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Date |
Outing |
Leader |
Location |
Difficulty |
| August (Sundays) Ongoing April-October |
Bicycling, Wildflowers & Wine Tasting | Mia Schmitt (513) 583-9208 |
Little Miami Trail Loveland, Ohio |
Moderate |
| Join Mia Schmitt several Sunday afternoons of each month, April through October, for a leisurely (10 mph), 22 mile total, road bike ride on the flat, paved, and scenic (!), rail-to-trail Little Miami Trail. We’ll meet in Loveland, Ohio (20 miles east of Cincinnati); follow the bike trail as it meanders beside the lovely Little Miami River, enjoying the wildflower display of each season; ride to Valley Vineyards for wine tasting; then back to Loveland. 11 miles each way; weather permitting. You can even rent a bike and helmet in Loveland, from Loveland Bike & Skate Rental, 513-683-0468. Call early. There is a 10 rider limit each ride.
E-mail or phone Mia for details no later than Thursday evening of each week before a Sunday you’re interested in riding. Check-out the Sierra Club “Cumberland” newsletter’s monthly Northern KY Group News, or our Northern KY Group website for more information. Happy (Bike) Trails!!!! Rating: Moderate – This is a moderate, (riding experience and fitness required); adult-only outing. A bike helmet and water bottle(s) are required for each rider in order to participate. Riders must be able to make their own repairs, if necessary, to their bikes. |
| August 4 (Saturday) |
Service Trip: Trail Blazing & Maintenance |
John F. Robbins: 859-363-0376 Assistant Leader: |
Big Bone Lick State Park Boone County, KY |
Easy to Moderate |
| Since 2002 the NKY Group has blazed and maintained this park’s 2 newest wooded trails, Cedar Run and Bison Spur, adding about 1.5 miles to its prior 3.5 miles of trails.
Service outings in 2007 expect to accomplish routine trail repairs and maintenance, installation of a sitting bench overlooking a stream near the wooden footbridge on Cedar Run, painting new blazes on old Coralberry Trail, plus doing some honeysuckle removal. Outings usually start early to avoid daytime heat, ending by noon or 1 pm. Dress appropriately for work in a woods during sometimes hot, humid and/or damp conditions. It is preferable to have your own work gloves, but the NKY Group does have a few lightweight gloves for those in need. The leader will inform volunteers about scheduled tasks, including any needed extra tools. Sometimes work is done in groups, sometimes more individually. No restrooms are encountered on the trail, but restrooms are available in and near the parking area. Trail work often occurs a half hour or more from parking area, so expect to hike in while carrying tools. Bring adequate liquid and snacks or food for yourself. Rating: Easy to moderate. Beginners welcome. Minors must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Common tasks include trimming, weed-whipping, blaze-painting, rock and small stump removal, occasional digging and tree-cutting. The NKY Group will provide loppers and weed whips and the park officials will provide blazing paint and brushes. Trail workers provide their own hand-tools as desired, working at their own risk and pace. |
| August 10-12 (Fri-Sun) |
Beginner's Backpack Weekend Trip: |
Ron Colwell 513-583-9208 |
Red River Gorge Slade, Kentucky |
Moderate to Strenuous |
| This is a really neat loop trail with cool, breezy ridge top and creek side campsites. We’ll see unbelievable views, including Haystack Rock, Raven Rock, Courthouse Rock & Double Arch too. You will need to bring your own food and gear. We will hike in a short distance on Friday and set camp. Then on Saturday morning, we’ll eat breakfast, break camp, and hike to a new campsite where we’ll stay overnight. Saturday we’ll have lunch on the trail and dinner at the new campsite. Sunday we’ll eat breakfast and break camp, hiking back to the trailhead. For Sunday lunch we’ll go have pizza and ice cold Ale-8 together after we get off the trail at a cool place where climbers hang out! Participants must have suitable backpacking equipment such as pack, sleeping bag and ground pad, shelter, cooking gear and mess kit, rain gear, first aid kit, flashlight and canteen/water bottles. (the lighter the better!)
Rating: Moderate to strenuous (less than 5 miles per day, rolling to steep hills/ some elevation gain-loss per day, slow to moderate pace), Suitable for beginners with proper gear. |
| August 17-19 Fri-Sun |
Lightweight Backpack | Larry Ridenour: 859-299-9470 Assistant Leader: |
Sheltowee Trace southern terminus of the Daniel Boone National Forest, KY |
Strenuous |
| This is the third in a series of weekend hikes along the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail. The hike will begin at Pickett State Park, TN, and end at Peters Mountain trailhead in KY.
Along this 15.5-mile route, we will enjoy many overlooks, waterfalls, arches and the constant beauty of the Rock Creek Valley. Highlights along the way include “The Hidden Passage,” 17 stream crossings and a scenic 80-ft waterfall. Part of the trail is in the Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Black bears are possible in this area. Strenuous, 14.4 miles; must be fit and experienced. Limit: 8 people (no dogs). |
| August 24 (Friday) |
Evening Walk & Dinner | Becky Hunger: 502-454-4595 Barbara Hedspeth: |
Louisville, KY | Easy |
| Walk and eat at our monthly social gathering. Join us for a short walk after a meal at one of Louisville Originals (locally owned restaurants). Check the Greater Louisville Sierra Club website http://www.louisville.sierraclub.org/ for details.
Rating: Easy, suitable for beginners. |
| August 25 (Saturday) |
Mountain Bike | Dave Cooper: 859-299-5669 |
Indian Creek, Red River Gorge Slade, KY |
Moderate |
| We will start at the Slade rest stop, bike through Nada Tunnel and then down to Indian Creek, which is a flat gravel road with some great swimming holes. We can do some side trips on dirt trails if people are interested, and we will go swimming! This is a really fun trip, so please come even if you aren’t an experienced mountain biker!
Rating: Moderate, about 20 miles total, suitable for beginners, helmet required. |
| August 31 (Friday) |
Friday Night Dinner & Movie | Terese Pierskalla: 859-277-9737. |
Lexington, KY | Easy |
| What better way to spend a Friday evening than to watch a movie and share a pot-luck! Videos will be shown in a member’s home, so bring a pot-luck dish to share and enjoy!
Rating: Easy, suitable for beginners |
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