January 2026 Hiking Schedule
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SUNDAY hikes start at 2:30 p.m., go approx. 5 miles and last approx. 1 ½ to 2 hours.
TUESDAY hikes start at 11:30 a.m., go approx. 3 miles, and last approx. 1 hour.
The SPHC walks at a moderate speed of 2.5 - 3.5 mph. Hikers are expected to maintain that pace. (17-24 min. mile) Hikes start on time.
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"January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers flow" - Sara Colridge
Sunday, 01/4/26 Jean Boyd 612.709.7770
Meeting Location: Meet at my home, 381 Colleen Dr., Vadnais Heights.
Directions: South of County Rd F East, off McMenemy St.
Hike Description: Neighborhood hiking lacking bugs and snakes.
Treats: Treats following.
Tuesday, 01/6/26 Celeste Riley 651.398.8177
Meeting Location: Meet at Sweeney’s Saloon, 96 N. Dale Street, St. Paul, 55102.
Directions: One mile south of Hwy 94 on Dale Street. Street parking is one-side only, so give yourself time to find a spot.
Hike Description: We’ll hike the lovely historic neighborhood, including a loop around the Cathedral of St. Paul.
Treats: Sweeney’s.
Sunday, 01/11/26 Vicky Beutel 651.335.8079
Meeting Location: Meet at Rice Lake Elementary School, 575 Birch St., Lino Lakes.
Directions: On Birch St between Centerville Rd to the East and Hodgson Rd to the West
Hike Description: We’ll hike paved trails & neighborhood streets.
Treats: Vicky’s car.
Tuesday, 01/13/26 Judy Nelson 651.738.1972
Meeting Location: Meet in the parking lot of IHOP, 7680 10th St. N. in Oakdale.
Directions: Take 694 to 10th St. exit, go east, turn left onto Helmo Ave. N., turn right into the IHOP parking lot.
Hike Description: We will hike neighborhood trails.
Treats: IHOP
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Sunday, 01/18/26 Vic & Viv Fickling 612.354.0393
Meeting Location: Meet at the Battle Creek Waterpark, 2401 Upper Afton Road in Maplewood.
Directions: Take Hwy 94 to McKnight rd, go South to Upper Afton and turn left.
Hike Description: We will walk down to Hwy 61 and surrounding areas and walk back up the hill.
Treats: Culvers 2065 Old Hudson Road, Just West of the Sunray Shopping Center
Tuesday, 01/20/26 Sharon Heaton 651.207.5926 & Bernie Wildes 612.598.8792
Meeting Location: Meet in the parking lot of Maplewood Nature Center, 2659 East 7th St., Maplewood.
Directions: Off Century Ave and north of the DQ.
Hike Description: We'll hike through the Nature Center and Union Cemetery.
Treats: Catrinas Grill, 1091 Geneva Ave N.
Sunday, 01/25/26 Robert Tholkes 763.913.4453
Meeting Location: Meet at Stryker Ave and Annapolis St in St Paul
Directions: Down town St Paul Head south on Robert St and turn west on Annapolis St.
Hike Description: Hike as the club did on January 30, 1926, “south and east, over hills and through the woods” (now alas gone) to S Robert “returning to the neighborhood House” (likewise gone) at “229 E Indiana” (now Fillmore), and back to the start.
Treats: Food & Bev Opportunity: Joseph’s Grill, 140 South Wabasha St., St Paul.
Tuesday, 01/27/26 Liz Miller 651.303.0971
Meeting Location: Meet at Liz’s house, 268 Dennison Ave, Shoreview.
Directions: From Hwy 694: Go North on Rice St., at the roundabout take 2nd exit on Hodgson Rd.
Hike Description: Hike paved trails.
Treats: Liz’s house.
Hiking trail trivia: (from Liz Miller)
Here is a list of famous hikes around the world.
Match them with the country they are located in from the answer list.
Inca Trail, Camino de Santiago, Arctic Circle Trail, Mount Kilimanjaro Trek, Angels Landing Trail.
Answers: Peru, Spain, Greenland, Tanzania, United States (in Utah’s Zion National Park)
Winter
The birds are gone, the world is white,
The winds are wild, they chill and bite;
The ground is thick with slush and sleet,
And I can barely feel my feet.
- Cecil Frances Alexander
Happy New Year SPHC!
Grateful for 2025: Memories of friendships,
places we've hiked, experiences we've had.
