TrailBound Project

In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.

https://www.trailboundproject.com/service-page/shenandoah-6-day-5-night-trip?referral=service_list_widget

Our destination trips typically fill up at 16 people. You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!

Make lifelong memories with us in Shenandoah National Park, where the 19 of us will spend 3 days at a big Airbnb doing day hikes and then a 3-day backpacking trip in George Washington National Forest.

Schedule:
Tue 7/7/2026 - Travel day, spend night at AirBnB
Wed 7/8/2026 - Day hikes, spend night at AirBnB
Thu 7/9/2026 - Day hikes, spend night at AirBnB
Fri 7/10/2026 - Backpacking trip begins
Sat 7/11/2026 - Backpacking
Sun 7/12/2026 - Backpack to return early, travel day

Food:
Tue 7/7/2026 - On our own for dinner
Wed 7/8/2026 - Breakfast & Dinner included, you supply your hiking lunch
Thu 7/9/2026 - Breakfast & Dinner included, you supply your hiking lunch
Fri 7/10/2026 - Breakfast included, you supply your backpacking lunch & dinner
Sat 7/11/2026 - You supply your backpacking breakfast, lunch, & dinner
Sun 7/12/2026 - You supply your backpacking breakfast

Answers to common questions:
• Limited to 16 TrailBounders & 3 guides.
• Use a credit card or PayPal's Buy Now Pay Later to pay in installments.
• As long as a replacement is found, cancellations will be refunded.
• Coupons not applicable.
• eGift cards allowed.
• Unfortunately, no pets are allowed.
• Alcohol is permitted.
• Everyone is responsible for getting themselves there and back; carpooling is encouraged.
• The first 3 nights will be one huge Airbnb with typical amenities like WiFi, communal room with fireplace, state-of-the-art kitchen, washer/dryer, hair dryers, BBQ, hot tub, pool table, etc...
• Beds - It will be luck of the draw if you get a king, queen, full, or memory foam-topped air bed. You will have at least one roommate. We will try to accommodate bed and roommate requests.
• Day hikes - We want fun, views, and an amazing time without killing ourselves. We'll plan an easier and a more challenging option for each day-hiking day, and you can choose which group hike to do the night before. Our Airbnb is as close as we can get to hikes, but there is about a 1-hour drive to and from the trailheads.
• Backpacking - We will move over to George Washington National Forest to complete the adventure with a 2-night backpacking trip to see a few amazing sights farther into the woods. Participants just need a backpack, tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, headlamp, water, food, clothing & toiletries. The guides will have the first aid kits, water filters, fire kits, stoves & pots, repair tools, etc... Packing list and more details closer to date.

In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.

https://www.trailboundproject.com/service-page/guided-hike-tripod-rock?referral=service_list_widget

Our events typically fill up at 24 people for guided hikes! You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!

This guided hike has a nominal non-refundable $20 registration fee to secure your spot.

The Tripod Rock loop-hike in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area is 3.5 miles and about 550’ of elevation up and down. It's an easy to moderate hike that we'll take at a leisurely pace.

Glacial erratics are rocks that shouldn't be there... An invasive species if you will! They differ from the bedrock and the native rocks because they were transported there by glaciers. Tripod Rock is a 180-ton glacial erratic that decided to stay put, exactly where it is now, on top of three smaller rocks, 18,000 years ago. Makes for a great photo! We'll be visiting Tripod Rock and some of the other largest glacial erratics in the state, as well as hitting a few breathtaking viewpoints along the way where, on a clear day, you can see the NYC skyline.

This hike is a great introduction to the 1,675-acre Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area where one can spend days exploring the Tripod Rock area on one side of Boonton Avenue and the Turkey Mountain area on the other side, with its interesting ruins and waterfalls. Pyramid Mountain is part of the Morris County Parks System which includes other great hiking parks such as Lewis Morris County Park, Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, and Silas Condict County Park.

The parking and hike details are emailed after registration.

In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.

https://www.trailboundproject.com/service-page/map-compass-navigation-1?referral=service_list_widget

Our events typically fill up at 24 people for courses! You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!

Ever gone off-trail to relieve yourself and wondered what you’d do if you got turned around? Maybe you need to get back to your vehicle before a thunderstorm rolls in but you don’t trust yourself to take an off-trail shortcut. This course teaches the off-trail map & compass skills needed for just such occasions.

Have you been telling yourself for years you would learn map & compass navigation but the opportunity never presented itself? This is your chance to learn it once and for all from Search and Rescue personnel. We’ll go over all the parts and features of the compass as well as becoming proficient with traveling along an azimuth (bearing) and feeling confident when navigating off-trail. Simplifying the way the skills are taught, focusing on correct compass stance form, training to a high accuracy when sighting landmarks, and overall simplification combined with proper technique repetition are what set this course apart. We’ll also dive into overall map reading, such as understanding all the symbols on a map, trail configurations, and reading contour lines like you're reading a picture book. Students walk away with a level of confidence they did not think possible for their future adventures and now have the skills to get safely home even when... slightly misplaced.

A compass and a map will be provided for use during class if needed. More details provided after class registration.

Minimum Age: 12 years old - the minor(s) and a parent/guardian must all be paid registered participants.

In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.

https://www.trailboundproject.com/service-page/backpacking-trip-easy?referral=service_list_widget

Our events typically fill up at 16 people for guided backpacking trips! You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!

We've passed the intro level, but there's still more to learn and practice. This easy-level backpacking trip continues where the intro left off, to increase your self-sufficiency and confidence to spend nights out safely in the backcountry.

This is another easy 1-night backpacking trip with a roundtrip total of 8 miles and 1,200' of elevation change which is a bit longer and slightly more challenging than the intro trip. Much of our time will still be in camp learning, connecting, and enjoying ourselves. We'll continue where we left off by teaching about sleeping bags & quilts, sleeping pads, stoves & fuel, backpacking foods, dehydrating, food storage and bear hangs, water filtering, footwear, and any other topics that come up.

By now you should have your own backpack & tent, but if you don't you can still use OUR gear. If needed, you can rent a backpack, tent, and/or sleeping pad for $5 each. The guides will have all the other important gear like first aid kits, fire kits, water filters, and stoves/cooking gear. All you need is a sleeping bag or blanket if it's warm out, a small pillow, a headlamp, 4 liters of water in bottles and/or a hydration bladder, food & snacks, eating utensils, small knife, 75’ paracord, small carabiner, small stuff-sack or waterproof bag to hang your food, personal toiletries, clothing for the weather, and hiking boots. A detailed packing list will be emailed to students after registration and you can contact us with any questions.

Be sure to add a rental backpack, tent, and/or sleeping pad to your cart before checkout if needed.

Minimum Age: 12 years old - the minor(s) and a parent/guardian must all be paid registered participants.