Urban Trails: Sacramento. John Soares

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      URBAN

      TRAILS

      SACRAMENTO

      URBAN TRAILS

       SACRAMENTO

       Davis · Elk Grove Folsom · Sierra Foothills

      JOHN SOARES

       For my favorite Sacramento people: Micaila, Zoey, Paisley, and Lucinda Walton, and Michelle Alexander

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      Copyright © 2021 by John Soares

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      Distributed in the United Kingdom by Cordee, www.cordee.co.uk

      First edition, 2021

      Copyeditor: Ginger Oppenheimer

      Design: Jen Grable

      Layout: Jennifer Shontz, www.redshoedesign.com

      Cartographer: Pease Press

      All photographs by the author unless credited otherwise

      Cover photograph: Foresthill Divide Loop Trail (Trail 18) in Auburn State Recreation Area

      Frontispiece: Dry Creek Greenway (Trail 5) in Roseville

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      ISBN (paperback): 978-1-68051-284-7

      ISBN (ebook): 978-1-68051-285-4

      CONTENTS

       Trail Locator Map

       Trails at a Glance

       Introduction

       How to Use This Guide

       Map Legend

       DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO

       1Discovery Park

       2Capitol Park and Old Sacramento

       3William Land Park

       GREATER SACRAMENTO URBAN AREA

       4Gibson Ranch Regional Park

       5Dry Creek Greenway

       6Mather Regional Park

       7William B. Pond Recreation Area

       8Effie Yeaw Nature Center Loop

       9Sacramento Bar

       10Lake Natoma Loop

       11Mormon Island Cove to Browns Ravine

       12Dotons Cove Trail

       SIERRA FOOTHILLS

       13Hidden Falls Regional Park

       14Stevens Trail

       15Mountain Quarries Railroad Trail

       16Pointed Rocks

       17Lake Clementine Trail

       18Foresthill Divide Loop Trail

       19Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park

       20Dave Moore Nature Area

       21Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

       SOUTH OF SACRAMENTO

       22Blue Heron Trails

       23River Walk Trail

       24Wetlands