Hike Leader Guidelines 1.

Consider the following when selecting a location: Hike/walking time and distance Level of difficulty (easy, moderate, or strenuous). nclude elevation gains (estimate if you don!t know). "rail surface (#aved, hard #acked, rocky, or muddy) Lunch or hiking #oles needed$ %vaila&ility of rest'rooms at trailhead or near&y "ravel time and distance to trailhead

(. )ven though you may know the trail well, scout the hike within a few weeks of your hike. Look for muddy conditions, downed trees, or trail closures. *re#are a descri#tion of the hike/walk, using the +am#le Hike ,escri#tion found on our we&site ("rail"rekkers.wee&ly.com) and email it &y the "hursday #rior to your hike to hikedirector-gmail.com. .. /ake co#ies of driving directions to the trailhead for each driver. nclude a ma# if you can. nclude your cell #hone contact num&er and car#ool donations. 0ring to ,+C on "uesday. 1. %rrive at the +enior Center &y 2:13 %/ and get walkie talkies, cli#&oard with sign'in sheet, and collection &asket for the 45.63 activity fee from &ehind the 7ront ,esk. )nter date and time of hike/walk (8:33 9 estimated return time), and that it is a "rail "rekker activity and give the destination. +ign your name and list your emergency #hone num&er. (:emem&er the leader doesn!t #ay the activity fee.) +olicit drivers on the form. 6. %t 2:63'2:66, arrange car #ools. f going to an entry'fee #ark, try to arrange each car'#ool so that someone has a car #ass if #ossi&le. ;. Hand out the ma#s and driving instructions to the drivers and review to &e sure that everyone knows where they are going. ,eliver &asket to the 7ront ,esk, &ut kee# the sign'in sheet. <ou will need to carry it with you during the hike/walk as it contains the emergency num&ers for each individual. ,e#art the +enior Center &y 8:33 %/. =. Have additional #eo#le that meet you at trailhead sign'in on the form and collect the activity fee. Have #eo#le use rest'rooms. /ake introductions of any new #eo#le and e>#lain the #lan for the day. %sk for a volunteer leader to &e the rear swee#. +to# at all trail intersections to regrou# &efore continuing on. :emind grou# that res#onsi&le trail use is to kee# to the right and go single file around &lind corners. 8. %t end of hike/walk, make sure that all have returned, use rest'room facilities as needed, load u# car #ools and head for home. 53. ,ro# off walkie talkies and the sign'in sheet at the +enior Center 7ront ,esk and give them any additional money collected at the trailhead. 55. Log your hours in the volunteer log &ook. nclude your #re'hike time.
u#dated ?ovem&er, (35.. *lease send suggestions to Helen Coleman at colemanhelen-#ac&ell.net