Our story

We started with one trail
and a thermos of coffee.

Mingle Trail began in 2018 as a Sunday habit between three friends. Eight years later, it's a small company built on the same idea: walking is better in good company, and the best company often arrives unannounced.

Two friends walking together on a forest trail in soft morning light
Mission

Make walking feel like a place again.

Somewhere between the gym and the airplane, we forgot that walking used to be where life happened. Where neighbors caught up. Where ideas arrived. Where strangers became something else.

We design trails that hold space for that — quiet enough to think, social enough to connect, slow enough to actually see where you are.

What we believe

Four quiet principles.

01

Pace over distance

A six-kilometer walk done well beats a twenty-kilometer march done miserably. We design for presence.

02

Small over scaled

We cap every group. We turn away bookings when we have to. The experience is the product.

03

Local over polished

Our guides aren't actors. They're foresters, teachers, retired park rangers — and they're honest about the weather.

04

Quiet over loud

No megaphones, no playlists, no rush. The trail does the talking.

The people

A small, walking team.

Portrait of June, founder of Mingle Trail, smiling outdoors

June Halverson

Founder & Lead Guide
Portrait of Theo, naturalist and trail designer, in a wool sweater

Theo Marlow

Naturalist & Route Designer
Portrait of Sana, community lead, laughing in soft natural light

Sana Okafor

Community & Meetups

Come walk with us.

The next group leaves Saturday at 7:14am, right after sunrise.

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