Easy path in downtown Napa

The Napa River in downtown Napa not far from the Napa Valley Vine Trail trailhead.

User: Austin Explorer - 8/13/2016

Location: Napa Valley Vine Trail

Rating: 2stars

Difficulty: 1star

Solitude:

Miles Hiked: 4.84 Miles Elapsed Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Comments:

Coppertone and I had a couple of stops for shopping and eating in Napa today and decided to get some a short walk in as well. We parked at one of the downtown parking garages and planned on heading south on this trail until the heat started to prove a bit much.

The path follows the Napa River, which seemed to be filled with paddleboarders and kayakers.

Trail surface is flat, which makes for easy going for just about anyone. On a hot day like today the paved surface meant higher temperatures. Trees have been planted along part of the path, but it will take a while before they offer any comforting shade.

We turned around at Kennedy Park and doubled back. As it turns out we were fairly close to the end of the trail though at the time we didn't know it.

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