Currently, we only provide hiking services for clients located in certain parts of Manhattan:

• below 35th St on the West Side and Midtown;
• below 96th St on the East Side.

Hiking plans provide the ability to reserve preplanned weekly hiking spots and establish the length of a client’s commitment to hiking with us.

Reserved Hiking Spots: To guarantee a recurring seat on our hikes, clients must commit to and prepay for:

• Monthly plan: 4 hikes per reserved spot;
• Quarterly plan: 12 hikes per reserved spot;

Schedule & Capacity: Clients may reserve up to 5 spots per week, with hikes running Mondays through Fridays. Because we strictly limit group sizes to ensure safety and preserve a balanced pack dynamic, signups are subject to availability.

Plan Discounts: Maintaining an active hiking plan automatically unlocks reduced rates for all additional hikes, walks, and boarding services.

Plan Cancellation Policy: If a hiking plan is canceled before its expiration date, a 15% fee is applied, and all completed hikes are retroactively billed at the standard rate before the remaining balance is refunded.

Individual Hike Cancellation Policy:

• Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice incur a fee equal to 50% of the hike’s cost.
• Cancellations made the day prior after 6:00 PM (or after 3:00 PM on weekends/holidays) are charged at the full rate.

Dogs are picked up between 8 – 10 AM and dropped off between 2-4 PM. The actual hike itself is for at least 3 hours.

We usually hike the trails with access to lakes in Harriman State Park. In the off-season, we may also take the dogs to a beach on the Rockaway Peninsula.

The dogs are safely transported in one of our minivans, with custom-partitioned interiors, to make their trip comfy and safe.

We hike with all our dogs off-leash.

The only times they are on a leash is when we pass by other people on the trail, and when the hike is almost over, on the last few hundred feet before getting back to the car.

All our hiking dogs wear GPS collars that, in case of emergency, allow us to track them for up to 10 miles.

While it’s likely for the same hiker to do a lot of your dog’s hikes, we cannot guarantee the same hiker every time.

Please note, though, that our team of hikers is quite small and they are all very nice people, with lots of hands-on experience hiking with dogs. All of them have been doing this with us for many years.

We only hike with 4 dogs per hiker, per car.

We’ve been providing hiking services in NYC since 2010 and in our experience, hiking with four dogs at a time strikes the perfect balance between the various competing aspects of this service. By comparison with all the other dog hiking companies in NYC that hike with 10~15 dogs at a time, we have:

• Highly reduced pick up and drop off times. Consequently, we spend longer time where it matters… on the trails.
• Relaxed transportation. We’re not crowding dozens of dogs in a pickup van. Our dogs have plenty of space to stretch and snooze in our cars, while we negotiate the NYC traffic.
• Personalized care. Watching 4 dogs at a time is a lot easier than watching 10~15 dogs at a time. This allows us to let them play off-leash more and explore further, rather than constantly corralling them into marching formations.
• Better friendships. Smaller groups allows dogs to form better friendships.

Ticks are very common in our neck of the woods and there’s nothing we can do to avoid them. We strongly urge you to vaccinate your dog for Lyme disease and treat her with flea and tick prevention medication. You can read more about ticks on our blog.