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Hiking Poles: Skills & Techniques + Practice Hike

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2025 May-June|#55409

May 31, 2025
18 yrs +, Mixed
Fitness/WellnessAdults
Activity locationTilden (Berkeley): Orchard Picnic Site

Description

TILDEN - Whole Body Fitness! Learn skills to enhance power, performance and confidence on the trail. Uphill: Improve endurance, posture, upper body strength, spine function, balance. Downhill: Develop skills for feeling safer and preserving joints – Save your knees! Expert training PLUS lovely Practice Hike on varied terrain.

This session is for conditioned HIKERS (beginner to experienced). If you are deconditioned or have mobility challenges, please select Pole Walking for Balance & Maintaining Mobility. Our practice hike is less than 5 miles, with a nice variety of terrain and possibly muddy trails (on which you will LOVE your poles).

A variety of top-quality poles are provided for your use, or you may bring and use your own. If you bring your own poles, please make sure they are in working order and do not ask the instructor to repair, touch or work with them.

CAREFULLY read the descriptions and then select the class that best suits your physical ability and inclination.
Approximately 5 days before the course, you will receive an email reminder from EB Parks which will include helpful and seasonal info from your instructor. If you do not see this email, please check your spam, or junk folder.

What to Bring
Participant Waiver/Emergency form – all pages filled out and signed before arrival
Hydration
Pen
Mask
Hand Sanitizer
Rag to wipe poles
Snack AND Light lunch
Lunch will be on later side of our hike.
Fingerless bike gloves (optional)
Rag to wipe poles

What to Wear
Variable weather layered clothing
Sun Protection
Hiking shoes/boots with REAL tread (not worn out)
Note: inappropriate shoes may mean you will not be able to participate in the hiking portion of the class (most of the day) and you will not receive a refund.
Extra shoes for your car after the hike

Required for Class Attendance: If you decide to register for this class, first click the link below and download Waiver/Emergency Form – fill out, sign, and bring to class.
If you have any injuries, health conditions, physical limitations, or concerns that would be helpful for the instructor to know, please contact the instructor via email before the class occurs to discuss. An email reminder will be sent out before the class with the instructor contact information.

Activity meeting dates

May 31, 2025
Sat9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Instructor

Jayah Faye Paley

More Information

SupervisorKelsey Gielen
Number of sessions1

Registration dates

Apr 1, 2025 9:00 AM to May 26, 2025 4:00 PM
15 openings remaining
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