Join a local hike with a group.

“We were a group of 12 on this hike and I thought maybe a couple more people would’ve joined us but no bueno and I was just feeling like shit both physically and mentally at that point. I don’t think anyone did that maliciously but I think they’re just not used to having someone so young with a slower pace. A lot of them hike every or every other weekend compared to my once or twice a month. And I was fine with the pace on flatter ground but there were some super steep sections which is where I was slower. [...] But there were a couple of sections where it was back to back steep sections with not a lot of middle ground and that’s where I really fell behind because I had to stop to catch my breath”

“Joined a hiking facebook group, ended up meeting a 71 year old woman and hiked a 4k footer with her! 50 years apart made no difference in the fun (and life stories shared) we had today.”