HIKES

KENTUCKY TRAILS ASSOCIATION HIKES

JULY 11, 2009  Kentucky Trails Association will join in the Kentucky Hiking day at Natural Bridge SRP.  This event is sponsored by Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority.  Please join us for a day of hiking.  To register, e-mail dennis.crowley@win.net or call (502)454-5601.

JULY 26, 2009  Hike at Pennyrile SRP in western Kentucky.  This is a day hike.  We will return in the evening.  To carpool, meet at Gardiner Lane Shopping Center on Bardstown Road at 8 am or meet at the park lodge about 11 am.  To register, e-mail dennis.crowley@win.net or call (502)454-5601.

AUGUST 15, 2009  Hike at Bernheim Forest.  Meet at the new welcome center in the forest at 10 am.  To register, e-mail dennis.crowley@win.net or call (502)454-5601.  

OTHER SCHEDULED HIKES IN KENTUCKY

JULY 5, 2009  Hike with KISHAW in Knobs State Forest in Kentucky  Leave at 10:30 am from front of Borders Books, 3050 Bardstown Road, Gardiner Lane Shopping Center, Louisville. Moderate/strenuous, 7 miles.  This hike is for singles only.  For more information, visit www.kishaw.org

JULY 11, 2009  Hiking and car camping at Cumberland Falls and Blue Heron with Louisville Hiking Meetup Group.  For more information, visit  http://hiking.meetup.com/486/ 

JULY 11, 2009  Exploring Arch Country Guided Hikes at Natural Bridge SPNP in Powell County.  Enjoy a day of guided hikes and see the area's rugged cliff lines, rock shelters rhododendron and natural arches.  Each trip is different and includes both well-known features as well as some little know secrets!  Preregistration is required.  Contact tyler.morgan@ky.gov or call (606)663-2214.

JULY 12, 2009  Greenbelt Mid-Afternoon Vespers Walk at 2pm on Pirtle Trail in Elizabethtown.  For more information, call (270)737-8631 or visit www.touretown.com

JULY 18, 2009  Hike with "Hikers of the Bluegrass" at Rock Bridge - Turtle Back Arch Loop.  For more information, visit www.meetup.com/bluegrass-hikers/    

AUGUST 2, 2009  Summer wildflower hikke at Blackacre SNP in Jefferson County at 2 pm EDT.  Develop a whole new appreciation for the dog days of summer by hiking through Blackacre's fields of cheery summer wildflowers and stout native grasses with botanists Julian Campbell and Pat Haragan.  Preregistration is required.  To register or for more information, please contact June at (502)266-9802 or e-mail Info@BlackacreConservancy.org.

AUGUST 8, 2009  Exploring Arch Country Guided Hikes at Natural Bridge SPNP in Powell County.  Enjoy a day of guided hikes and see the area's rugged cliff lines, rock shelters rhododendron and natural arches.  Each trip is different and includes both well-known features as well as some little know secrets!  Preregistration is required.  Contact tyler.morgan@ky.gov or call (606)663-2214.

OTHER HIKING CLUBS IN KENTUCKY

Hikers of the Bluegrass:  www.meetup.com/bluegrass-hikers/

Kentuckiana Single Hikers and Walkers (KISHAW):   www.kishaw.org 

Louisville Hiking Club:  www.louisvillehiking.org 

Louisville Hiking Meetup Group:  http://hiking.meetup.com/486/

McCreary County Hiking Club:   www.kyvacations.com/Hiking.html  or contact Greg Whitis at gwhitis@uky.edu , phone (606)376-2524 

Southern Indiana Hiking Club:  Contact Troy Wright (502)817-7969 or twinsdad07@hotmail.com 

Kentucky Hikers (based in Lexington) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kentuckyhikers/

Tri-State Hiking Club  http://hiking.meetup.com/201/

The Central Kentucky Adventure Hiking & Outdoors Meetup:  http://hiking.meetup.com/279

Hike Kentucky Group:  www.hikeky.com