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URBAN
TRAILS
SACRAMENTO
URBAN TRAILS
SACRAMENTO
Davis · Elk Grove Folsom · Sierra Foothills
JOHN SOARES
For my favorite Sacramento people: Micaila, Zoey, Paisley, and Lucinda Walton, and Michelle Alexander
MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS is dedicated to the exploration, preservation, and enjoyment of outdoor and wilderness areas.
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Copyright © 2021 by John Soares
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Printed in China
Distributed in the United Kingdom by Cordee, www.cordee.co.uk
First edition, 2021
Copyeditor: Ginger Oppenheimer
Design: Jen Grable
Layout: Jennifer Shontz, www.redshoedesign.com
Cartographer: Pease Press
All photographs by the author unless credited otherwise
Cover photograph: Foresthill Divide Loop Trail (Trail 18) in Auburn State Recreation Area
Frontispiece: Dry Creek Greenway (Trail 5) in Roseville
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Printed on FSC®-certified materials
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-68051-284-7
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-68051-285-4
CONTENTS
2Capitol Park and Old Sacramento
7William B. Pond Recreation Area
8Effie Yeaw Nature Center Loop
11Mormon Island Cove to Browns Ravine
15Mountain Quarries Railroad Trail
18Foresthill Divide Loop Trail
19Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park