Event
Search for Spring Flowers along Mossy Glen Footpath, Jenny Lane, and Lower Awosting Carriage Road at Minnewaska
Saturday, May 25, 2024 09:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Join Nick Martin, Park Educator, for an approximately five-mile hike along three footpaths and one carriage road, as we search for signs that spring has arrived in the Shawangunk Mountains. Starting from the Lower Parking Area, participants will hike along a very short section of carriage road before following Mossy Glen Footpath. In spring, this footpath can feature purple and painted trillium. Along the way, we will pass in and out of different forest types, hike along open rock slabs next to the Peter's Kill stream, and hike through dense stands of rhododendron. At the end of Mossy Glen Footpath, we will follow Blueberry Run Footpath across a wooden footbridge and follow it until it ends at Jenny Lane Footpath. From here, we will hike west on Jenny Lane Footpath until it ends along Lower Awosting Carriage Road, by the Fly Brook. From here, we will continue back to our starting location by walking on the Lower Awosting Carriage Road, which is easy-going. On our return trip, we will search for other spring wildflowers, such as violets, bluets, and fringed polygala. Meet in the Lower Parking Area. Pre-registration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752.
Registration: Required
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