Missing Activity Template – White Ranch Park

This is a conditioning hike for participants who have been hiking regularly and  are comfortable establishing your own sustainable pace for a period of time, such as a 30  minute interval

Many people use these trips for obtaining a cardio workout in addition to socializing and meeting friends. So, I try to lead trips where participants are similar in pace and where we have time to visit with each other. If you do not know your pace you can download a Gaia or some other hiking app app on your phone for free and test yourself hiking up a hill at your normal sustainable pace for about 30 minutes or an hour. Then check your average moving pace.

Regarding ascending steep sections of the trail: I like each of us to establish a pace that we can sustain for about a 30 minute interval  no matter whether it is slower or faster than other hikers. I encourage you to find the pace that works best for you.  This means we may be spread out from each other during an interval of hiking.  We will  gather together again after either a  30 minute interval,  or at trail junctions, or at the top of an ascending section of trail  for rest and bio break so that we stay together as a group for the duration of the hike.

We will sit down near the highest elevation of this route for a snack/lunch/visit break before heading down.

We will meet at the White Ranch Open Space Park east trail head north of Golden at 7:20 A.M. for a 7:30 A.M. departure hiking.