Trails and Ales

Come join Maggie for a friendly hike around Bluffs Regional Park. We will meet at the gazebo. Friendly pups are welcome. We like to go see Maggie's friends at Clock Tower Grill afterward. We always save some room on the list for Maggie's friends and other dogs. Hike at your own risk.

We will meet at the covered gazebo to do a quick circle of introductions and have a leisurely social hike to catch up on our week and meet some new friends along with old friends on a weekly basis!!!

Popular trail offering views of Denver, the Front Range and wildlife. Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 2.8 mile loop trail located in Lone Tree that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. Two overlooks add about a half-mile each. Minimal elevation gain. Dog friendly, on-leash.

We can go longer than the 2.8 miles to visit Lonehenge, aka the stone benches, which adds about 1.6 miles to the hike.

Hopefully we’ll catch an amazing sunset!!

Afterwards, we’ll head over to Clock Tower Grill. They have a great happy hour food/drink menu until 7 pm. Nice covered/heated patio. We celebrate birthdays! Let us know, and we’ll get a slice of their awesome Oreo Ice Cream Cake to share!

Clock Tower Grill
9360 Station St, Unit 100
Lone Tree, CO 80124

In the interest of keeping things equitable and the group size manageable, along with minimizing our impact to other trail users, I ask for your consideration of the following. Thank you.

Please RSVP only if you intend to come. If your plans change, please update your RSVP by the day prior to the event so that someone on the waitlist can join and plan accordingly. Day-of drop for unforeseen circumstances is understood. Life happens.

If you are on the waitlist, please do not show up anyway, hoping a spot opens up. It’s not fair to others and goes against the spirit of things. Please feel free to meet us at CTG instead, posting a comment as such, so we know how many to plan for.

No guest RSVPs. All attendees are to RSVP with their own Meetup account.

We do this hike every Monday year-round, so there’s plenty of opportunity to join in the fun!!

Join me for a walk around one of Denver’s best parks, Sloan's Lake.

Sept 8th Hosted by Jessica

We’ll meet at Edgewater Market In Front of the Sandori restaurant OUTSIDE (it’s always 6:30pm even if meetup says different) and walk over to the park.

We will meet in front of 5505 W 20th Ave, Edgewater, CO 80214.

Parking is hectic sometimes-I recommend parking at Target if it’s full in the lot at the market place. There’s also parking on the street to the West of the parking lot.

We’ll first walk around the park one time and then return to Edgewater Market.

Total round trip is about 3 ish miles.

Walkers who want to have Tacos can go to Edgewater Market for delicious tacos. There are multiple restaurants and at least one that offers tacos- Carnivore. We will get our food and then find some tables to pull together. If it's nice, we'll sit outside on the patio.

The feedback from the group has been to walk or at least get talk-o's if the weather is bad or it’s too smoky. #coloradostyle.

Some important things to note:

1. Remember the golden rule folks. Treating others with kindness, respect, honesty, patience, and curiosity is important.
2. We share the golden rule with folks not in our group by sharing the trail in the park. Please walk in two’s so that our non- walk- talk-o people have plenty of space on the trail too. If somehow someone forgets and starts walking in 3 or 4 across, say we’ll remind each other kindly. Say "Taco” and squeeze in so that the person can get by us easily.
3. Please pay attention to oncoming pedestrians and pedestrians behind us. Please squeeze in to the right when you see them, leaving them plenty of room to pass. We want everyone to enjoy the trail (including folks not in our group) - and not have to dodge our group. Let’s remind each other to “taco" not "tostada."
4. We love fur-babies. Before bringing them consider whether your dog is great on leash, behaves well in a crowd, can keep up with our pace, and will distract or add to our group members’ experience.
5. You must RSVP This is for safety. If for some reason you can’t RSVP, the group leader will take your picture and of your ID and send it to the other group leaders. It’s up to the group leader if you can participate.

\ Trails and Ales is a community that supports people becoming friends and finding outdoor hiking partners. If at anytime, you or someone you know who has attended a Trails and Ales event feels uncomfortable due to someone's actions verbal, non-verbal, or physical we ask that you immediately contact myself, Rob, or JT. Please tell us- if not to protect yourself, think of protecting others too. You’ll be anonymous.

*We will take swift action to address the concern. Not abiding be the group norms or rules will lead to removal of the group. Serious verbal, physical, or non-verbal offenses will be reported to authorities.* Whew! Wish I didn't need to say that, but this gets real sometimes, y'all.

Here is a suggested gear list for colder, rainy, or snowy weather:
Under Armor or multiple layers of clothing
Warm Socks
Gloves
Hats
Waterproof shoes
Hard shell- waterproof jacket
Snow pants or waterproof pants
Goggles if it's snowing
If there's tons of snow - maybe snow shoes lol
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