Jeff Arndt has been a volunteer member of the Sitka Trail Works for the past five years. He’s now exploring the trails of New Mexico. Jeff led many hikes including on challenging trails like Mount Edgecumbe and brought thoughtful insights to the board meetings. Jeff also played an important role supporting and helping staff get […]
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Sitka Trail Works members and the public are cordially invited to join the annual meeting held on Zoom! The meeting will be held Monday, October 19 from 6:00-7:00pm. To join online visit zoom.us/join, enter meeting ID 439 583 8904 and password “trail”. To connect by phone instead please contact the STW office in advance for
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Meet at the Verstovia Trailhead on Sawmill Creek Rd. on Saturday, August 15 at 9:00AM for a free five mile, six hour, round-trip hike led by Sitka Trail Works & Waypoint for Veterans volunteers. Any donations received will be split 50/50 with Waypoint. This is a difficult hike through a series of switchbacks, with spectacular
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Sitka Trail Works is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance event at the Sawmill Creek Road separated path. Everyone is invited to help pull alders on Sunday, August 2 starting at 1:30pm. Meet at the gravel parking lot about a quarter mile after Whale Park on the left side of the road (shown below). Please bring
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Sitka Trail Works offers a hike along the Gavan Hill/Harbor Mountain Trail. Meet Saturday, July 11 at 9:00am by the Sitka High School/Performing Arts Center entrance to Cross Trail. A mandatory COVID-19 pre-screening questionnaire (page 2 here) and liability waiver must be completed prior to participation. Social distancing between different household groups and face coverings
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Sitka Trail Works offers a free hike up the Indian River Trail on Saturday, June 13. A mandatory COVID-19 pre-screening questionnaire (page 2 here) and liability waiver must be completed prior to participation. These forms can be accessed online & brought to the hike to minimize paper handling, if preferred. Meet at the trailhead parking
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We are writing to update you about our summer hikes & events and apologize for any confusion this might cause. Following the State of Alaska mandates, we implemented safety procedures for our trail crew & office staff in March. We hoped to fully reopen all outdoor events in June, but due to COVID-19 we feel
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Th Alaska Walk & Bike Conference is scheduled from June 9 – 12, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the conference is now going virtual and best of all will be free. It will take place from 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. each day that Tuesday through Friday. Each session will open with a specialist
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The spring issue of On The Paper Trail is here! This contains information about Cross Trail Phase 6 construction, the Alaska Trails Initiative & our plans for summer events. Read more or download a copy at https://sitkatrailworks.org/news/
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Please be advised that there is currently an unstable slide across Indian River Trail about 4.5 miles from the start, just before the waterfall. The slide is mostly snow and hopefully will melt off as summer progresses. Thank you to Charissa Strope for providing these photos taken 5/2/20!
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This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of trails! When you donate to Sitka Trail Works, you support getting kids outside, trail construction and maintenance, bringing community together on trails, and so much more.
