Jill McMahon

(pictured far left)

CPR/First Aid Certified

Wilderness First Aid Certified 

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Jill's passion for outdoor recreation began in her childhood and grew during her college years through hiking in Colorado, Western Massachusetts, and California, along with a transformative Outward Bound course at Hurricane Island in Maine. Since launching Outdoor Movement Project in 2014, she has created programs that engage kids in enjoyable outdoor activities such as bike clubs, running clubs, summer camps, trail challenges, and the outdoor after-school program "OMP Camp." With her kids now older, OMP aims to inspire individuals of all ages and abilities to embrace the outdoors. In 2022, Jill published a trail guide featuring 100 hikes in Southern Maine and is currently working on a second guide focused on dog-friendly hikes in New England. She shares insights on hikes of all kinds through her weekly blog and newsletter.  

 

Jill lives in Portland with her husband Tim, their teenage sons, Finn and Henry, and their dog Romy. In addition to writing about trails, she works at South Portland Middle School in Functional Life Skills and helps Tim with his business, Timber Ceramics.​