CHS 2010 Pacing Hike Information

Thanks for signing up for the Conditioning Hiking Series course! We hope you are looking forward to a wonderful season of hiking. If you are new to the hiking courses and would like to experience the pace of a typical Basic Wilderness Travel (slower), CHS 1 (moderate) or CHS 2 (faster) hike, you are welcome to sign up for one of these six hikes:


3/20 (Sat.)—BWT pace, Susan Graham, Pack Forest (8 miles, 1,000’ gain)
3/20 (Sat.)—CHS 1 pace, Steve Payne/Karen Sykes, Rattlesnake Ledge/Cedar Butte (8 miles, 2,000’ gain)
3/20 (Sat.)—CHS 2 pace, Kelly Cleman, Bridal Veil Falls/Lake Serene (7 miles, 2,000’ gain)
3/21 (Sun.)—BWT pace, Anne Ward-Ryan, Manastash Ridge aka Westberg Trail (10 miles, 1,500’ gain)
3/21 (Sun.)—CHS 1 pace, Jan Pecoraro, Discovery Park (6 miles, 1,000’ gain)
3/21 (Sun.)—CHS 2 pace, Bill Shecket/Ellen Purington, Squak Mtn Leader’s Choice (8 miles, 1,800’ gain)

These hikes are optional, and are intended to give you an idea of the different paces so you can anticipate which course or course section is appropriate for you when we start hiking in April. Online signup for the pacing hikes is Wed. 3/10 to Thu. 3/18, and is limited to BWT and CHS participants only. Note that the time between the end of course signup and the pacing hikes is short, and your participation in one of these hikes does not guarantee you a spot in the course. There still may need to be a lottery or low-member-number cutoff if the course is full when registration ends on 3/14.

Please contact Kelly Cleman (masterhiker@gmail.com) or Steve Payne (stevepayne@mindspring.com) with any questions about the pacing hikes.