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Hiking Schedule
Upcoming outings:
Sunday, April 26 ~ Codfish Creek Falls Hike This free family-friendly
hike along the North Fork of the American River starts near the
Ponderosa Road Bridge. A perennial favorite this easy approximately 4
mile round-trip hike features scenic views of the river, close ups of
wildflowers and a spectacular waterfall. Our pace will be leisurely as
we seek to ID wildflowers, birds, butterflies and talk about American
River ecology. The trail is suitable for families with closely
supervised children as there are some sections where the trail is narrow
and the drop-off steep. Bring a picnic lunch! Meet at 10:00 am at the
Bowman Park & Ride. For more info. Contact Eric @ 530-885-8878 or email
parc@jps.net.
Sunday, May 3 ~ Stevens Trail: Iowa Hill to the Wild & Scenic North Fork
This strenuous historic well-shaded path was the primary trail
connection between Colfax and Iowa Hill during the Gold Rush. A
wire-cable bridge spanned the North Fork permitting miners, gold and
supplies to flow freely between the two communities and beyond. The
bridge is long gone but the Stevens Trail continues to enchant the
intrepid hiker with its waterfalls, wildflowers and soaring river views.
It’s about 8 miles to the river and back from Iowa Hill. For hike info.
and meeting place contact Eric @ 530-885-8878 parc@jps.net or Tom
Petersen @ 530-333-4911 email twcoyote532@hotmail.com
The growth of the meetup.com Sacramento Trail Mix Group has been
phenomenal since they were founded on October 20, 2008. They average
more than a hike a day, many of them in the American River Watershed. If you join this group, they
will send you an email whenever they add a new hike. Please check out
their website.
Sacramento Trail Mix:
www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Hiking/
Instead of duplicating the hikes currently offered by the Trail Mix
Group and other local groups on getoffyourgass.com, we’re now providing
links to these groups.
MEETUP HIKING GROUPS:
Here are 6 meetup.com hiking groups that may have hikes of interest to
you.
You need to sign up on-line to participate in any of these meetup.com
hikes.
The first three meetup.com groups listed below offer many hikes in the
American River Watershed:
Sacramento Trail Mix:
www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Hiking/
Sacramento Hiking Meetup Group:
www.meetup.com/sachikinggroup/
Sacramento Hiking & Adventure Group (SHAG):
www.meetup.com/SacramentoHikingandAdventureGroup/
These three groups may offer occasional local hikes:
Peak Hikers:
www.meetup.com/norcalpeakhikers/
Sacramento Dads (and Moms) & Kids Hiking group:
http://hiking.meetup.com/336/
Sacramento Backpackers
http://backpackers.meetup.com/121/
OTHER GROUPS THAT OFFER LOCAL HIKES:
Sierra Club: You don’t have to be a member to participate in Sierra Club
hikes.
http://www.motherlode.sierraclub.org/outings.html
Look for hikes led by Sheila Toner 530-886-0673. She regularly leads a
couple of local hikes a month.
Auburn State Recreation Area Canyon Keepers (ASRACK)
http://members.psyber.com/asra/Calendar%20of%20Events.htm
For more information, call Charlene at (530)346-7032.
American River Conservancy: you must make a reservation in advance for
all ARC hikes.
Please call for
sign-ups and meeting location at 530-621-1224 or contact
julie@arconservancy.org.
The website for their outings calendar is
http://arconservancy.org/xoops/modules/piCal/
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