio exercise regimen and appropriate 3-season hiking gear. After registering for the hike, one of the leaders will contact you to schedule a time to talk on the phone for ~15 minutes to discuss your recent hiking experience, fitness regimen, and gear to ensure the hike is a suitable fit.
To address unforeseen challenges such as adverse weather, unacceptable trail conditions or excessive crowding, the planned trip destination, activity and/or meeting place and time may be modified. In that event, participants may elect to join in that activity or opt out. We will hold Sunday, July 26 as a backup date for this hike if weather conditions prohibit us from hiking on July 25.

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Activity Type: Social | Local Socials
Difficulty: 1 - Accessible
Trip Leader(s): Catherine Bentsen
Registration Type: Registration
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Audience: 20’s & 30’s

Description: Join AMC Boston 20s & 30s for a nature-themed book club! The book club is held roughly every other month on topics of nature, wildlife, and the environment. For our next book, we will read “Heartwood", a novel by Amity Gaige. Discussion will be held on Thursday, July 30 from 7-9pm at Night Shift beer garden in Herter Park, Allston. Anyone is welcome to join, whether you’ve read all, part, or none of the book! An interest in the book topic is the only prerequisite for joining.
Synopsis: In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie’s disappearance may not be accidental. Heartwood is a “gem of a thousand facets—suspenseful, transporting, tender, and ultimately soul-mending,” (Megan Majumdar, New York Times bestselling author of A Burning) that tells the story of a lost hiker’s odyssey and is a moving rendering of each character’s interior journey. The mystery inspires larger questions about the many ways in which we get lost, and how we are found. At its core, Heartwood is an “unputdownable” (Real Simple) and redemptive novel, written with both enormous literary ambition and love.

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Activity Type: Volunteer Opportunities | Conservation
Difficulty: 2 - Relaxed
Trip Leader(s): Aaron Valentine, Melika Uter
Registration Type: Application
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Audience: 20’s & 30’s

Description: Join the Worcester and Boston Chapter 20s & 30s groups for a weekend of trail work in the beautiful and remote Maine Woods! This three night, three day trip includes two full days of trail work and three nights' stay at AMC's Little Lyford Lodge, plus a hike/exploration day on Monday. Participants are encouraged to arrive by late afternoon/early evening Friday to provide ample time to get to the lodge for dinner before the gate closes.
This trip is designed for people in their 20s & 30s who are interested in learning about trail work and bringing back newly gained skills to local chapter opportunities. No trail work experience is required, only a desire to learn trail work techniques and contribute to the restoration of mountain trails. Activities may include revitalizing trails, repairing benches and bridges, and building check steps and will be somewhat tailored to the interests and abilities of the group. The trail work will involve hiking a few miles each day with moderate elevation gain. We will be working under the leadership and guidance of AMC’s Professional Trail Crew with tools and safety gear provided. Expect to be out for about 6-7 hours Saturday and 6-7 hours Sunday.
At the end of each day, we’ll enjoy social time and dinner back at the lodge. Enjoy the dark sky (New England’s only certified International Dark Sky Park!), the Perseid meteor shower, paddling on the pond, swimming in the Pleasant River, and campfires in the evening. Canoes and kayaks are free with our stay.
Accommodations are cabins and a bunkhouse at Little Lyford, one of AMC's lodges in the heart of the 100-mile Wilderness in the Maine Woods. Breakfast, trail lunch, and dinner (Friday dinner through Monday lunch) are included with the cost of the stay. The cost for the 3 night trip will be $360.37 (Member) and 391.46 (Non-Member). Once participants have registered and have been confirmed, a leader will reach out with the required information for payment.
Cancellation policy: Participants must notify trip leaders if they can no longer participate. A refund will be issued ONLY IF leaders can fill your spot.

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