The Founder and CEO of the Black Girls Hike, Asia Bright.

Asia Bright is a passionate advocate for creating safe outdoor spaces for Black women.

Asia Bright is the Founder and CEO of Black Girls Hike. Her love for nature began in childhood, exploring creeks and watching caterpillars turn into butterflies. In 2019, a spontaneous hike with friends helped her reconnect with the outdoors and sparked her passion for hiking again.

Since then, hiking has become a big part of her life. She enjoys both river and mountain trails, from Niagara Falls and Great Falls to the Red Rocks in Colorado. For Asia, being outdoors is a way to find joy and open the door to new adventures.

Asia also brings strong skills to her role. She is a Certified Maryland Master Naturalist, FrogWatch USA Facilitator, CPR & Wilderness First Aid Certified, and a Certified ACA Camp Director, giving her the tools to lead safe and welcoming outdoor experiences.

Asia shared about:

• Growing the small community she built from hiking alone to having lots of black women join.
• Connecting to other organizations in growing the black women’s community and inspiring other black women to embrace the outdoors.
• How hiking mountain trails helps with self-development.