Adventure Trail (AHT) Backpacking Weekend
Harrison Crawford SF & O'Bannon Woods SP, IN
March 31 - April 2, 2023
Co-Trip Leaders: Dave Hoffmeyer, Cindy Helton, Nancy Myers and Christy McCarter
Type of Trip: Backpacking
Trip Cost/Deposit: $140/$70
Cancellation Date and full payment: March 1, 2023
Wilderness Level: 3 - typical meetup day event in good weather setting with cell coverage
Trip Difficulty: Moderate/Rugged -- 2000 ft total elevation gain/1200 elevation gain per day
Policy on Fitness Self-Assessment
Level 4: Denotes backpacking trips on established but rugged, unmaintained trail with multi-day backpacks (30-40 pounds). The hiking can be steep and sustained with long daily distances (up to 9 miles) and significant elevation change (up to 4000 feet). You should be comfortable running/biking/hiking for several hours without many breaks.
Level 5: Applies to backpacking trips on very rugged trails or off-trail with multi-day backpacks (35-45 pounds). Expect prolonged, rugged hiking with very strenuous, difficult sections. Terrain can be steep, loose, rocky and/or exposed. You must be able to exercise vigorously at home (extended runs, swims, bike rides, etc..) to join a hike with a Level 5 rating.
Group Size: 16/6 Maximum/Minimum
Adults Only
***Before registering***
While considering your participation in CIWC trips, be aware that some trips will involve shared transportation, lodging, and other activities. Each participant is encouraged to evaluate your comfort level with such arrangements based on your health condition, vaccination status, and unknown COVID positivity rates at the time of the trip. Members are encouraged to review the COVID waiver as a part of this evaluation.
Join us as we complete one of the Indiana Triple Crown Hikes, the Adventure Hiking Trail in O’Bannon Woods State Park. The trail is a 25-mile loop with backcountry shelters that we may use along the way. There are numerous overlook spots of the Ohio River to enjoy.
We will leave Indianapolis on Friday, possibly getting in a couple of miles in the evening before setting up camp. Saturday will be the longest hiking day -- up to 15 miles -- so we can finish at a decent time on Sunday before heading home. We will be backcountry camping and your leaders will help you be prepared for that.
Two nights of camping will be in the State Park. Transportation is included with 2 private vehicles. All meals are the responsibility of the participant, but we may have a meal making workshop prior to the trip. Cell phone coverage can be spotty for much of the hike, but your trip leaders will have emergency communication devices.
Questions may be submitted to ciwcinfo@gmail.com.
All trip participants must fill out and submit a CIWC Medical Form and Long Waiver Form.
Effective on all trips, there will be a $50 non refundable registration fee. This fee will be assessed to those who sign up for a trip, get on the roster and then later cancel. Even cancelling before the cancel date. Those who never make the active roster (i.e. those who stay on the waitlist) will NOT be charged the $50 cancellation fee.
