Celebration of Trails and more

With the warmer days, Nevada County Celebration of Trails Weekend is a great way to motivate to get outside and enjoy local trails.  Bear Yuba Land Trust kicks off the celebration with Ales for Trails Fundraiser, 5-8pm at Nevada City Ol Republic Taproom.  The 2nd annual Hike-a-Thon along the future trail Pines-to-Mines Trail in Nevada County, 10am to 12pm, Saturday, June 1st.  

In addition to the trail events, you can stop the Ol Republic Roadhouse (former 5 Mile House) on Highway 20 in Nevada City for a fun family-friendly trails day festival from 12pm to 5 p.m, with shuttle options by Yuba Bus or the Ol Republic Brewery Tap Room from 9am to 3pm.  Vendors this year include:  Gold Country Trails Council, Forest Trails Alliance, Yuba Trails Stewardship, Tahoe National Forest, Gold Crush Climbing Gym and Mountain Recreation.

So, are you inspired to get outside and hit the trails?  There’s a lot of outdoor fun this weekend– Saturday hosts the Rotary Club Gold Country Cycling Challenge (road and gravel options) and Nevada City Classic Bicycle Race on Sunday, June 2nd and the Nevada City Mile (running race) and the Gold Country Trails Council Poker Ride (Saturday, June 1st).

We’re excited to have the Folk Trails Hiking Club continue their summer Nevada City history hikes from the Inn Town Campground, click here for more info.  Check out our outdoor adventure page for more activities.  You can stop by the Outside Inn for a free trail map of some of our local favorites like the Deer Creek Tribute Trail and Hirschman Pond.   Post a comment if you’ve got a favorite local hike or adventure you want to share.

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