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Travel the Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail thru the American River Parkway along the river's edge.
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Gold River
Year Round Walk
SN: 128118 - 2025 / Y1793
From Wed, Jan 1st, 2025 to Dec 31st, 2025
Start box available: Must start and finish during daylight hours.
Gold River, California
The address/location to the Physical Start Box (PSB) for mapping services such as Google or Siri is as follows:
Belair 2155 Golden Centre Lane, Gold River, CA 95670
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
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Event comments
Travel the Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail thru the American River Parkway along the river's edge. This trail is heavily traveled by cyclists; walkers are warned to walk on the left side of the path for safety, keeping dogs closely reined in. The trail provides great bird and wildlife habitat with lots of shade, picnic areas and vista points. The 11K route continues to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery with the activities listed in Comments. Restrooms are available at the start. At the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, in the autumn, you can view the salmon climbing the fish ladders as they arrive to spawn their eggs. Walkers may also enjoy hand feeding the fingerlings in the rearing ponds. Visitor Center, (916) 358-2884, open M-F 8am-3pm, Sat-Sun 9am-3pm, closed Christmas Day. The fish rearing ponds are open daily 7:30am-3pm.
Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 7, 11km
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Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
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Strollers: Medium |
Wheelchairs: Medium |
Event information
WARNING: Walkers are warned to walk on the left side of the bike path for safety! Keep dogs very close by your side. 5k = 3.1 miles, 7k = 4.35 miles, 11k = 6.84 miles)Open daily 6am-10pm, call for holiday hrs. The Walk Box located in the customer service area on the top shelf of a metal rack.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
2155 Golden Centre Ln,, Gold River, CA 95670, (916) 858-0494. From Sacramento, take US-50 E toward Lake Tahoe, exit Sunrise N toward Fair Oaks. Turn left on Sunrise. Turn right on Gold Express, then left on Golden Centre Ln to shopping center. From Folsom, take US-50 W toward Sacramento, exit Sunrise. Turn right on Sunrise, then follow above directions.
Maps phrase and directions link
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Belair 2155 Golden Centre Lane, Gold River, CA 95670 |
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Sacramento Walking Sticks (AVA-0265)
Event website: www.SacramentoWalkingSticks.org
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