On Saturday, October 16th, the Hoosier Hikers Council will have a trail maintenance workday at Beck’s Mill near Salem, Indiana. We’re going to clean them up the trails we built on their hilly, wooded property in 2008 while the mill was being restored. It’s always a pleasure to return to the mill and reconnect with Read more »
Current Events
Hoosier Hikers Council’s 25th Annual Meeting – New Date
Come join us again on November 13, 2021 for the 25th HHC Annual Meeting at Lutheran Hills in Brown County. We’ll get together for our business meeting (short), speakers, door prizes, awards, and snacks. Meet other HHC members and catch up on what everyone’s been doing! Our featured speaker this year will be Jesse Moore of The Read more »
September 18th Third Saturday Work Day
Come join the Hoosier Hikers Council for a Third Saturday trail work day on September 18th! We’re starting a new project at the Big Walnut Nature Preserve in Putnam County. We’re going to reroute a section of the Tall Timbers Trail to highlight ravines and overlooks of Big Walnut Creek. For more information about the Read more »
August 21st Third Saturday Work Day
On Saturday, August 21st, the Hoosier Hikers Council will be back at The Nature Conservancy’s Green’s Bluff Nature Preserve, south of McCormick’s Creek State Park in Owen County. We are reconstructing the popular trail that showcases the bluffs overlooking Raccoon Creek. We’re going to be building a new route from the creek back up to Read more »
Bring Your Own Tool Work Days Suspended
We are temporarily suspending the Hoosier Hikers Council Wednesday work days at Green’s Bluff. We’ll resume our work days at a different location when we have a new project ready to go.
July 17th Third Saturday Workday
On Saturday, July 17th, the Hoosier Hikers Council will try again to work at The Nature Conservancy’s Green’s Bluff Nature Preserve, south of McCormick’s Creek State Park in Owen County. We’re counting on the roads to the work site to be passable this time! We are reconstructing the popular trail that showcases the bluffs overlooking Read more »
May 15th Work Day
Come join the Hoosier Hikers Council for a Third Saturday trail work day on Saturday, May 15th! We’re going to put the finishing touches on the new trail at Cagles Mill Lake, an Army Corps of Engineers property near Cloverdale, Indiana. Please RSVP to hoosierhikerscouncil@gmail.com to let us know that you’re coming. Due to safety concerns, the HHC Read more »
March 20th Workday
It’s time for another Hoosier Hikers Council trail work day on Saturday, March 20th! We’re going to continue work on the new trail at Cagles Mill Lake, an Army Corps of Engineers property near Cloverdale, Indiana. This two-plus mile trail will wind through rugged terrain with scenic rock ledges and many impressive, large trees. After Read more »
February 20th Work Day CANCELED
Due to heavy snow and cold temperatures, we are canceling the work day scheduled for Saturday, February 20th. We’d spend as much time digging snow as we would digging trail! We’ll have our next work day at Cagles Mill Lake on Saturday, March 20th.
Tangeman Woods 2/17/21 Work Day Canceled
Due to snow cover and cold temperatures, we’re not going to have our Wednesday BYOT work day at Tangeman Woods this week. We’ll play next week by ear.