Welcome!

The Hiking Club is a voluntary club sport affiliated with Columbia University. We organize day hikes and backpacking trips throughout the year, mostly in the New York Tri-State area.

We encourage you to check out the website and sign up for membership.

News and Announcements

Spring Break Backpacking Trip to Shenandoah!

Join the club over  Spring Break for winter hiking and camping

in Shenandoah National Park!!

March 15-19

Cost $60

Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, and backpacks are available from the COOP for a reasonable rate.

  Click here to sign up!

Interested in being a Hiking Club Officer?

The Hiking Club will need new officers for the next academic year.  You must be in Columbia College, Barnard College or GS to be an officer.  Our positions are President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer along with several other positions.

Please contact us if you are intersted in more information!

Leading hikes and driving for the club is easy and its what keeps us active!  If you want to get involved, check out our Leader & Driver info page and then contact us if you have any questions.

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Success! This past January, eight Hiking Club members were certified for WFA by SOLO schools. Look out for future programming for semesters to come!

WANTED: Trip Reports  Do you want to tell the club how beautiful/adventurous/quirky/generally awesome your trip was?  Write us a trip report, however long, however detailed, about your hike!  Anyone from the trip can do the writing... submit it to us and we will post it to the site.