Name: Test hike to Barbara Falls from Briggs bridge
Start: 2024-12-28T10:00:00-09:00
End: 2024-12-28T14:00:00-09:00

Save the date. Rsvp opens 14 days prior. If you've never been to Barbara Falls you really need to see it for yourself.

We do this test hike to determine if the creek is frozen enough for us to cross it or if we’ll have to get there the other way on 1/1/2024.
It is 2 miles to the creek so 4 miles round trip if we can’t cross but 6 miles if we can and as cold as it's been it's likely that we will be crossing.

Minimal elevation gain - maybe 200 feet.

I’m going to request that all bring boot grippers. Some years they are an absolute necessity, others not so much.
Please don't wear the $10 version but it also doesn’t have to be Kahoolas since the trail is mostly flat.

This hike tends to be VERY COLD so come prepared plus we will be in the trees almost the whole time. When we did this in 2023 it was -22° when we started and when we finished so it can be extremely cold. It can also be very pleasant, that’s why it’s important to check forecasts.
Please be prepared to walk 2.5 miles p/hr - this is sometimes necessary to stay warm. That said I Won’t leave anyone behind.

Whoever wants to carpool can meet at Eagle river high school at 8701 Yosemite drive at 9:45. I will be in a white car. Post a comment if you plan to meet me there.

There is a $5 parking fee at Briggs bridge if you don’t have a state parks pass ($60 for the year and may be available now). You can carpool with me (3 seats open) or someone else with a pass that’ll stops at the high school. If meeting at the trailhead don't cross Briggs Bridge - turn right onto the dirt road and drive until it dead ends at the parking lot.
This is the link to order the state parks pass, https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/fees.htm

Dogs welcome but come prepared (dog booties may be needed depending on the temp and your dog). Bring a leash for the beginning.

Remember that you need to be responsible for yourself on these hikes and not depending on others. I am a volunteer organizer and do not have any medical training, etc.

Note that there is no outhouse at the high school but there is at the trailhead.

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