Trip
Urban Walk - Vista Ridge Trail/Lakeland Hills/South Auburn
An moderate-paced Urban Walk to tag the summit of Auburn ;-) and catch the Vista Ridge Trail in the Lakeland Hills neighborhood. Option for donuts afterwards! Mentored Urban Walk for Karen Wallace.
Contacts
- Thu, Apr 23, 2026
- Foothills Urban Walks Committee
- Urban Walking
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.2 mi
- Elevation Gain: 470 ft
- 6 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
This will be an interesting and moderate-paced walk to explore the Lakeland Hills neighborhood and a couple of its parks in South Auburn. For those with a peakbagger profile, there will be the extra thrill of tagging the summit of Auburn (still a walk) before meandering over to the Vista Ridge Trail which will bring us down the front side of the neighborhood and then back up to Sunset Park and the shopping center.
Please note: the hill back up to Sunset Park is steep and around a 10% grade in one section. Fast people will need to stay with group; however, those who sign up should already have a decent (not necessarily fast) "uphill" fitness base, so the elevation gain doesn't come off as a big surprise. Questions about that or anything else about this trip? Please contact Karen.
The mileage and elevation gain is a very close estimation, but numbers could slightly vary.
Please be ready-to-walk at 10:00am in the Lakeland Hills shopping center of South Auburn on the south side of Legendary Donuts. An email will go out 2 days before the activity with final details. Public restrooms at Haggen Grocery store and Sunset Park.
Required Equipment
Water, snacks, appropriate outerwear (bright colors preferred), and sturdy shoes. Trekking poles with rubber tips are nice for balance.