Name: Fast-paced 6 mile hike
Start: 2024-12-11T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-11T19:30:00-05:00

This is a good hike for faster-pace people who want to check out the group. This is a six-mile hike, but there is a place to drop out after two miles. This is a very fast hike. We will be hiking at a 4-mph pace. We finish around 7:30. Have your cell phone with you. I like to keep near the back of the group in view to try to make sure no one gets left behind. Highbanks is a very nicely groomed metro park. The best part is there are two loops. We will be doing the 2.3 mile loop first, and the other is approximately 3.7 miles. The nice thing about this place, as I mentioned above, is you can cut out after the first loop. If you aren't sure, come for the first two miles and try it out. Highbanks is a lot of ups and downs. If you are training for back packing trips, this is a good opportunity to strap on your backpack. Bring water and wear good hiking shoes. This is a rain/snow or shine event. Here is where we will meet. Come in the main entrance to the park and take the first left. You will pass two parking areas. The third parking lot is on the right-hand side has a bathroom and a playground. This is where you want to park. Please be prompt. We leave at 6pm. Dogs are not permitted on most of the trails. We will start out on Dripping Rock Trail which will lead us over to the Overlook Trail. When we get back on the Dripping Rock Trail, we will follow that down to the Big Meadows Path and the Scenic River Trail. Then we will be back on the Dripping Rock to loop around past the Nature Center and back to the parking lot. Directions: From I-270, take U.S. 23 North about 3 miles. Entrance is on the left, just before Powell Road. Please be COVID conscious.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY STATEMENT: HIKE WITH US AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Attending events organized by M.A.F.I.A. at your own risk. While organizers do everything they can to try to set up a safe event, accidents can and do happen. M.A.F.I.A and/or the organizers cannot be held responsible. If an injury or sickness occurs, the organizer will do everything possible to assist, however you are 100% responsible for your own safety and health. It is assumed that you are healthy and in good enough physical shape to be able to participate in an event. If you should question your health or your physical condition before any event, please do not attend. Organizers have the right to deny participation if anyone looks ill-prepared or unsure if they can keep up with the level of activity. In order to be prepared for hosted hiking activities, you should bring at minimum water, food, sunscreen and a good supply of common sense on every event. We require good-fitting shoes to be worn at all times while on the trails. If you have any questions about the level of skill required or about any event posted, please feel free to ask the organizer!

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