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. Note: Late changes are posted on our "Updates" page at Updates. We urge you to check that page for any late changes or cancelations.

Also see our Announcements page, our Key to Meeting Places and our Guide to Hiking.

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

Already a subsciber to our printed schedule? Check the upper right corner of your address label for the expiration date of your subscription.

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

Activity Photo Album