Backpacking Adventure!

Join Dirty Girl Adventures for a Backpacking Adventure in Central Missouri! We will explore winding trails through a gorgeous hardwood forest. There are some great camping spots, the potential to see wildlife, spring will be spring-ing, and, of course, we will all be together!

This adventure is considered a moderately challenging route, approximately 8 miles long. The trail is of natural surfaces with rocks, tree roots, steep inclines/declines, and water crossings. This adventure also includes two nights of camping if you choose. Friday evening camping and dinner, followed by our hike starting on Saturday, with a night on the trail. We suggest that you have some beginning backpacking experience prior to this adventure.

This adventure is for Dirty Girls only, no Dirty Dudes, Kids, or Dogs.

Participants will receive a gear list and additional instructions before the event.

Plan to arrive Friday evening, before dark, to set up camp.

Not Camping Friday? Check-in time: 10:30 am Saturday

Where: Near Columbia, Missouri - approximate drive time from Topeka is 3.5 hours

Specific directions will be sent by Monday, March 23rd.

Off-trail approximately: 2:30 pm Sunday

Regular cost: $250

Club cost: $220

If you have questions about signing up for this event, please email us at [email protected]

What are you paying for when you go on a backpacking adventure with the Dirty Girls? We have a Lead Guide for the adventure. Her job is to reserve campsites in advance, set the pace of the hike, and stop for breaks at regular intervals. DGA also provides a sweep, who hikes at the back of the pack. Her job is to problem-solve any struggles customers are having and support them through the adventure. All DGA guides monitor trail and weather conditions in advance and during the event to promote safety, and continually monitor participants to ensure all is well. Guides have significant experience on the trail and in supporting a group along the way. DGA also fosters an environment of “No Dirty Girl left behind,” i.e. noncompetitive, supportive adventure, with opportunities to meet and get to know like-minded people! Guides frequently share historical information about the region as well as information regarding the local plants, animals, etc. The guide is also equipped with first aid materials and the ability to call for emergency extraction.

In case you are wondering about our refund policy, refunds are given up to two weeks before the date of the event when the refund is requested in an email directed to [email protected]. After that, there are no refunds. Dirty Girl Adventures may cancel an event due to weather or conditions. Everyone will receive a refund if that is the reason for the cancellation. We will paddle and hike in cool, rainy, or snowy conditions. Cancellation only occurs in severe weather or other dangerous conditions.

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