The Bigfoot Trail is being proposed as a National Recreation Trail! The Mountains and Rivers proposal will benefit northern California’s landscapes, watersheds and communities. We will ask Congressman Jared Huffman to champion this plan with legislation in Congress. This proposal includes support for: Protecting key healthy forests and streams that sustain our wild fish populations Restoring […]
Hike to Packers Peak
Five volunteers met up in Coffee Creek, California to summit Packers Peak in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This is the highest point along the Bigfoot Trail, at 7,822′. The peak offers some of the best views…
Summer 2016 Volunteer Updates
Snow in the high country is rapidly melting with the warm weather that has moved into the Klamath Mountains. So it is time to start the early stages of trail stewardship along the Bigfoot Trail. Below is a list of updates and plans that are forming for this work. June 12th we will be climbing […]
Win a Bigfoot Trail Map Set
WHY DO YOU WANT TO HIKE THE Bigfoot Trail? Printed Map Set Sweepstakes • $50.00 value! Two map sets were crookedly cut during the printing process. While aesthetically imperfect, the data and maps are quite perfect. So it is time for a Bigfoot Trail Alliance sweepstakes! to Enter tell us Why you want to hike the BFT Comment on […]
Emily Sinkhorn
Welcome to the board! Emily Sinkhorn has a passion for all things trails, forests and community. Since moving to the northwest in 2004, her favorite places to roam have been the less-traveled forests and streams of the Klamath Mountains and Oregon Coast Range. Emily works with the non-profit Redwood Community Action Agency, collaborating to further active […]
Maya Conrad
Business Partner Profile: Coldwell Bankers How did you hear about the Bigfoot Trail? I initially heard about the BFT through social media then realized two of my friends, Rees Hughes and Chris Turner were on your board too. Why did you choose to become a business partner with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance? I love the idea of establishing […]
Online Forum
We re-launched our online forum so users can post their experiences about the trail, share hiking conditions, discuss resupply options, and more. Registered users can: Customize your community with fully editable profile fields that allow your users to describe themselves. Allow your users to modify their account and notification settings directly from within their profiles. […]
Citizen Science and Climate Change
We have been funded by the Rose Foundation! The Climate Change and Citizen Science Along the Bigfoot Trail project will establish a series of six citizen-maintained photographic plots along the trail. This grant-funded project will establish a baseline for monitoring climate change, create a citizen science experience for trail users, and develop a deeper sense of place […]
