Heat. Need I say more?

We’ll meet at the entrance to Brockdale Park and then caravan over to Inspiration, park there, and continue our exploration of the re-routes along the Inspiration section of the trail.

When – 9am, Saturday, June 8, 2024
Where – meet at Brockdale Park Trailhead, we’ll caravan over to a parking spot in Inspiration.
What to bring – Loppers, mud boots (it will be muddy), bug spray, water.

As much as I love hiking in mud, this weather is ridiculous. We’ll reschedule this at a later (drier) date.

We’ll meet at the East Winningkoff trailheand and head north to explore the beginnnings of the Sycamore Loop. You’ll be able to turn around at any time. Weather events may occur, so monitor our website and/or Facebook page for a cancellation.

When – 8am, Saturday, June 1, 2024 (beat the heat and start at 8am)
Where – E. Winningkoff Trailhead on E. Winningkoff, under the water tower
What to bring – bug spray, sun block, water!! Comfortable walking shoes (there may be mud)

We’ll be looking for re-route options south of Brockdale. We’ll meet at Brockdale Trailhead, and then caravan into Inspiration, park there and get on the trail to do our search.

When – 9am, Saturday, May 11, 2024
Where – Meet at Brockdale Trailhead
What to bring – mud boots, loppers, bug spray.

There’s just too much rain in the forecast (past and present). The trail hasn’t had a chance to dry out and it will stll be too muddy to enjoy hiking the trail. We’ll look at rescheduling this in drier weather.

TTPA and Lucas will be sponsoring a hiking event for Lucas residents. We’ll go north and south from the Highland Park Trailhead, north as far as the Highland Park boatramp, and south to the easement from Lakeview Downs back onto Corps land. See our Trail Map page on our website for a map of the area we’ll be hiking.

When – 9am, Saturday, May 4, 2024
Where – Highland Park Trailhead
What to bring – appropriate footware for hiking on a natural earth trailbed (it may be muddy), bug spray, water.

The rain forecast calls for day long rain, so it’ll be too muddy to enjoy hiking the trail. We’ll look at rescheduling this in drier weather.

TTPA and Lucas will be sponsoring a hiking event for Lucas residents. We’ll go north from Brockdale Trailhead as far as the underpass on E. Lucas Rd. See our Trail Map page on our website for a map of the area we’ll be hiking.

When – 9am, Saturday, April 20, 2024
Where – Brockdale Park Trailhead
What to bring – appropriate footware for hiking on a natural earth trailbed (it may be muddy), bug spray, water.

We’ll try this again, heading south from Brockdale to find new re-route paths. We’ll be diving into the woods, off the beaten path, to find our new routes.

When – 9am, Saturday, April 6, 2024
Where – Brockdale Park trailhead
What to bring – mud boots (it will likely be damp), long pants and sleeves, loppers, water

Too much rain last night, too muddy to go out into the woods. Keep an eye out on our FB page or this website for the rescheduled date.

We’ll finally begin searching for new re-routes south of Brockdale.

When – 9am, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Where – Brockdale Park trailhead
What to bring – Long sleeves, long pants, gloves, water, and loppers (we’ll be off the trail in the woods, hacking our way through them to flag new routes).

We’ll go south from Highland Park, installing direction stakes and trimming as needed.

When – 9am, Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Where – Highland Park trailhead
What to bring – gloves, water, loppers

The weather forecast is too intimidating, we’ll postpone till next Saturday.

We’ll go south from Highland Park, installing direction stakes and trimming as needed.

When – 9am, Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Where – Highland Park trailhead
What to bring – gloves, water, loppers

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Horse watering hole Cooling off in the shade Shelly Tracy Matern on the trail Joan riding Zegna Out on the trail
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