80 Hiking Group Chat Names for Every Kind of Trail Crew

A hiking group chat does a lot of work between trips. It's where someone drops the trailhead pin, where you argue about a 7 a.m. start, and where the summit photos land on the drive home, so it deserves a better name than "Sunday Hike." We put together 80 hiking group chat names sorted by the kind of crew you hike with, from the people who chase elevation to the ones who mostly come for the post-hike tacos.

How to pick a name your group will keep

The names that stick usually come from something only your group gets, like the trail where everyone got lost or the friend who always forgets water. If nothing comes to mind yet, start with a pun from the lists below and swap in your local landmark or a nickname once the group has a few trips behind it. Shorter names also work better, because they show up in full on a phone notification and are easier to type when you're tagging the chat in a photo.

It helps to match the name to how the group actually hikes. A crew doing 15-mile days with 4,000 feet of gain will roll their eyes at "Leisurely Strollers," and a group that mostly does flat loops followed by brunch will feel a little silly in "Summit or Die." If your chat has gone quiet since the summer, our guide on how to revive a dead group chat has a few ways to get people talking again, and a new name is a surprisingly good excuse to start.

Funny hiking group chat names

Puns and wordplay

1. Trail Mix Crew

2. Hike Hike Baby

3. Peak Performance

4. Trailblazers Anonymous

5. Ridge Runners

6. Switchback Squad

7. Totally Hike Ready

8. The Hill Seekers

9. Take a Hike

10. Feeling Peaky

11. Trail and Error

12. Mountain Dudes

13. Path Finders

14. Summit Like It Hot

15. Boots and Banter

For groups that complain the whole way up

16. Are We There Yet

17. False Summit Survivors

18. One More Hill

19. Calves of Steel (Eventually)

20. Sweaty Selfie Club

21. The Huffers and Puffers

22. Who Picked This Trail

23. Snack Break Society

24. Ten Minute Rest Stop

25. Legs Gave Out Mid Climb

Hiking group chat names for serious hikers

For elevation chasers

26. Vertical Gain Gang

27. Summit Society

28. The 4 a.m. Alarm Club

29. Above Treeline

30. Elevation Nation

31. Ridgeline Regulars

32. Scramble Crew

33. Thin Air Club

34. Peak Baggers

35. Topo Map Nerds

For backpackers and long-distance hikers

36. Pack Light Crew

37. Thru the Night

38. Base Weight Debates

39. Permit Lottery Losers

40. Trail Name Pending

41. Dehydrated Dinner Club

42. Tent Neighbors

43. Bear Can Brigade

44. Miles Before Smiles

45. Blister Brothers and Sisters

Bay Area hiking group chat names

The best local names borrow from the trails your group actually hikes. If you're in the Bay Area, a few of these will make sense to anyone who has spent a Saturday morning in the fog, and our guide to the best Bay Area hiking and outdoor communities is a good place to find more people to fill the chat.

46. Fog City Hikers

47. Karl the Fog Fan Club

48. Mount Tam Regulars

49. Mission Peak Sunrise Club

50. East Bay Hills Crew

51. Ridge Trail Rovers

52. Marin Headlands Gang

53. Redwood Wanderers

54. Coastal Trail Crew

55. Bay Area Trail Mix

56. Layers by Noon

57. Peninsula Pathfinders

58. Fire Road Friends

59. Golden Hour Ridge Club

60. South Bay Switchbacks

If your group is looking for a new trail, our write-up of Edgewood Park as one of the Bay Area's best-kept hiking secrets is a good next trail to add to the list, and fall wildlife hikes in the Bay Area covers where to go right now.

Cute and casual hiking group chat names

For friends who hike for the snacks

61. Brunch After Trails

62. Hike Then Tacos

63. Granola Girls and Guys

64. Walk and Talk Club

65. Sunday Strollers

66. Nature Walk Besties

67. Dirt on Our Shoes

68. Coffee Then Trailhead

69. The Picnic Pack

70. Wildflower Walkers

For dog owners and family hikes

71. Paws on the Trail

72. Leash and Lace Up

73. Doggos Who Hike

74. Little Legs Big Trails

75. Family Trail Time

76. Stroller Summit Squad

77. Wag and Wander

78. Hike With Your Pack

79. Junior Rangers

80. Muddy Paws Club

Keeping the hiking chat useful between trips

A good name gets people into the chat, but a few habits keep it useful. Pin the next trip's details at the top so nobody has to scroll for the meeting time, and agree on a cutoff for RSVPs so the driver knows how many seats to save. Polls work well for picking between 2 or 3 trails, and a shared album means the photos from every trip end up in one place instead of scattered across 6 phones.

Between hikes, the chat can carry the group with trail ideas, gear questions and the occasional game. Our list of group chat games to play with friends has a few that work well for outdoor crews, and if you're building a larger group, the best group chat names for friends, family and siblings has ideas for the side chats too.

If you'd like to hike with new people, the Bay Area Hiking Tribe on Tribe brings together locals who share upcoming trips, trail conditions and carpool plans, so you can find a group whose pace matches yours and join the next outing.