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Hike Program

Pack 75 Hiking Program:

 

Purpose:  To get outdoors, more than we already do, and hike the local trails, parks, etc.  This will be done as a Pack, and when you attend 4 or more hikes you will receive a patch.  For every hike you attend you will be entered into a raffle for one of 3 awards:  A Tent, A Sleeping Bag or A Mess Kit.

 

Cost to Join:  There is no cost to the program, it is 100% FREE!

 

Program & Incentives/Awards:  For each hike you attend, you will be entered into a raffle that will happen after the final hike of the year.  Three prizes will be raffled off - A Tent, A Sleeping Bag and A Mess Kit.

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Hiking Program Resources:

 

 


 

 

Electronically Log Your Hiking Miles

Click HERE to Log your Hike Miles​

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Hike Program Summary

October 5, 2019 – Gully Brook Park, 2100 River Rd., Willoughby Hills, OH

Start time:  2 PM, hike is 1.3 miles, rated easy

November 2, 2019 – Sunnybrook Preserve, 12504 Heath Rd., Chesterland, OH

Start time: 10 AM, hike is 1.6 miles, rated moderate due to inclines

November 16, 2019 – Mentor Lagoons, 8365 Harbor Dr., Mentor, OH

Start time:  2 PM, hike is up to 3.4 miles, rated easy

February 15, 2020 – Environmental Learning Center, 7250 Alexander Rd., Painesville, OH

Start time:  10 AM, hike is 4.8 miles, rated easy (pack lunch, will stop midway for rest and food)

March 7, 2020 – Chapin Forest, 9938 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, OH (meet at Hobart Rd entrance)

Start time: 2 PM, hike is up to 3.75 miles, rated easy – difficult (if you choose to do the last leg of the hike)

April 11, 2020 – Euclid Creek Reservation, Highland Rd., Euclid, OH

Start time:  10 AM, hike is 2.5 miles, rated easy

May 9, 2020 – Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8668 Kirtland Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH

Start time:  2 PM, hike is 2 miles, rated easy

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Paper Hike Log

​Use this Printable Hike Log to keep track of your miles until you can enter them electronically.

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Trail Maps (this is not all inclusive, just some in the local area)

Girdled Road Reservation

Indian Point Park

Beaumont Scout Reservation (Camp Map)

Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Chapin Forest Reservation

Nelson Ledges Kennedy State Park

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Other Hiking Resource Documents/Links:

Hiking Essentials:  What to Bring On Every Hike

Outdoor Footwear

Backpacking (Hiking) Camping - Keep It Light

10 Essentials of Hiking

Hiking 101:  What I should Pack in My Backpack

Hiking First Aid Kit Essentials

Tick Identification & Removal/Treatment

Plants & Animal Information

Animal Track Identification

    

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