Join our seventh 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 an easy way for your walk in the woods, or around the park, to make an impact!

Sign up now, then hike or walk any distance, anywhere, by yourself or with a group, anytime in October!

Watch as we collectively build our community fundraising and hiking totals. Remember to hashtag #hikeOctober on your walking and hiking photos, and to connect with us via social media to hear campaign updates, read personal Why I #hikeOctober accounts, and share in the impact we all make as the HIKE for Mental Health team!

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#hikeOctober is a month long celebration of the outdoors and the ways it can heal us. We hike because it is great for our own mental health; we hike to raise awareness of the stigma of mental illness; and we hike to raise money for mental health research and trail conservancy.
HIKE for Mental Health is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to overcoming the stigma of mental illness, promoting the benefits of outdoor activity, and conserving wilderness trails. Our hikeOctober planning team is a diverse group of men and women around the country who volunteer their time throughout the year to organize and promote this campaign, including HIKE for Mental Health co-founder, Leo Walker, team lead Brayden Donnelly, and social media coordinators Brielle Brack and Cristen Heavens.
Since our first #hikeOctober in 2017, the #hikeOctober community has raised $62,503, hiked 16,737 miles, and brought together 748 participants! We have had involvement from nearly every state in the US and even hikers from three different countries. And, since we started keeping track in 2020, our all-volunteer team has logged a collective 700 hours of volunteer effort. Numbers like these show the incredible effort that can be made when passionate people get together for a common goal. So, please join the #hikeOctober campaign to see how you can make a difference!
You can hike or walk as little or as much as you want. It is completely up to you. Once you sign up, you will be able to add your hiking mileage to the #hikeOctober community total. As you add more hikes, you will receive online "badges" to share your achievements with friends via social media. Let's see how far we can hike together this year!
Anywhere you want! Any hike or walk during October in honor of the campaign can be part of our #hikeOctober. A 20 mile backpacking trip or a 2 mile walk in the town park - it's all good! Take one big trip, or walk a little every day. You decide how you want to #hikeOctober and how you'll make a difference.
No, it is completely free. Remember to share the news with your friends and encourage them to take part.
When you sign up, you get to personalize a fundraising page. By sharing your page with others, you build awareness and give them an opportunity to make a donation to the campaign. There is no minimum fundraising requirement to participate, but everyone who reaches $250 or more by the end of October will receive a cool, quick-dry HIKE for Mental Health hiking shirt.
HIKE for Mental Health is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on the vision of a world in which everyone, including those who suffer mental illness, can find the simple joy of living. Our mission is to alleviate the suffering of those afflicted by mental illness, eliminate the associated stigma, and to foster responsible use of wilderness trails. As an all-volunteer organization, we distribute 100% of contributions raised by our hikers.
  • 80 cents from every dollar funds scientific research to understand, prevent, and treat mental illness
  • 20 cents maintains and preserves wilderness trails

Your donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the IRS. To learn more, visit hikeformentalhealth.org. Click to see our recent contributions to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the Pacific Crest Trail Association, and the Continental Divide Trail Coalition.

After you sign up, you can update your mileage anytime by scrolling to the alphabetical list at the bottom of this page, and clicking the "update" link next to your mileage.

You can view our full slate of hikes anytime on our hike schedule page.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.

Remember to hashtag #hikeOctober during your October walks and hikes and then follow us on social media for the chance to see one of your very own #hikeOctober photos!

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@Sirius_Hikes for Mental Health

by Bradley Benjamin

$929.00 donated of $750.00 goal

100.4 miles hiked of 75.0 mile goal (update)

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A couple miles a day keeps the doc away

by Nick Rasmussen

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 60.0 mile goal (update)

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A rambling Rach (with a purpose)

by Rachel Shoemaker

$100.00 donated of $120.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 60.0 mile goal (update)

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Adam Paquin's Hike for Mental Health

by Adam Paquin

$0.00 donated of $100.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 15.0 mile goal (update)

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Anushree's hike for mental health

by Anushree Karkhanis

$100.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Becca's Hike

by Becca Dingwell

$0.00 donated of goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Bikecamphikegirl

by Fawn Langerman

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Brayden, Brielle, and Joshie's #hikeOctober!

by Brayden Donnelly

$50.00 donated of $100.00 goal

124.4 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Bree's Hike for Mental Health

by Bree Purcell

$104.00 donated of $100.00 goal

50.9 miles hiked of 34.0 mile goal (update)

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Brian Dolinar's Hiking Adventure

by Brian Dolinar

$0.00 donated of $100.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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CL50 for Mental Health

by Jim Hooper

$575.00 donated of $250.00 goal

52.6 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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Cristen's Hike for Mental Health

by Cristen Heavens

$100.00 donated of $200.00 goal

33.7 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Elaine's #hikeOctober for Mental Health Page

by Elaine Allen

$200.00 donated of $200.00 goal

31.9 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Elena’s Hike for Mental Health

by Elena Castellana

$100.00 donated of $200.00 goal

51.0 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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Elizabeth Hotz’s #hikeOctober

by Elizabeth Hotz

$200.00 donated of $200.00 goal

46.5 miles hiked of 45.0 mile goal (update)

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Gavin Vaughan's Hike for Mental Health

by Gavin Vaughan

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Get Outside & Do Something Awesome

by Jason Morrison

$1,000.00 donated of $1,000.00 goal

75.7 miles hiked of 75.0 mile goal (update)

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Greg's Fund Raiser

by Gregory Leblanc

$1,050.00 donated of $250.00 goal

113.0 miles hiked of 150.0 mile goal (update)

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Healing through Hiking.

by Sarah Snow

$0.00 donated of goal

10.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Heidelberg 2023: Let's hike for mental health

by Dingliani Sailo

$330.00 donated of $300.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 10.0 mile goal (update)

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Helping humanity

by Chelsey Godfrey

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Hike a 100 miles in October

by Brandon Parenteau

$25.00 donated of $200.00 goal

17.5 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Hike for Mental Health with Staglin OneMind Center for Cognitive Neuroscience

by Agatha Lenartowicz

$50.00 donated of $200.00 goal

2.1 miles hiked of 5.0 mile goal (update)

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HikeOctober 2023 Tim and Kris doing it again

by Krista Erickson

$350.00 donated of $250.00 goal

17.4 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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hiking with Sharon for mental health

by Sharon Maricle

$0.00 donated of $50.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 40.0 mile goal (update)

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Hungerfords Hike Utah!

by KC & Scott Hungerford

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

14.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Hungerfords Hiking October

by KC & Scott Hungerford

$100.00 donated of $150.00 goal

14.0 miles hiked of 15.0 mile goal (update)

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Janet Anderson hike's for mental health

by Janet Anderson

$100.00 donated of $100.00 goal

163.0 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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Jean’s Hike For Mental Health

by Jean Donnelly

$300.00 donated of $300.00 goal

64.7 miles hiked of 60.0 mile goal (update)

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Jennifer Rodriguez's hike for mental health

by Jennifer Rodriguez

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Jess Harvey's Hike for Mental Health

by Jessica Harvey

$0.00 donated of $250.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 40.0 mile goal (update)

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Jody’s hikes for mental health

by Jody Rutledge

$255.00 donated of $100.00 goal

23.0 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Julia’s miles

by Julia Reich

$75.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Kate Ciccarillo's hike for mental health 2023

by Kate Ciccarillo

$15.00 donated of $15.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 25.0 mile goal (update)

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Katie Hikes with Friends

by Katie Ouellette

$500.00 donated of $500.00 goal

50.4 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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Kim's #hikeoctober

by Kim Espinosa

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

53.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Leo Walker's hike for mental health

by Leo Walker

$25.00 donated of $200.00 goal

6.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Maddi Heitkamp's hikeOctober

by Maddi Heitkamp

$150.00 donated of $150.00 goal

25.2 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Mandy

by Mandy Jones

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Marissa’s hikeOctober in Memory of Colin

by Marissa Murphy

$50.00 donated of $200.00 goal

20.8 miles hiked of 32.0 mile goal (update)

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Mark Langdon's #hikeOctober

by Mark Langdon

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

2.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Mary Beth's Hike For Mental Health

by Mary Beth Bruflodt

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 31.0 mile goal (update)

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Meagan Faraone hiking for mental health

by Meagan Faraone

$0.00 donated of $250.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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Miranda Miller's hike for mental health

by Miranda Miller

$50.00 donated of $200.00 goal

13.4 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Moms Orchard Memorial

by Melissa Koferl

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

4.5 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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My Hike to Support Mental Health

by Linda Carey

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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November's hike for mental health in October

by November Church

$0.00 donated of $100.00 goal

64.4 miles hiked of 45.0 mile goal (update)

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November's Hikes for Mental Health in October 2023

by November Church

$0.00 donated of $100.00 goal

64.4 miles hiked of 45.0 mile goal (update)

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Post Trail Family by Blaze Physio

by Morgan Brosnihan

$25.00 donated of $500.00 goal

7.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Princess P's hiking

by Princess Pokharel

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 20.0 mile goal (update)

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Remembering Ryan

by Mary Jo & Patrick Johnson

$1,265.00 donated of $500.00 goal

33.4 miles hiked of 32.0 mile goal (update)

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Rick's Hike

by Rick Rautenberg

$0.00 donated of $20.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Ronda Reeder's Hike for Mental Health

by Ronda Reeder

$75.00 donated of $50.00 goal

76.6 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Sarah’s Hike for Mental Health October

by Sarah Acerbo

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 33.0 mile goal (update)

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Shelf Love Hike for Mental Health Awareness

by Miranda Miller

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

13.4 miles hiked of 30.0 mile goal (update)

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Stronger Together Inspiring Resilience Sherburne County STIRMN.org

by Leslie Young

$50.00 donated of $1,000.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 1,000.0 mile goal (update)

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Swati’s Hike for Mental Health Awareness & Trail Conservancy

by Swati Pandruvada

$425.00 donated of $500.00 goal

100.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Take A Hike!

by Karen Aranda

$0.00 donated of $130.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Team ELS-Hike for mental health

by Diane Seegull

$2,359.00 donated of $360.00 goal

31.5 miles hiked of 5.0 mile goal (update)

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Tell Yer Mental Health I Says "Hey!"

by Ron Osuocha

$0.00 donated of $100.00 goal

105.1 miles hiked of 5.0 mile goal (update)

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Ten Summit Yoga for Peace of Mind

by Erin Day

$2,222.00 donated of $2,300.00 goal

625.6 miles hiked of 500.0 mile goal (update)

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The Equestrian Yogi Hikes for Mental Health

by Traci Boiselle

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

0.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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TifTif hikes

by Tifany Prewett

$535.00 donated of $500.00 goal

100.6 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Wander with Liz for Mental Health

by Elizabeth Guerrero

$350.00 donated of $300.00 goal

50.1 miles hiked of 50.0 mile goal (update)

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WMSAR's Hike for Mental Health

by Tara Spear

$325.00 donated of $300.00 goal

106.0 miles hiked of 100.0 mile goal (update)

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Zuhlsy's Hike for Mental Health

by Jessica Zuhlsdorf

$0.00 donated of $200.00 goal

17.6 miles hiked of 75.0 mile goal (update)

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