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We’re a community of urban dwelling outdoor enthusiasts. Our goal at Mappy Hour is to create safe and supportive physical and digital spaces for urban dwellers looking to connect with nature, outdoor recreation and each other.

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Mappy Hour NWA Map of the Month: Morels at Tea Kettle Falls

It's morel season so this month's map highlights where to go to find some tasty mushrooms. As always, make sure you know what you're...

Map of the Month NYC: Biking to Captain Lawrence Brewery

We're teaming up with GAIA GPS to create new itineraries for you to enjoy every month! There also hooking us up with one month...
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Behind the Pyrographic Wooden Globes of Jeremy Goldsmith

An interview with pyrographic globe maker Jeremy Goldsmith
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LGBTQ+ Visibility in the Outdoors – with Kelly & Jess of All Wild Up

"Realize that Pride extends beyond the month of June." "Look at all the anti trans bills... speak out against them. Or if you hear someone...

A Guide to Hiking Near NYC without a car

Thank you to Melissa Goodwin of Girl Gotta Hike for speaking at our last Mappy Hour event and writing this great blog post! All...

The 2022 Mappy Hour Maker Series

For the last few years we’ve been focusing on the how of the outdoors - from itineraries for micro-adventures near your city to bikepacking...

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Meet Jordan Welch: Mappy Hour SEA’s New Chapter Leader

For Jordan Welch, the outdoors has always been a passion of his. After this past summer's Mappy Hour Chapter, Jordan was inspired to step...

#MappyHourDC welcomes Jun Young

We're excited to share that Mappy Hour DC has a new chapter leader joining it's ranks. Please give a warm Mappy welcome to Juniper...

Climate Resilient Community with Ranjani Prabhakar

This article is part of our ongoing speaker series, where we interview Mappy Hour speakers from chapters across the country. Ranjani Prabhakar has worked in...

Taking Women’s Sports to YouTube: An interview with KICKiT

Women’s sports are fast becoming more and more popular around the world from a record number of viewers at the last FIFA Women’s World...

Hiking and Biking As A Means For Social Change

Adapted from an October 2017 talk in NYC For Courtney Williams and Katina Grays, the outdoors were always a passion, ever since they were little...