# Wilderness Service Trips ## expand\_more Our wilderness service trips are a combination of 3-4 days of hiking throughout the native northeast either on New Hampshire’s Monadnock Sunapee Greenway, Vermont’s Long Trail, and the Appalachian Trail, and about 2-3 days of service projects such as helping to maintain trails or building privies and trail signs. Similar to wilderness backpacking trips, FOPpers will carry gear and supplies and set up at different campsites each day when backpacking. For service days, FOPpers will return to the same campsite. **Wilderness service trips are as difficult as a 6-8 hour backpacking trip due to the physical demands of the service projects.** Previous wilderness service trips have included transporting lumber for a privy at Winturri Shelter. Check out a sample itinerary! ![backpacks](/sites/g/files/omnuum5596/files/fop/files/backpacks.jpeg) ## Sample Itinerary for a Service Day: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Wake up at your campsite. Brush your teeth, get changed, and get ready for a day of service! - Eat a delicious breakfast of oatmeal or cereal. Enjoy a warm cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. - Hike to your service location for the day! 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Participate in service activities such as building privies and trail signs or trail maintenance! 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch break! - Find a good spot under the shade of a tree or on a beautiful lookout to eat lunch. - Lunch might be a peanut/sunbutter and jelly pita, hummus and cheese on pita, or adult lunchables. - Play games like contact or big booty or stretch out before more service work. 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Finish your service activity and admire your hard work! - Hike back to camp. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Arrive at camp! - Play card games, do arts & crafts, and/or journal. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Starting cooking dinner! Dinner might be a FOP classic such as gado gado or backcountry samosas. - CHOW (you’ll learn what this means soon) and enjoy a long dinner with your trip. 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Sump and clean up dinner. “Sumping” is how we clean out our bowls and cookware in a way that follows Leave No Trace principles. - Brush your teeth and change into comfy clothes. 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Do a processing activity inside or under the stars with your trip. “Processing” activities are facilitated conversations designed to get you thinking about the transition to college, your identity, and help your group bond. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM - Bed time! Rest up before a day of service or hiking tomorrow. ![lumber](/sites/g/files/omnuum5596/files/fop/files/lumber.jpeg) ## Sample Itinerary for a Hiking Day: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Wake up at one of your campsites after spending the night under a cozy tarp. Brush your teeth, get changed, and get ready for a day of hiking! - Eat a delicious breakfast of oatmeal or cereal. Enjoy a warm cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. - Pack up camp- take down the tarps, pack your backpacks with group gear, and fill up water bottles at a nearby stream. 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Take off hiking for the day! - On trail, you’ll chat with your leaders and fellow FOPpers, play trail games like contact, sing trail songs like “The Princess Pat” and stop along the way for snacks, specifically GORP (a bag of pretzels, dried fruit, m&m’s and other goodies), and water breaks. - Hike for about 3 miles before stopping for a lunch break. 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch break! - Find a good spot under the shade of a tree or on a beautiful lookout to eat lunch. - Lunch might be a peanut/sunbutter and jelly pita, hummus and cheese on pita, or adult lunchables. - Play games like contact or big booty or stretch out before hitting the trail again. 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Finish your hike! 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Arrive at camp! Set up tarps, take group gear out of packs, and fill up water bottles. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Starting cooking dinner! Dinner might be a FOP classic such as gado gado or backcountry samosas. - CHOW (you’ll learn what this means soon) and enjoy a long dinner with your trip. 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Sump and clean up dinner. “Sumping” is how we clean out our bowls and cookware in a way that follows Leave No Trace principles. - Brush your teeth and put sleeping bags and pads under the tarp. 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Do a processing activity inside or under the stars with your trip. “Processing” activities are facilitated conversations designed to get you thinking about the transition to college, your identity, and help your group bond. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM - Bed time! Rest up before a day of hiking or service tomorrow.