How We Built a 6,200-Member Women's Hiking Community: Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure

See Her Outside: Stories From Women Who Adventure · Nov 26, 2025 · 40m

Dream about starting your own adventure club, community, or membership?

Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure went from just a wild idea to a thriving community of over 6,000 women who love to spend time outside!

Hear the LVWoA story and take away tips for building and growing your own outdoors community.

We talk about:

Why women need their own outdoor spaces

The challenges of going from 100 to 4,000 members in weeks

Member-created events: how to scale community without burning out

When and why to incorporate as a nonprofit

Vetting, waivers, and insurance: the unglamorous but necessary parts

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