DIFFICULTY:   Easy to Moderate    Note: Our hike rating states "easy   - - hikes up to five miles".  This hike is easy because it is  primarily level with a few inclines,  but it is long in mileage ----  at 6 1/2 miles, hence it is more accurate to say "easy to moderate" in  difficulty.

ELEVATION:  Starting and ending elevation --- approximately 300 feet

HIKE DISTANCE:  6 1/2 miles -- out and back (not a loop)

GENERAL LOCATION:  Outside the city of Oroville

DESCRIPTION:  The Burma Road trail winds along the Feather River from  a short distance above the Thermalito Diversion Dam  to the Oroville Dam spillway.  It is a very pleasant and scenic walk with great views  of the Feather River!   Bring your binoculars ---- hopefully we will  catch sighting of some wildlife ---- birds, ducks, geese.  This outing  will be hiked at a relaxed pace so that we can enjoy the  surroundings!    Lunch will be at an area to the side and below the  spillway.

TRAVEL TIME/DISTANCE:  1 hour & 15 minutes driving time and  approximately 58 miles one way.  Return time to Lincoln will be  between 3:00 and 3:30 pm.  A donation of $9 is suggested for riders.  Detailed driving directions  will be handed out to all drivers.

HIKE LEADER:  Sue Geisler    SWEEP:  TBA

SPECIAL NOTES:

      FACILITIES:  One nonflush bathroom at the trailhead.
      PREPARATION FOR HIKE:  See #8 Standard Hiking Equipment and #9  Guidelines for Hiking information on this website.  Hiking boots (not  athletic shoes), water,  & lunch.  Trekking poles not necessarily needed, but always advised.
      RISKS:  There are often cows grazing in the hillsides, hence  there might be "cow pies" to be avoided along the trail.    If the  temperatures are in the triple digits the day before or the day of the 
hike, the hike will be rescheduled to a cooler day.  Check the web site the night before the hike.

QUESTIONS:  Call Sue Geisler at 408-1010

MEETING TIME:  7:45 AM   LEAVING TIME:  8:00 AM