<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9e4d0c6d-7fff-0cfb-a9d6-fd87ac8729de"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hike Nova Scotia and 15 host organizations offer the 2025 Spring-Summer Guided Hike & Walk Series across NS. There are 44 events led by local folks, and participants qualify to win trail prizes. They are free or low-cost events, and some require pre-registration. </span>Hike NS thanks its partners on the ground for organizing the events as well as Goose Lane Editions, Mountain Equipment Company and the NS Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage for their support.  </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://hikenovascotia.ca/programs-guided-walks/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://hikenovascotia.ca/programs-guided-walks/</span></a></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>