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2027 Group Trips

Join a scheduled adventure with Ground Up Adventures, co-ed or women-only. Build outdoor skills and explore Colorado with a guide and a crew beside you. Find your month on the calendar below, open a trip for the details, or join the waitlist to hear first.

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2027 Trip Calendar

See what is happening each month and pick the trip that fits your year. Choose a trip to see the details.

  1. June3 trips

  2. July4 trips

  3. August1 trip

  4. September1 trip

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2027 Group Trip Waitlist

Not ready to book yet? The waitlist hears about 2027 group trips and openings first. Pick a trip if you have one in mind. Joining does not reserve a spot or require payment. Newsletter signup is optional.

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Find Your Next Group Adventure

Open a trip for its dates, price and what's included, then book your spot when you're ready. Trips marked Dates TBA have Get Notified instead, so you hear as soon as their details are ready. Signing up for updates does not reserve a spot or require payment.

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10 trips.

Wags in the Wild: Women's Guided Group Backpacking Trip
A black dog in a red harness stands beside an alpine lake and wildflowers.
June 5–6Women Only
Backpacking · 2 days

Wags in the Wild: Women's Guided Group Backpacking Trip

Bring your best trail buddy. Spend a night in the high country with your furry friend, with adventure-dog training along the way.

Beginner hike · no backpacking experience required
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$599
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Women Take the Wild (June)
June 12–13Women Only
Backpacking · 2 days

Women Take the Wild (June)

A beginner-friendly women's backpacking weekend built around hands-on skills, so you leave ready to plan your own trips.

Beginner trip · no backpacking experience required
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$649
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Wisdom in the Wilderness: 3-Day Backpacking Trip
June 25–27Women Only
Backpacking · 3 days

Wisdom in the Wilderness: 3-Day Backpacking Trip

Three days in the Sawatch digging deep into advanced backcountry skills: survival, safety, injury prevention, knots and more. Camp along Little Browns Creek, then push on to Browns Lake.

Hiking experience and some backpacking experience needed
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$849
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White Loop + Browns Creek 5-Day Backpacking Trip
July 8–12Women Only
Backpacking · 5 days

White Loop + Browns Creek 5-Day Backpacking Trip

Five days and four nights on a big Sawatch loop, for backpackers ready to unplug and go further.

Some backpacking experience needed
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$1,549
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Summit Squad: Co-Ed Guided Mt. Shavano Summit & Camping Trip
July 16–17Co-ed
14er + Camping · 2 days

Summit Squad: Co-Ed Guided Mt. Shavano Summit & Camping Trip

Camp out, get an alpine start, and work toward a Sawatch 14er summit with new friends.

Previous hiking experience strongly encouraged
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$599
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Women Summit Mountains: Guided Mt. Shavano Summit & Camping Trip
Six hikers celebrate together on a rocky summit with mountains behind them.
July 23–24Women Only
14er + Camping · 2 days

Women Summit Mountains: Guided Mt. Shavano Summit & Camping Trip

Camp below treeline, then work toward your first (or fifth) 14er with a crew of women beside you, and plenty of learning and encouragement along the way.

Previous hiking experience strongly encouraged
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$599
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Summit Sleepover: 3-Day Backpacking & Mt. Antero Summit Trip
Six hikers in colorful jackets pose together with a Mount Antero summit sign.
July 30 – Aug 1Women Only
Backpacking + 14er · 3 days

Summit Sleepover: 3-Day Backpacking & Mt. Antero Summit Trip

Backpack in, sleep high, and summit a 14er at sunrise. Three days of big views, good food, and hands-on learning in the heart of the Sawatch.

Intermediate
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$949
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Women Go Further
Aug 14–15Women Only
Backpacking · 2 days

Women Go Further

A step up from Women Take the Wild: a women's backpacking weekend that digs into deeper backcountry skills.

No backpacking experience required · not for brand-new hikers
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$699
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Women Take the Wild (September)
Sept 11–12Women Only
Backpacking · 2 days

Women Take the Wild (September)

A beginner-friendly women's backpacking weekend built around hands-on skills, so you leave ready to plan your own trips.

Beginner trip · no backpacking experience required
Booking now · spots openSmall group
$649
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Wild Encounters: Wildlife Safety Workshop
A bull elk stands in a grassy clearing beside the forest.
Dates TBACo-ed
Workshop · 1 day

Wild Encounters: Wildlife Safety Workshop

Hike and camp confidently in wildlife country. Practice bear, moose and mountain-lion awareness, food storage, and ways to keep your dog safe on the trail.

No experience required
2027 waitlist openDates & prices to be announced
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