The Kern Valley Hiking Club was started in 1987 by Bill and Ruby Jenkins of Kernville to help people explore the splendor of the Southern Sierras and to promote and assist in trail development and maintenance. The group is nonpolitical and nonaffiliated. Most of the hikes are taken from the books, "Exploring the Southern Sierra", which are updated versions of "Self-propelled in the Southern Sierras", written by their son, Jim Jenkins when he was in his twenties. Jim was killed by an erratic driver in 1979. Ruby took on the job of keeping the information as accurate as possible, hiking the area and making notes until her death in October 2007. Bill still resides in Kernville.

We are asking for volunteers who know the roadhead, trailhead and trail to lead the scheduled hikes. All hikes subject to change, depending on weather, snowpack, etc. It is your responsibility to become aware of any changes by accessing the Yahoo group site, by calling a club member who can do this, or by calling one of the numbers below.

Local Hiking Message Board

Current Schedule

Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kernrivervalleyhikingclub/

For additional questions, contact: