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New Guidebook — Day Hiking Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Trails

Our own John Soares has a new book coming out in early May entitled Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions.  It’s a book you’ll want to include on your bookshelf.

In addition to the Mount Shasta area, it includes dozens of trails in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Russian Wilderness, Marble Mountain Wilderness, Lava Beds National Monument, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and the Redding area.

The book publishes May 1 and will be available at local bookstores, outdoor stores, and visitor centers shortly thereafter. You can preorder the book online now: here are the preorder options.

And here’s the main link on John’s Northern California Hiking Trails blog with more information on the trails covered and how to purchase the book:

https://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/day-hiking-mount-shasta-lassen-trinity-alps-trails/

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Introducing the Lollipop Trail

One Sweet Trail

Thanks to funding secured by the Forest Service, an accessible trail has been added to the Gateway Trail network on national forest lands.

Labeled the Lollipop Trail due to its out and back alignment, this new trail has a nice compacted surface at a gentle grade that can accommodate wheelchairs, baby carriages, and others looking for an obstacle free trail surface.

The Lollipop Trail begins at the Gateway Trailhead off of Everitt Memorial Highway. Its shown in red on the map below.  The trail’s total length is approximately 0.6 mile.  Check it out!

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Trails — Front Page News!

A four-legged trail lover

Last week’s Mt. Shasta Herald newspaper featured two articles on trails on the front page of the February 14, 2018 edition.  Exciting stuff for us lovers of trails!

Both articles talk about Mount Shasta being designated a “trail town” by the Pacific Crest Trail Association.  The first article, by Tim Holt, talks further about actions being taking by the Ski Park for mountain bikers.  The second article, an opinion piece by Priscila Franco, discusses the growing demand for trail-based recreation and the economic benefits to our communities.  Here are links to the articles:

Mount Shasta_ a ‘Trail Town’

Trail Town program promotes hiking, could benefit economy