{"id":1288,"date":"2024-02-25T21:56:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/?post_type=ajde_events&p=1288"},"modified":"2024-07-22T20:02:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:02:56","slug":"goat-island-preserve-hike-north-texas-with-dallas-sierra-club-wild-dfw","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/?ajde_events=goat-island-preserve-hike-north-texas-with-dallas-sierra-club-wild-dfw","title":{"rendered":"Goat Island Preserve: Hike North Texas with Dallas Sierra Club & Wild DFW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Goat Island Preserve: Hike North Texas with Dallas Sierra Club & Wild DFW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 21 Sat \u2013 9:30 am to 2 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goat Island Preserve<\/a>
2800 Post Oak Rd, Hutchins, TX 75141<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy long-distance hikes through fascinating large preserves and parks \u2014 without leaving DFW. Dallas Sierra Club joins with Amy Martin, author of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth, to offer quarterly hikes on trails as wild as North Texas has to offer. Explore these places with naturalists and others that know them the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall offering: Goat Island Preserve, part of the Dallas County Open Space<\/a> system. A gorgeous slice of Great Trinity Forest fronting the Trinity River. Bottomland forest with some huge trees. Hike route will include birdwatching trails on Goat Island itself and a hike down Joe\u2019s Riverside Trail to a picnic area for a break, and then further down the trail, and back up the interior trail. Hike length: apx 7 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Points-of-interest naturalist mini-breaks: birdwatching across from Southside Water Treatment Plant\u2026 multiple river overlooks\u2026 viewing and history of Lock & Dam #2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope these hikes will help Dallas and surroundings develop a mindset of embracing its nature with a deep sense of pride. From that will arise more trails and greater land preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donations for hike leader thank-you gifts and park\/preserve donations appreciated: TBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wild DFWs available for purchase. Book info<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hike North Texas Specifics
<> Typical hike length: 4 to 7 miles. Options for additional miles provided.
<> Typical hike time: 4 to 5 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be unfettered nature, so keep in mind:
<> Terrain will frequently be rugged with some elevation changes.
<> Trails narrow will always be dirt and usually narrow, but with some easy sections.
<> While we\u2019ll go at a good pace, there will be stops for exceptional naturalist points of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come prepared:
<> Wear closed-toed shoes and long pants.
<> Pack multiple water bottles (24 oz. recommended.
<> Bring a bag lunch, snack bars and such for our mid-way break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"event_type":[],"event_type_2":[],"class_list":["post-1288","ajde_events","type-ajde_events","status-publish","hentry","event_location-goat-island-preserve"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events\/1288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ajde_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1288"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent_type&post=1288"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilddallasfortworth.com\/wild\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent_type_2&post=1288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}