Welcome to our Community.
Here are a few of our favorite websites for outdoor women.
Websites By Hike Like A Woman Ambassadors
Websites & Blogs For Outdoor Women
- Brown Gal Trekker
- The Clueless Wanderer
- Camping for Women
- White Mountain Woman
- Walking Two By Two
- She Explores
- Women Who Explore
- Brown Girl on the PCT
- WHOA MAG
- Snowqueen And Scout
- Rad Girls Collective
- She Jumps
- Dirtbag Darling
- Misadventures Magazine
- Altitude Seven
- No Man’s Land Film Festival
- Adventures of Fox In the Forest
- Shoestring Adventures
- Weekend Impossible
- Modern Outdoors
- 33 And Free
- Camping In Arkansas
- Explore With Heather
- The Geocaching Junkie
- Wandering Rachel
- Jan’s Jaunts and Jabberings
- Run Away With Me
- Fuel 4 Play
- Homesick Wanderlust
- Waboose Adventures
Communities, Hikes & Expeditions For Women
- Adventure Mamas
- Bold Betties
- Camber Outdoors
- Essential Explorer
- Fat Girls Hiking
- Hike it Baby
- Outdoor Women’s Alliance
- She Jumps
- Trail Mavens
- Women Who Hike
- Wild Wilderness Women
- Women Who Hike
- Little Laramie Hikers (come hike with HLAW Founder, Rebecca!)
Websites for Outdoor Families
- Brave Ski Mom
- Crag Mama
- Currently Wandering
- Family Adventures in the Canadian Rockies
- Family On Bikes
- Go Adventure Mom
- Go Adventure Magzine
- Kid Project
- Moose Fish
- Mommy Hiker
- Mountain Mom and Tots
- Outdoor Families Magazine
- Rain or Shine Mamma
- Tales of a Mountain Mama
- The Big Outside
- Backpacking With Kids
- Play Outside Guide
- Raising Kids Wild
- Outdoorsy Mama
Clothing & Gear For Outdoor Women
(+ Women Entrepreneurs)
Navigation Skills for Hikers
Excited for an upcoming camping or hiking trip, but want to make sure you have your navigation, map, and GPS skills up to speed? In this course, hone your outdoor navigation abilities and never get lost again! Discover how to read a map using the UTM coordinate system and longitude and latitude, then review how to examine a topographical map, and use a compass. Plus get insights into how to utilize the most helpful GPS features to make navigating a little easier in the great outdoors!
Brush up on your outdoor education and join us over on Curious for a course in backcountry navigation. These classes are taught by Rebecca (who runs things here at Hike Like A Woman) and her husband Al, as part of their navigation school.
Here are links to the lessons:
- Introduction to Reading Maps
- The UTM Coordinate System
- Plotting UTM Coordinates
- Latitude & Longitude Point Plotting
- How to Read a Topo Map
- How to Use a Compass
- Finding Your Location on a Map
- Using the 3 Basic GPS Functions
- GPS Trip Computer, Altimeter & Compass
Some of the classes are free, for others you’ll need to be a member of the Curious community. But there is a free trial period for a week when signing up that will allow you to access thousands of courses on Curious about a wide variety of topics so check it out (and let us know what you think!)