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Zaleski State Forest Father and Sons Backpack and Camp Weekend 2026
Join the fathers, sons, and men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend adventure of camping and hiking on the Lake Hope and Zaleski Trails.
The campout will include meals, campfires, discussions about masculine spirituality and the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours.
3:oo pm Friday is the suggested arrival time, though later arrivals will be accommodated.
We plan on celebrating the Vigil Mass in camp on Saturday evening. Stay tuned for an update.
Please plan on showing up early, 2:00 pm Friday, if you can to help pack food and supplies into the camp. We hope to break camp early Sunday morning so that we can head home by early afternoon.
This weekend is for fathers and sons all ages up through 17 years of age.
The cost of the weekend is $40 per participant.
Directions and Map. Google or Apple will get you to Lake Hope but not to the campsite. We are camping at the Lake Ridge Group Camp.
Head toward Logan Ohio on Route 33
Go past the main downtown Logan rt. 93 exit and take the next exit south onto route 328.
Take 328 south to state route 56 and turn left (east).
Take route 56 to route 278 and head south
Just before entering the turn right on Irish Ridge Road and head north.
In about 2 miles turn left at the fork in the road onto Lake Ridge Road.
In about a mile you will come to a gate on your left. Turn left here and go another mile and you are at the Lake Ridge Group Camp. Here is a map
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs.
Called to Greatness Fisher Catholic Men’s Retreat
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a day of coaching, competition and the pursuit of Holy Manhood in our annual Called to Greatness Fisher Catholic High School Men’s Retreat.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Advent Our Lady of Guadalupe Hike
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a 10-mile hike in the beauty of God’s creation of the northern Hocking Hills of Clear Creek Metro Park.
This is an all men, father and son event. The morning will begin at 8:00 am sharp and proceed with Morning Prayer and intentional discussion about our faith and manhood. All men, fathers and sons are welcome.
We will be staging the hike out of the Barneby Hambleton area on the west end of the park.
Here is a map.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Damascus Firewood and Man UP! Weekend
Do you want to get a taste of a man’s call to manhood on the physical, spiritual, and intellectual levels? Then join us on this campout and work weekend at the Damascus Catholic Campus. Chain saws and splitters will be fully engaged prepping firewood for the summer youth camps. Join the Council of Elders and help determine which Damascus male Missionary is worthy of the “Do You Have What it Takes” Axe Award. Arrive Friday mid to late afternoon, campout and work Saturday. Return home Saturday late afternoon. Coffee, breakfast and lunch will be served.
Please note the Bad Weather Back Up Date is February 19-20.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Carry The Cross 2027
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for this rugged and prayerful ending to the Lenten Fast. 12 miles of hiking, prayer, brotherhood, and carrying a 10’ x 7’ x 65lb cross. The suggested show up time, due to parking is 7:00 am. Morning Prayer and hike will begin at 8:00 am.
Here is a map. We are starting Carry the Cross from the Lipscomb Hollow Rd. Bridle Trailhead. You must access this from 327. Contrary to Google maps You cannot access it from the west.
Gallery from Past Carry the Cross
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Medicine Bow to Walburga 2027
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for an adventure into backpacking, mountain climbing, and Holy Work at the Walburga Convent. The first part of the expedition will start with a basecamp in the Medicine Bow Mountains of southern Wyoming and conclude with summiting 12.500’ Medicine Bow Peak.
Next it’s off to the Walburga Benedictine Convent, (the same one depicted in the movie Lilies of the Field), to work for the Sisters on their ranch in northern Colorado.
As is usual the Rule of Life of Wilderness Outreach will be followed including the Liturgy of the Hours and evening discussions about the theology of masculine spirituality.
This expedition is open to Laymen, Seminarians, and Fathers and Sons 16 years and up.
The cost for this expedition is $300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Josephinum 5K and Burritos
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a Friends of Josephinum fundraiser preparing and cooking burritos for the 5K Josephinum race, Saturday October 3. 2026
Set up time is 7:00 am and cleanup and breakdown at 12 noon.
There is no cost for this event. However, the Burrito fixings will cost in excess of $1000.00 so please consider donating for this event. All funds will help support The Friends of the Josephinum.
Please register or donate below
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Zaleski State Forest Father and Sons Backpack and Camp Weekend 2026
Join the fathers, sons, and men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend adventure of camping and backpacking on the Zaleski Backpack Trail In the Lake Hope area.
The campout will include meals, campfires, discussions about masculine spirituality and the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours.
2:oo pm Friday is the suggested arrival time due to the backpack in camp, though later arrivals may be accommodated.
The Saturday Hike will begin at camp and take in a loop in Zaleski State Forest.
We plan on celebrating the Vigil Mass in camp on Saturday evening. Stay tuned for an update.
Please plan on showing up early, 2:00 pm Friday, if you can to help pack food and supplies into the camp. We hope to break camp early Sunday morning so that we can head home by early afternoon.
This weekend is for fathers and sons of ages 8 and up.
The cost of the weekend is $40 per participant.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs.
Medicine Bow to Walburga 2026
This Expedition if full. No more registrations will be accepted at this time.
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for an adventure into backpacking, mountain climbing, and Holy Work at the Walburga Convent. The first part of the expedition will start with a basecamp in the Medicine Bow Mountains of southern Wyoming and conclude with summiting 12.500’ Medicine Bow Peak.
Next it’s off to the Walburga Benedictine Convent, (the same one depicted in the movie Lilies of the Field), to work for the Sisters on their ranch in northern Colorado.
As is usual the Rule of Life of Wilderness Outreach will be followed including the Liturgy of the Hours and evening discussions about the theology of masculine spirituality.
This expedition is open to Laymen, Seminarians, and Fathers and Sons 16 years and up.
The cost for this expedition is $300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Western Colorado Propaedeutic Parish Mission Expedition
This expedition is for the Columbus Diocese Propaedeutic Seminarians and the Lay Leadership Team.
The team will be camping in the Western Colorado backcountry. During the day the crew will be working on two country parishes replacing the wood floors. During the evening there will be seminars about formation around the campfire in the glow of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Transportation to and from the airport and trailhead will be provided by the local parishes.
The following is the responsibility of each man:
Flights in and out of Denver Colorado
Food while outside the wilderness
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Damascus Firewood and Man UP! Weekend
Do you want to get a taste of a man’s call to manhood on the physical, spiritual, and intellectual levels? Then join us on this campout and work weekend at the Damascus Catholic Campus. Chain saws and splitters will be fully engaged prepping firewood for the summer youth camps. Join the Council of Elders and help determine which Damascus male Missionary is worthy of the “Do You Have What it Takes” Axe Award. Arrive Friday mid to late afternoon, campout and work Saturday. Return home Saturday late afternoon. Coffee, breakfast and lunch will be served.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Carry The Cross 2026
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for this rugged and prayerful ending to the Lenten Fast. 12 miles of hiking, prayer, brotherhood, and carrying a 10’ x 7’ x 65lb cross. The suggested show up time, due to parking is 7:00 am. Morning Prayer and hike will begin at 8:00 am.
Here is a map. We are starting Carry the Cross from the Lipscomb Hollow Rd. Bridle Trailhead. You must access this from 327. Contrary to Google maps You cannot access it from the west.
Gallery from Past Carry the Cross
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Zaleski State Forest Father and Sons Backpack and Camp Weekend 2026
Join the fathers, sons, and men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend adventure of camping and backpacking on the Zaleski Backpack Trail In the Lake Hope area.
The campout will include meals, campfires, discussions about masculine spirituality and the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours.
2:oo pm Friday is the suggested arrival time due to the backpack in camp, though later arrivals may be accommodated.
The Saturday Hike will begin at camp and take in a loop in Zaleski State Forest.
We plan on celebrating the Vigil Mass in camp on Saturday evening. Stay tuned for an update.
Please plan on showing up early, 2:00 pm Friday, if you can to help pack food and supplies into the camp. We hope to break camp early Sunday morning so that we can head home by early afternoon.
This weekend is for fathers and sons of ages 11 and up.
The cost of the weekend is $40 per participant.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs.
2026 Columbus Catholic Men’s Conference
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach in attendance and support of the 2026 Columbus Catholic Men’s Conference.
TAKE COURAGE
Each year, the Catholic Men’s Conference builds upon the overarching call to holiness – Called to Be Saints – by focusing on a specific theme that helps men deepen their faith and grow closer to Christ.
This year’s theme, Take Courage, is a powerful reminder that discipleship demands strength, conviction, and trust in the Lord – especially in uncertain or challenging times.
Drawing inspiration from Christ’s words to His disciples – “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid” (Matthew 14:27) – the 2026 Conference invites men to stand firm in their faith, lead their families with integrity, and live as witnesses of hope in the world.
Please join the men of Wilderness Outreach in attending the 2026 Columbus Catholic Men’s Conference.
Advent Hike 2025
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a 10-mile hike in the beauty of God’s creation of the northern Hocking Hills of Clear Creek Metro Park.
This is an all men, father and son event. The morning will begin at 8:00 am sharp and proceed with Morning Prayer and intentional discussion about our faith and manhood. All men, fathers and sons are welcome.
We will be staging the hike out of the Barneby Hambleton area on the west end of the park.
Here is a map.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Father and Son Tar Hollow Campout 2025
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend adventure of camping, hiking, trail work, competition, campfire discussions, prayer and worship.
This weekend is for fathers and sons of all ages. It will include hiking and team competitions like horseshoes, tug of war, dodgeball, hatchet throwing and others.
This event will be held at the Dogwood Shelter House in Tar Hollow State Forest. See map below.
The cost of the weekend is $40 per participants
Suggested show up time Friday is 4:00 pm with earlier and later arrivals accommodated. The weekend concludes by 12:00 noon Sunday.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs.
Vocations Discernment Hike
Please join Fr. Michael Haemmerle and the men of Wilderness Outreach for The Vocations Discernment Hike. The Vocations Discernment Hike is for fathers with sons ages 14-17 who may be discerning the Priesthood. The hike is held in the beauty of the northern Hocking Hills of Clear Creek Metro Park.
The morning will begin at 8:00 am sharp and proceed with Morning Prayer followed by an 8- 10-mile hike. Following the hike the Mass will be celebrated followed by a light lunch. The day will conclude by 1:00 pm.
This event is a no cost or donation. Please specify your preferences when registering.
For further information contact John Bradford at john@wildernessoutreach.net or 614-679-6761.
We will be staging the hike out of the Barneby Hambleton area on the west end of the park.
Here is a map.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Kaiser Wilderness / Mary’s Meadow Expedition
This is an expedition into the western High Sierra in the Kaiser Wilderness just north of Huntington Lake. The work of this project will entail removing an old puncheon structure in Mary’s Meadow.
There are 15 slots open for this expedition.
Transportation to and from the airport and trailhead will be provided by the United States Forest Service.
The following is the responsibility of each man:
Flights in and out of Fresno
Food while outside the wilderness
Previous High Seirra Expeditions
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Platte River Wilderness Wyoming
Platte River Wilderness Wyoming Adult Laymen expedition.
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Buckeye Trail Backpack and Camp Weekend 2025
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend adventure of camping and backpacking on the Buckeye Trail through the Hocking Hills and Old Man’s Cave.
We will be camping at Chandler’s Enchanted Acres, 25791 Starr Route Rd, Rockbridge, OH 43149. The campout will include meals, campfires, discussions about masculine spirituality and the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours.
4:00pm Friday is the suggested arrival time, with earlier and later arrivals accommodated.
The Saturday Hike will begin at the Hocking State Forest Rappelling Area Parking lot, 24798 Big Pine Rd, Logan, OH 43138, at 9:00 am and conclude at Ash Cave. It is anticipated that the hike will take between 6 to 8 hours. Shorter routes and times could be accommodated.
Sunday morning, we will be traveling to St. John the Evangelists in Logan Ohio for the 10:00 am Sunday Mass.
This weekend is for fathers and sons of ages 11 and up.
The cost of the weekend is $40 per participant.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs.
North Carolina Volunteer Work Expedition
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a Men’s Work Retreat in the hurricane devastated mountains of North Carolina.
Our goal is to clear people’s properties of downed trees and do any other work that would be helpful for these folks.
This event is scheduled for the last 2 weeks of January. However, please feel free to designate what days and times you can volunteer during this time frame.
Depending on your style, you may camp out or at your expense stay in a hotel or other type of rental facility. Each participant will be responsible for his own expenses for this event.
While on the work retreat, we will observe the same disciplines of other Wilderness Outreach expeditions including daily Mass, the Prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours and evening discussions.
More information will be made available as we get closer to the dates.
Please ask any and all questions.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Ansel Adams High Sierra 2024
This is an expedition into the western High Sierra in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. This is a backpack in expedition with horse and mule packers. We will be rebuilding a length of trail for outfitters so that their mules and horses can navigate more easily into the backcountry.
There are 15 slots open for this expedition.
Transportation to and from the airport and trailhead will be provided by the United States Forest Service.
The following is the responsibility of each man:
Flights in and out of Fresno
Food while outside the wilderness
Previous Ansel Adams / John Muir Wilderness Gallery
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Carry The Cross 2024
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for this rugged and prayerful ending to the Lenten Fast. 12 miles of hiking, prayer, brotherhood, and carrying a 10’ x 7’ x 65lb cross. The suggested show up time, due to parking is 7:00 am. Morning Prayer and hike will begin at 8:00 am.
Here is a map. We are starting Carry the Cross from the Lipscomb Hollow Rd. Bridle Trailhead. You must access this from 327. Contrary to Google maps You cannot access it from the west.
Gallery from Past Carry the Cross
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Men's Conference Follow Up: Pray, Hike, Fellowship
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a morning of Prayer, hiking, and fellowship in the hills of Hocking County at Clear Creek Metro Park. 8:00 am to this rugged and prayerful 2:00 noon.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Fathers and Sons Campout
Fathers and Sons (ages 10-17). Please join us for a late winter almost spring Wilderness Outreach weekend, Friday March 15 through Sunday March 17 at Tar Hollow State Forest. The weekend will be filled with hiking, trail clearing and age-appropriate conversations about Faith and manhood. The cost is $30 per participant.
Directions to the Dogwood Shelter House: Go to Adelphi, Ohio, near Laurelville. Take 327 south to Bull Creek Rd. turn right and within 100 yards, turn left. Go south on Ridge Rd. (4) which turns into Ridge Rd. (3). until you come to the intersection of 3 and 9. The shelter house is to your right.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs per participant. Please select the number of participants who will attending the primary registrant.
Man Work Retreat For: The Dominican Sisters of St. Celia
This will be the fourth time Wilderness Outreach will be working at the Nashville Dominican 100-acre retreat center west of Nashville, Tennessee.
The caravan will leave from the central Ohio area +- 6:00 am. Friday January 26 and arrive back in central Ohio late afternoon to early evening Sunday January 28.
The weekend will include physical labor to improve the retreat property, and seminars in masculine spirituality and the battle for the Good, True, and Beautiful.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Advent Hike 2023
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a 10-mile hike in the beauty of God’s creation of the northern Hocking Hills of Clear Creek Metro Park.
This is an all men, father and son event. The morning will begin at 8:00 am sharp and proceed with Morning Prayer and intentional discussion about our faith and manhood. All men, fathers and sons are welcome.
We will be staging the hike out of the Barneby Hambleton area on the west end of the park.
Here is a map.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Father and Son Discernment Campout
Join Father William Hahn and the men of Wilderness Outreach for a weekend of camping, Worship, Work, Asceticism, Leadership, and Brotherhood at Tar Hollow State Park.
The weekend will consist of trail building and clearing and campfire discussions about manhood,
Fathers, please consider making this a weekend for you and your son. Take half a day or a whole day off from work and share it with your son in the beauty of the Ohio backcountry. He will cherish the memory for a lifetime.
Suggested early show up time Friday is 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. Later arrivals will be accommodated. The weekend concludes by 12:00 noon Sunday.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs per participant. Please select the number of participants who will attending the primary registrant.
Ansel Adams High Sierra
This is an expedition into the western High Sierra in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. We will be rebuilding a length of trail for outfitters so that their mules and horses can navigate more easily into the backcountry. Our Chaplain will be Fr. Thomas Gardner.
Here is the Schedule:
Tuesday July 25: Fly into Fresno California. Transportation to the Sierra Trailhead. Set up a temporary camp for the night.
Wednesday July 26: Backpack in and establish basecamp
Thursday July 27 - Tuesday August 1 : Trail Work, Worship, Asceticism, Leadership and Brotherhood.
Wednesday August 2: Hike Out, return to Fresno.
Thursday August 3: Return Home
There are 15 slots open for this expedition.
Transportation to and from the airport and trailhead will be provided by the United States Forest Service.
The following is the responsibility of each man:
Flights in and out of Fresno
Food while outside the wilderness
Hotel rooms at Fresno for the evening of the Wednesday August 30
Previous Ansel Adams / John Muir Wilderness Gallery
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Oregon Expedition
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach on this high adventure into the theology of masculine spirituality, Worship, Work, Asceticism, Leadership, and Brotherhood, in the Oregon wilderness.
On this expedition we will be working on trails in the backcountry of the state of Oregon. The days will be filled with work and prayer. Each day the men will pray the Liturgy of the Hours and celebrate the Mass.
Each evening, following Mass and dinner, we will engage in lively 2-hour campfire discussions about the theology of masculine spirituality and becoming the men God made us.
$300 per man.
The registration fee for a remote Trek covers food expenses while in the backcountry. All other expenses, including transportation and gear are the responsibility of the participant.
Father and Sons Campout
Calling Fathers and Sons (ages 10-14). Please join us for an early spring Wilderness Outreach weekend, Friday April 14 through Sunday April 16 at Tar Hollow State Forest. The weekend will be filled with hiking, trail clearing and age-appropriate conversations about our Faith and manhood. The cost is $30 per participant.
Directions to the Dogwood Shelter House: Go to Adelphi, Ohio, near Laurelville. Take 327 south to Bull Creek Rd. turn right and within 100 yards, turn left. Go south on Ridge Rd. (4) which turns into Ridge Rd. (3). until you come to the intersection of 3 and 9. The shelter house is to your right.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs per participant. Please select the number of participants who will attending the primary registrant.
Damascus Man UP! Firewood Weekend
Do you want to get a taste of a man’s call to manhood on the physical, spiritual, and intellectual levels? Then join us on this campout and work weekend at the Damascus Catholic Campus. Chain saws and splitters will be fully engaged prepping firewood for the summer youth camps. Experience “Camp Fire Word Wars”, where men compete for the coveted Ax Award. Arrive Friday evening, campout and work Saturday. Return home Saturday late afternoon. Coffee, breakfast and lunch will be served.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
Advent Hike
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a 10-mile hike in the beauty of God’s creation of the northern Hocking Hills of Clear Creek Metro Park.
This is an all men, father and son event. The morning will begin at 8:00 am sharp and proceed with Morning Prayer and intentional discussion about our faith and manhood. All men, fathers and sons are welcome.
We will be staging the hike out of the Barneby Hambleton area on the west end of the park.
Here is a map.
There is no cost for this event, though all donations are appreciated. Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.
St. Martin de Porres Family Retreat House Man Work Weekend
Join the men of Wilderness Outreach for a work weekend at the St. Martin De Porres Family Retreat House in the Hocking Hills.
This weekend will include two nights of discussion on the topic: “Navigating the woke culture in the corporate work environment”.
All participating men are encouraged to obtain and read the book: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age.
This book is only 90 pages and is an easy and inspiring read.
For those looking for extra information and a good read on the subject of the weekend check out Awake Not Woke.
The work for the weekend will include chainsaw and firewood splitting and trail building.
There will be indoor, though spartan sleeping options for men who would prefer. Bring your own sleeping gear. For those who want to grow a little longer hair of the bear winter coat, and camp outside have at it.
Suggested show up time is Friday 4:00 pm. The weekend concludes by 9:00 am Sunday.
The registration fee for a Local Trek covers meals and other trek related costs per participant. Please select the number of participants who will attending the primary registrant.
OSU Newman / Wilderness Outreach Man-Day
Join the men of Thomas More Newman Center and Wilderness Outreach for a day of masculine spirituality at its finest.
8:00 am: Set up
9:00 am: Celebration of Mass on the rugged rock Altar
9:00 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - 3:00 pm games, log splitting and sawing, campfires, rosaries, fellowship.
There is no fee for this event, however donations are appreciated to offset the costs.
Please register below.
This trek is a donation event. If you would like to offer a donation, select an amount.