About us
NOTE:
This meetup is for all who love the great outdoors, lacing up those hiking boots, hitting the trails and climbing the summits, and at the end enjoying a nice cold craft beer from a local brewery that appreciates the flavors of great craft beers. So if you love to hike, and you love and appreciate the fine flavors of an Awesome Brew, then Hiking for Hops is the Meetup hiking group for you. In actuality, if you love to hike and experience the great outdoors, and the good times that follow, even if you don't drink this Meetup is for you. Hiking for Hops will offer at least a monthly Hike for Hops that will Hike one of the many trails our state has to offer, then after our adventure, visit one of the many local breweries, brew pubs, or bars that feature craft brewed beers. So, are you ready for some fun filled adventures, great beers, fun times, and friendships?....Then Hiker for Hops is the a group for you. So you ask; Why the membership fee? Well, we don't want everyone. We want members who truly want to experience the fun times and adventure the Hiking for Hops Meetup has to offer. We just don't want a collection of names or members who don't participate. Additionally this small group donation of $15.00/year will offset the cost of making this a Great Meetup by helping establish meeting locations, purchase group supplies for our gatherings and events, needed equipment such as walkie talkies, first aid kits, etc for our volunteer leaders, and to be on the active list to receive our group newsletter, notifications, and messages of upcoming hikes and events. It is not a prerequisite to attend our hikes. You are also welcome to bring a guest(s) along anytime. We have an Amazing group of Hikers and volunteer Trail Leaders, and we are always looking for additional trail leaders if you would like to get involved. We're a small group but a fun, serious group of hikers who appreciate what our beautiful state has to offer, but who also enjoy a good time off the trail as well.
Until I see you on the trail, keep Hiking for those Hops.
Bob....or as I'm known Capt'n Bob
Upcoming events
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STRAWBERRY to PINE -with shuttle
Meeting@Target Parking Lot, Deer Valley Towne Center, 2727 W Agua Fria Fwy, 85027, Phoenix, AZ, USSTRAWBERRY to PINE -with shuttle
Please seriously consider your stamina and ability to keep up with the group before signing up.
More than 2,000 feet higher than where the East Verde River crosses State Route 87 north of Payson, snow-melt and rainwater, that will eventually drain into Arizona’s rivers and streams, begin a journey through porous escarpments before spilling through springs at the base of the Mogollon Rim.
Below the Rim’s vertical cliffs that rise to over 7,000 feet and make a 200-mile, east-west stretch through central Arizona, an edgy, almost claustrophobic territory of high mesas, dizzying gorges and backwoods is home to a maze of tributary creeks and drainages that feed into the East Verde River which in turn flows into the Verde and Salt Rivers, two of Arizona’s most important water sources.
A hike through this tangled, geologically and botanically diverse region is as much an origin story as it is a walk in the woods.
While the nearby 50+ mile Highline Trail, which is part of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, clings to the craggy Rim walls, the terrain farther downhill is a more bucolic, less precipitous place.DIFFICULTY: Moderate / Rigorous
TOTAL DISTANCE: 9.5 miles
ELEVATION CHANGE: 900 feetPlease seriously consider your stamina and ability to keep up with the group before signing up.
HIKING TIME: 4-5 hours
STYLE: one way – (with shuttle)
DOGS: NO
FACILITIES at Trailhead: NONETHERE WILL BE A CARPOOL LOCATION FOR THIS HIKE:
Deer Valley Towne Square, Phoenix, AZ
Target store I-17 and Loop 101 :
33.66740324585077, -112.1195392469888HOW TO FIND US:
In front of Target store close to freeway / Beardsley road.
See pin on mapLEAVING CARPOOL at 7:10 a.m.
Starting from SHUTTLE LOCATION at 9:20 -9:30RSVP – will you meet us at the CARPOOL or at the SHUTTLE LOCATION ?
DIRECTIONS TO SHUTTLE LOCATION:
PINE Trailhead:
From Payson head north on SR87. Just before entering the town of Pine you will see a HUGE sign indicating "Pine Trailhead" on the right.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/2727+W+Agua+Fria+Fwy,+Phoenix,+AZ+85027/AZT+Pine+Trailhead,+Highline+Trail,+Pine,+AZ+85544/@33.9949682,-112.2933633,235231m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x872b6f405eb4bb39:0x6f82135ea6a84655!2m2!1d-112.1218022!2d33.6708106!1m5!1m1!1s0x872c3f0ec307c19d:0x50ad6e0eb6186940!2m2!1d-111.4434189!2d34.3741207
WE WILL MEET ALL CARS and SHUTTLE TOGETHER FROM HERE
Starting SHUTTLE at 9:30 a.m.After the hike we will re-hydrate and relax in a true H4H fashion at :
THAT Brewery & Pub
3270 AZ-87,
Pine, AZ 85544
(928) 476-3349
http://thatbrewery.com/in-pine/VERY IMPORTANT:
(we don't want to leave anyone behind):RSVP – will you meet us at the CARPOOL or at THE SHUTTLE LOCATION?
If you don't CONFIRM that you will meet at THE CARPOOL, or if you are late, we'll expect to SEE YOU AT THE SHUTTLE LOCATION.
VERY IMPORTANT TOO:
If you sign up for the hike, and you change your plans ------ just change your RSVP.
It helps the host prepare, and its polite.6 attendees
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