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Please view all our events: Find Activities with AMC's SE Mass Chapter.
We organize hiking, biking, paddling, and winter fun activities locally as well as to western Mass and New Hampshire. As an Appalachian Mountain Club chapter, we promote the club’s recreational, conservation, and educational mission. Our volunteer leaders have all received training to help ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable outdoor experience. AMC membership in not required; our activities are open to anyone with the appropriate fitness and gear. We’re looking forward to meeting up with you and hope you give us a try!
Upcoming events
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Saturday Morning conditioning Hike in the Blue Hills (Ponkapoag North & Eas
Location not specified yetActivity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 4 - Moderate
Trip Leader(s): Paul Brookes
Registration Type: Application
Please Click Here to RSVP: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001HNaj
Audience: EveryoneDescription: Please consider joining us for a Saturday morning cardio hike in the Blue Hills. This will be a fast and mostly flat hike in the North and East part of Ponkapoag Pond ( provisional route map ).
This hike is for intermediate to advanced hikers who are looking to maintain their conditioning level. Participants should be in good shape with recent hiking experience. You can expect the hike to be around 4 hours, approximately 8 miles in length and with around 600ft of elevation gain over the course of the hike (but no hills). There will be a small amount of in and out hiking for those who are Trail Tracing this section of the Blue Hills.
Participants should bring sturdy footwear, a backpack, layered clothing suitable for hiking in the late summer, rain gear, at least 2 liters of water, a lunch or snacks and sun block. Trekking poles are optional since this is mostly a flat hike but recommended if you get wobbly when tired or walking fast.
Meet up time is 9:30 AM and expect to be back at your cars around 2PM. The hike is open to everyone, and you do not need to be a member of AMC to participate. However, on-line registration is required and you may be screened ahead of the hike to check that fast and long is a good fit for your abilities.Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!
1 attendee
SEM 50-Year Anniversary Celebration at Camp Burgess on the Cape
Location not specified yetActivity Type: Social | Local Socials
Difficulty: 2 - Relaxed
Trip Leader(s): Paul Brookes, Michael Michalewich, Jeannine Audet, William Belben, Robin McIntyre, Philip Hardebeck
Registration Type: Registration
Please Click Here to RSVP: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX0000018wSr
Register By: 9/15/2026
Audience: EveryoneDescription: We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate the 50-year anniversary of our chapter with a weekend that’s pure SEM magic, a multi‑sport celebration crafted by your very own SEM leaders. We will be located at Camp Burgess in our own Southeastern Mass region in East Sandwich on the Cape.
This is your chance to play, relax, explore, and connect in whatever way feels right for you: curled up with a book in the lodge, wandering the grounds, or dipping into the lake for a swim. Additionally, there will be plenty of leader-led group activities to choose from such as nature walks, beach volleyball, longer hikes, cycling along quiet roads and paths, or paddles in the lake. And if you want to turn up the adventure, Camp Burgess staff programming includes a climbing tower, high ropes, and a ZIP line that will have you grinning all the way down.
The camp has electricity, heating and showers. Accommodations are in shared bunk rooms. No pets allowed.
You can select from one of two options: Full weekend – Includes two nights’ accommodation, all meals (breakfasts, dinners and bagged lunches), SEM led group activities, plus access to Camp Burgess Programming (Climbing Tower and Low Ropes) Saturday Only (Day-Pass) – Includes access to the camp and Camp Burgess programming, All SEM group led activities, plus bagged lunch. Cancelation Policy: Full refunds less 4% credit card processing fee up to September 15. After September 15, refunds will only be issued if you can find someone else to take your place.
Links: More about Camp Burgess ( Link )Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!
1 attendee
SEM 50-Year Anniversary Celebration at Camp Burgess on the Cape
Location not specified yetActivity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 3 - Easy
Trip Leader(s): Paul Brookes, Michael Michalewich, Jeannine Audet, William Belben, Mary Therese Durr, Philip Hardebeck
Registration Type: Registration
Please Click Here to RSVP: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX0000019JSf
Register By: 9/15/2026
Audience: EveryoneDescription: We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate the 50-year anniversary of our chapter with a weekend that’s pure SEM magic, a multi‑sport celebration crafted by your very own SEM leaders. We will be located at Camp Burgess in our own Southeastern Mass region in East Sandwich on the Cape.
This is your chance to play, relax, explore, and connect in whatever way feels right for you: curled up with a book in the lodge, wandering the grounds, or dipping into the lake for a swim. Additionally, there will be plenty of leader-led group activities to choose from such as nature walks, beach volleyball, longer hikes, cycling along quiet roads and paths, or paddles in the lake. And if you want to turn up the adventure, Camp Burgess staff programming includes a climbing tower, high ropes, and a ZIP line that will have you grinning all the way down.
The camp has electricity, heating and showers. Accommodations are in shared bunk rooms. No pets allowed.
You can select from one of two options: Full weekend – Includes two nights’ accommodation, all meals (breakfasts, dinners and bagged lunches), SEM led group activities, plus access to Camp Burgess Programming (Climbing Tower and Low Ropes) Saturday Only (Day-Pass) – Includes access to the camp and Camp Burgess programming, All SEM group led activities, plus bagged lunch. Cancelation Policy: Full refunds less 4% credit card processing fee up to September 15. After September 15, refunds will only be issued if you can find someone else to take your place.
Links: More about Camp Burgess ( Link )Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!
1 attendeeFall Saturday Morning Blue Hills Conditioning Hike
Location not specified yetActivity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 4 - Moderate
Trip Leader(s): Diane Simms, Paul Brookes
Registration Type: Application
Please Click Here to RSVP: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001HFtJ
Register By: 10/8/2026
Audience: AdultsDescription: Please join us for our saturday conditioning hike in the Blue Hills. This hike is for intermediate and advanced hikers who are looking to maintain their conditioning level. Participants should be in good shape with recent hiking experience. You can expect the hike to be about 4 hours and approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of1,500 feet. The pace will be 1.5- 2 mph, a bit faster on flat to low grade surfaces and a bit slower when ascending/descending steep inclines. The routes will include uneven terrain, rock scrambles and ledges in the Chickatawbut area os the Blue Hills. The specifics including the meeting location and route will be notified to the participants a few days before the hike.
Participants should bring sturdy footwear, a backpack, layered clothing suitable for hiking in the fall, rain gear, at least 2 liters of water, a lunch or snacks and sun block. Trekking poles are optional but recommended. Meet up time is 9:30am and end time is around 2PM. The hike is open to everyone and you do not need to be a member of AMC to participate. However, on-line registration is required.Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!
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