Saturday, April 11
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
*Registration Required Below. Registration closes on Thursday, April 9 at 4 pm
Redding History Hike
The Redding Community Hiking Club and Redding250 will celebrate our nation’s anniversary with a special History Hike at Putnam Memorial State Park. This hike is part of a larger 250th celebration, which includes concerts, lectures, and cocktail parties! Visit redding250.com to learn more.
Location: Putnam Memorial State Park, 499 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding
Parking/Gathering Location: Details will be provided to registered participants before the hike.
Start Time: Hike will begin promptly at 11 a.m. — please arrive at least 10 minutes early
Hike Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Hike Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Guides: Redding’s Co-Historians Brent Colley and Bruce Nelson will give a talk focusing on Redding’s role during the American Revolution. Afterward, a hike throughPutnam Park will be led by Ellery Leary, the Park’s historian and president of the Friends and Neighbors of Putnam Memorial State Park. An optional onger hike connecting to the Joan Plishner Wildlife Preserve, will be offered by a trustee with Redding Land Trust.
Hiking group size: All are welcome but advance registration is a must ,to allow for sufficient parking
Why you should go: Learn about Redding’s important role in the Revolutionary War at this celebrated public park, the oldest in the state and the site of a Revolutionary War winter encampment.
Things to Know Before You Go: Dress appropriately and review these hiking tips.
Destination website: https://www.
ABOUT THE REDDING COMMUNITY HIKING CLUB
The Redding Community Hiking Club, a collaboration between Redding Land Trust, Mark Twain Library and Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, offers guided hikes in our town’s gorgeous open space. Most hikes are led by trustees from the Redding Land Trust, Town Trail Tenders (volunteers who maintain both the Town of Redding and Redding Land Trust preserved properties), along with other community members. Typical hikes focus simply on getting outside to enjoy nature, promote fitness and create opportunities to connect with others in our community! Others have a specific educational component, such as plant identification, geology, history, birding, etc.
Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Hike:
Saturday, April 18, at 11 am — Visit a beaver lodge/Poliak Preserve led by Kevin Tschudi, Redding Land Trust Trustee