Help Spread the Word!

It’s official – two months until #hikeOctober 2024 begins! Join our eighth annual #hikeOctober campaign to raise awareness of the challenges of mental illness, fund mental health research and conserve wilderness trails. #hikeOctober is free to join, open to hikers of all experience levels, and a great way for your walk in the woods, or around the park, to make an impact. Registration is now open at hikeoctober.org.

Since our first #hikeOctober in 2017, the #hikeOctober community has raised $74,984, hiked 19,200 miles, and brought together 814 participants! We have had involvement from nearly every state in the US and even hikers from various countries around the world. Thank you to everyone who has joined #hikeOctober over the years.

Graphic – @climbingtreedesign

Follow @HIKE for Mental Health on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the campaign, as well as a chance to see one of your photos when you use the hashtags #hikeoctober and #hikeformentalhealth”. Remember to always #recreateresponsibly and #leavenotrace.We would be thrilled if you could promote #hikeOctober on your social media. Invite your friends and family, and help us increase our impact! Please contact Campaign Director Brayden Donnelly at brayden@hikeformentalhealth.org with any questions or comments about #hikeOctober.