Contact Info
Location
Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, room 217
P 740-368-3085
E wfhayes@owu.edu
E wfhayes@owu.edu
Spring Break Wilderness Trek
Every year the Wilderness Ministry takes students on week-long outdoor adventures over spring break. These trips have gone to places like the mountains of North Carolina or New Hampshire, the deserts and rocks of Utah or southern California, and all the way to the volcanoes of Ecuador. The experiences are designed to challenge students physically, mentally, and spiritually and help them grow in their relationships with themselves, with others, with the natural world, and with God. Choose your own spring break adventure!
Spring Break Wilderness Trek 2025
Click here for the application, due Nov 4, 2024.
Canyon Adventures: Backpacking and Camping in Southern Utah
We will spend the week hiking and exploring the canyons of southern Utah including the longest slot canyon in the world. We'll learn camping skills and how to thrive in the high desert environment. The middle of the week will include a two-night backpacking trip in Coyote Gulch. As we encounter these extreme landscapes we will dig deeper into our relationship with God, self, others, and creation. The trip will be challenging physically, mentally, and spiritually. No experience necessary.
Cost: $350 (includes airfare)
Trail Maintenance: Backpacking the Foothills Trail in South Carolina
We will spend the week on the Foothills Trail in the mountains of South Carolina, camping, walking, and living together in the woods. We will learn about trail construction and maintenance and explore how we care for the creation around us. The trip will include two days of service, helping the trail to recover from damage from Hurricane Helene. Throughout the week we will explore our relationship with God, Self, others, and creation as well as learn basic outdoor and backpacking skills. The trip will be challenging physically, mentally, and spiritually. No experience necessary.
Cost: $200
