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Empower Your Outdoor Spirit: By Women, For Women Adventure in Hershey, PA - Hershey

Empower Your Outdoor Spirit: By Women, For Women Adventure in Hershey, PA

Hersheymoderate

Difficulty

moderate

Duration

3–5 hours

Fitness Level

Participants should be comfortable walking on uneven terrain for several hours and able to carry a daypack.

Overview

Discover the empowering "By Women, For Women" outdoor adventure in Hershey, PA, where female adventurers connect through hiking, skills workshops, and nature immersion. This unique trip blends community with exploration for all skill levels.

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Hershey, Pennsylvania

By Women, For Women

for up to 6 per • Full Day • Private Trip

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About This Adventure

Join a unique women-only adventure in Central PA, where you can explore the outdoors and learn new skills like rappelling and spoon carving. Experience the thrill of hiking beautiful trails, bond with fellow adventurers, and enjoy meals around the fire, all while prioritizing your passions and curiosity in nature.

Details

Specifically for women only, these dates are reservation-only for those interested in discovering the joy and often misunderstood world of exploring the woods and the outdoors. Too often, her interest in learning new skills get put in the back seat. This time, put your passions and curiosity first on this exciting trip into the woods and nature of Central PA. 

Booking Notes:

Who: Specifically for women only, these dates are reservation-only for those women interested in delving into the joy and often misunderstood world of exploring the woods and the outdoors.

What to expect:

All AE trips are challenge by choice activities. So, you can choose how much you want to push yourself.

During this trip, you will be presented with the opportunity to hike a beautiful trail with a community of women and accomplish something together. You will have a chance to experience rappelling, spoon carving, and the beauty of adult play. You’ll enjoy a light lunch on the trail to keep you energized without bogging you down followed by a meal around the fire at the end of the day.

What to bring:

  • Wear comfortable clothing that can be layered, avoiding cotton wherever possible
  • A sturdy pair of hiking boots/shoes
  • A rain jacket and an insulating layer

If you do not have any of this equipment, please inform your guide, and we will be provided whatever we can for you.

We will provide:

  • First aid kit
  • Day pack
  • Trekking poles
  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Snacks -Lunch -Dinner

If you have any dietary restrictions, please let me know a minimum of 48 hours in advance to allow us to make accommodations.

Skills:

  • Using a knife & what to do with it
  • Start a fire, Keep a fire
  • Filter water
  • Rappelling
  • Top 10 knots to secure, save, capture, celebrate
  • Nature at night
  • Deep Listening

Where

Adventure Explorations trips take place within a 45-minute radius of Hershey, Pennsylvania. For most experiences, you will meet your guide at our Outfitter located behind the Hershey Hotel (100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033). Your guide will get your group outfitted for the day and you will head out on your adventure. Occasionally your guide will coordinate to meet your group at the trip location and will bring all the necessary equipment with them. If this is the case you will be notified 48 hours prior to your adventure.

Activity locations vary based on the season, weather, group size, and more.

If you have a preferred location please let us know as soon as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. 

Note:

This trip is for those who identify as Female. Participants must be 18 years or older to participate.

Gratuity

Tips are not required but highly suggested; your guide works very hard to make your adventure top-notch. It's customary to present a 10-20% tip to your guide at the conclusion of your trip.

Adventure Tips

Stay Hydrated on the Trail

Even moderate hikes can dehydrate you; bring plenty of water to stay energized and alert throughout your adventure.

Wear Layered Clothing

Weather in Hershey can change quickly; layers help you adapt to morning chills and afternoon warmth.

Respect Trail Etiquette

Follow Leave No Trace principles to preserve Hershey’s natural beauty for future visitors.

Use Bug Repellent

Wooded trails mean ticks and mosquitoes; protective repellent keeps you comfortable and safe.

Local Insights

Wildlife

  • White-tailed deer
  • Eastern box turtles

History

Hershey’s proximity to the Appalachian Trail region roots the area in over a century of outdoor recreation dating back to the early 20th century.

Conservation

The program promotes Leave No Trace principles and encourages participants to minimize impact on local ecosystems, supporting ongoing conservation efforts in Pennsylvania’s state parks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Recommended Gear

Daypack

Essential

To carry water, snacks, and extra layers comfortably throughout your hike.

Hiking Boots

Essential

Supportive shoes protect your feet on varied terrain found near Hershey.

Reusable Water Bottle

Essential

Staying hydrated on the trail is crucial, especially during warmer months.

Insect Repellent

Essential

Protect yourself from ticks and mosquitoes common to Hershey’s forested trails in spring.

spring specific