National Trails Day Nature Hike
Details
Join the Arrowhead Chapter at 1:00 on Saturday, June 3rd on National Trails Day for a nature hike led by local trails enthusiast "Hot Beef"! (See more about National Trails Day here: https://americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/)
We will do an aprox 3 mile trek along the Prairie River section of the North Country Trail - there will be a hike lead and a sweep, so all levels and styles of hikers welcome - come solo or bring the fam!
Our trail lead, Zach Johns (Hot Beef) is a 17-year Superior Hiking Trail Volunteer and Founder of the IRC Adventure Club. Carolin Humpal is our sweep and an invaluable Arrowhead Chapter board member and volunteer. Make sure to bring all that you would need to make your hiking experience a pleasure. We will practice LNT values along this hike ;-)
Location Details:
NCT-MN Map 055 on Avenza - mile markers 300 to 97.5
map of the hike - mile marker 97.5 to 300 https://arcg.is/1bfj9y
* 1:00 Meet at the "end" of our route (car drop off)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota (east side of Co. Rd. 61 just east of the Prairie River Bridge across the road from the Prairie Lake boat landing parking lot and it’s also known as the North Country Trail / Mesabi Trail parking lot)
gps: 47.28540 -93.49592
google code: 7GP3+4J
* We will carpool/group shuttle to the hike start At the end of 27th Ave north the street right before the Prairie River highway 169 bridge between there and the ICC traffic light (west side of road, limited parking)
google code: 7G45+XP7 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
gps: 47.2574188 -93.4906986
General end time plan is for around 4:00.
Any questions please reach out to arw@northcountrytrail.org
Make sure to take the NTD pledge here: https://americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/#pledge
We hope to see you all for a beautiful spring afternoon to start off with fellow trail lovers and hikers!
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NCTA: https://northcountrytrail.org/events/map/
NTD: https://americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/find-an-event/
