🍃Gorgeous Grant Galore 🌸 5 Miles ☀️

Let's go for a ~5-mile, brisk pace (~3 mph) adventure through Grant Park and explore the new park trails. We'll enjoy the cool morning air, which is a welcome relief from our recent 90-degree heat wave.
Many changes have been made to the trails and more changess are coming. 🌱🌿 🍃

We’ll stitch together the yellow, brown, blue, and red trails—plus a few lesser-known paths—to create a spaghetti route with minimal backtracking and maximum variety. Expect a mix of shady woods, open meadows, and those quiet “hidden” sections that make this park such a local gem.

The route is mostly flat with a couple of short hills.

No pets. One guest permitted.

Recommended equipment: Trekking poles, rain jacket.

Description of Park: Grant Park is a 187-acre natural area. Trails in the park lead along creeks and through meadow, forest, prairie, and wetland habitats. The trails are of varying difficulty; some follow ridge lines or bottom lands, while others climb fairly steep hills.

A Friendly Guide to Sharing the Trails: As we hike, we'll be sharing the path with others. To ensure a peaceful experience for everyone, let's be mindful of how we communicate. Instead of loud call-outs, let's use quiet voices and enjoy the sounds of nature. 🐦 When encountering others, we can simply move to the right to let them pass. ➡️ If someone is coming up behind our group, a quiet message passed up the line works perfectly. There's no need to yell, stop or leave the trail entirely; just making a little space is all that's needed for everyone to share the path gracefully. ⚜️

Dayton Hikers FAQs: https://daytonhikers.com/faq/

The Legal Stuff: The event hosts are just fellow member volunteers, not your hiking guides or guru. By participating in this event, you assume all risks of liability and injury inherent in hiking activities. You are responsible for your own safety and for determining if you are in a condition fit to participate. If you have any doubts, you should consult your doctor. You are also responsible for knowing and abiding by all laws and hiking rules during your participation on this hike. By participating in this event you agree to the Dayton Hikers legal waiver here: https://daytonhikers.com/waiver/