Batona Hiking Club

BATONA (BAck TO NAture) is a Philadelphia-based hiking club providing hiking and trail maintenance activities in Philadelphia; surrounding counties of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; and beyond.

BATONA schedules hikes every weekend, rain or shine. Participants include adults of all ages who share our interest in outdoor activities.

We have an abbreviated on-line Schedule. Also see our Announcements page, our Key to Meeting Places and our Guide to Hiking.

For updates and announcements, including last-minute changes to scheduled activities, see Updates.

For a complete schedule, we encourage you to subscribe to our printed yearly schedule (two editions of six months each) for $3.00. Use the form to order.

In addition to hiking activities, Batona maintains sections of the Appalachian Trail, the Horse Shoe Trail, and the Batona Trail.

Activity Photo Album