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Visitors can find a hike to their liking
By Ryan Campbell The greater Lodi area offers a splendid array of outdoor activities for everyone searching for hard-core hiking trails to relaxing family outings. A good trail for novice hikers is located in the city’s back yard at Lodi Lake off Turner Road. Fed by the mountain waters of the Mokelumne River, Lodi Lake is a beautiful picnic spot with a short hiking and biking loop. The path meanders through tall oak trees and cottonwoods. This is a popular spot with joggers as well. Oak Grove Regional Park is located about 10 miles south of Lodi on West Eight Mile Road and features two hiking trails. The park’s 1.5-mile Miwok Trail is a natural preserve with centuries old oak trees and a variety of native plants and animals. The Yokuts Trail offers a breezy quarter-mile handicapped-accessible trek through a peaceful setting Another great hiking spot is the Cosumnes River Preserve. Though only about 3miles east of Interstate 5 and located south of Twin Cities Road, the area feels like it is far away from civilization. The preserve features a number of hiking trails that vary from easy to medium difficulty. The Willow Slough trail is a 3-mile nature trail, open every day during daylight hours. The trail head for the Lost Slough wetlands boardwalk is .2 mile beyond the Willow Slough trail head, on the right. First time visitors can check out the Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center to get detailed maps, view special exhibits and get additional information. For more intense hiking trails, however, you will need to travel to the foothills east of Lodi. Near Valley Springs is the New Hogan Reservoir Trail. This 3.5-mile trail is steep, it’s rocky and it is very fun. There are camp sites at both ends of the trail and the views of the reservoir from higher elevations are spectacular. The trail gets a lot of shade from big trees nearby, but in general the hike is for more experienced trekers. To get there take Highway 12 and follow the signs to the New Hogan Reservoir. |
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