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2026 Trail Sunday Events

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Family and Friends Events

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What to expect at a trail sunday

  • A Boots on the Trail team leader will be at the trail head at least half an hour before each event. We handle all of the necessary paperwork at this time, while you fuel up for the trail with our Board President’s soon to be famous BOTT Bites and coffee.

  • Trail Sunday Events normally begin at 2 PM in the Spring, Summer and Fall, and 1 PM in the Winter. Our Events last 3 hours.

  • We perform all trail maintenance using only hand tools. This allows you to converse with each other while giving back to the community, while also getting a better workout in the process.

  • We normally hang out for up to an hour after each event enjoying coffee and BOTT Bites, and discussing some of the highlights of the day.

Frequently Asked Questions?

  • All of our events will always be free of charge to all veterans, active duty, National Guard and Reserves.

  • Currently we offer our flagship program Trail Sundays, as well as our Family and Friends Program.

  • Trail Sunday Events are designed for and by military veterans. Any and all Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves may attend.

  • We invite all members of the public to join us at our Family and Friends events.

  • Make sure to wear comfortable, and seasonally appropriate clothing as well closed toe shoes or boots. As well as water or sports drink. We provide the trail maintenance tools, but you are always more than welcome to bring your own tools. Just no power tools.

  • You are not permitted to bring your personal pets to our Events.

    However, if you have a service animal, you can bring those.

  • Our Trail Sunday events are for Veterans only.

    However, non-veterans are welcome at our Family and Friends events.

  • Our events are on the trails and in nature, but only a low level of physical fitness is required.

    Expect to walk between 2 and 3 miles up and down hills on dirt/gravel trails with stops to clear light brush, or remove a downed tree off of the trail.

    We also take a 10 minute rest break every hour.

    You can do as little or as much trail maintenance while at our events.

  • Our events currently are being held at least every two weeks across Southeast Ohio on publicly accessible Local, State and Federal lands/

  • We post our next events on the Events Page of our website, as well as on our Social Media Pages. You can also fill out our contact us form to get updates.

  • If you are interested in starting a chapter of Boots on the Trail in your area, contact us, and so we can have a discussion about what it takes to start a chapter.

  • Let every veterans in your life know about our programs, post about us on your social media pages, financially support us through our donate page, or if you have special talents, join our board as a professional member.

  • Go to our contact us page and email us your question.

Quotes from the trail

  • "Absolutely one of the most cause-worthy teams I've been part of since the Marines. Thank you for having me. Looking forward to helping out in more events in the future."

    ~Boots on the Trail volunteer

  • "Definitely would recommend Boots on the Trail to any Vets thinking about it."

    ~Boots on the Trail Volunteer

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