Backyard Trail Access: 

Begin on the turf, exit through the gate and turn right, follow the path ~500ft until you link up to the main hiking trail. 

Pre-Hike Checklist: 

- Did you pack plenty of water & snacks for your hike? (1L of water for every 1 Hour of hiking)

-  Do you have a trail map? (Highly recommend downloading All Trails) 

- There are lots of animal trails, water run-off, and personal hiking trails. Stay on the system trails! If it looks like a line of rocks or a stick is blocking a path that means it is not the system trail. 

Suggested Trails Accessible from the Backyard: 

1.) Thunder Mountain Loop

2.) Thunder Mountain & Chimney Rock Loop

3.) Key Hole Cave 

- Begin in the backyard, once you link up to Andante Trail turn RIGHT, when you meet Thunder Mountain Trail turn RIGHT and follow Thunder Mountain trail until you connect with the green line on your All Trails map. 

4.) Amitabha Stupa Loop

- Begin in the backyard, once you link up to Andante Trail turn LEFT, follow Andante trail, and then 300ft past the Andante Trail parking lot, turn LEFT, continue straight until you meet up with the green line on your All Trails Map. 

5.) Sugarloaf Loop & Summit

- Begin in the backyard, once you link up to Andante Trail turn RIGHT, when you meet Thunder Mountain Trail turn RIGHT and follow Thunder Mountain trail until you connect with the green line on your All Trails map.

6.) Soldier's Pass Cave, Seven Sacred Pools, and the Sinkhole

- Begin in the backyard, once you link up to Andante Trail turn RIGHT, when you meet Thunder Mountain Trail turn RIGHT and follow Thunder Mountain trail until you connect with the green line on your All Trails map.