Join the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) for the first hike of the Spring Hiking Series at Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area, Natural Bridge & Raven Rock trails on Friday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 a.m.

The group will meet at the Gowensville Spinx at 8:30 a.m. The hike is 4.2-miles, moderate/strenuous and it makes a loop.

This hike is a link to the past, a hike on land that Cherokee Indians once traversed. The trail ascends and descends McKinney Mountain with beautiful views of the mountains and of Lake Keowee.

The trail descends to the lake’s shore, before heading back to the trailhead.

Contact PAC at 828-859-5060 or landprotection@pacolet.org for more information.

– article submitted by Pam Torlina