Hiking
New England Explorer
New England's famous peaks and valleys are ideal for summertime adventure. For two weeks, we’ll hike, backpack and sea kayak the best of New England by exploring the gentle Berkshires, the legendary Green Mountains, the rugged White Mountains and the scenic coast of Maine...
Blue Ridge Explorer
The Blue Ridge Mountains—tall and inviting—look down on deep valleys with rushing rivers, secluded backwoods and majestic old-growth forests...
Rocky Mountain Explorer
In the spectacular Rockies we’ll hike to over 14,000 feet, raft a great western river and see the best of Colorado...
Northwest Explorer
Offering exciting hikes, spectacular sea kayaking and stunning alpine scenery, the great Northwest is the perfect setting for an Overland program...
Yellowstone Teton Explorer
Yellowstone’s two million acres stretch across a landscape as varied and magnificent as any on the planet, boasting mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers and abundant wildlife...
High Sierra Explorer
High and remote, the Sierras sparkle in the California sunshine. For three weeks, we’ll explore this fabled wilderness on an extended hike past alpine lakes, raft an exciting river and challenge ourselves with an ascent of Mount Shasta, one of the world’s most impressive mountains...
Alaska Explorer
Alaska is unequaled in its vast wilderness and spectacular mountains, offering unsurpassed outdoor opportunities for the adventurous...
Alaska Leadership Course
Overland’s Alaska Leadership Course offers demanding wilderness backpacking with on-the-trail instruction in backcountry skills...
European Explorer
From the Pyrenees to the French Alps, Europe’s mountains offer magnificent valleys, stunning passes and quaint villages...
Alpine Challenge
For over 20 years Overland has hiked the Alps—through deep green valleys and over rocky passes, across snowfields and along glacial lakes...
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