Event
Tuesday Trek: Hike the Hidden Meadows Loops at Minnewaska
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Come join Laura Conner, Environmental Educator, for an approximately four-mile walk along carriage roads and old woods roads through a former golf course and orchard. Abundant scenic views of the Catskills are visible along this route. We'll begin our journey along the Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, which we'll follow to the entrance to the old golf course. This area of forest was transformed decades ago, and it offers a unique opportunity to observe nature's patient conversion of the land back towards a forest through the process of ecological succession. We'll meander downhill, through a small pitch pine grove and a wetland where signs of wildlife, including tracks in snow, can be abundant. Next, we'll begin our first loop, heading uphill through an insular meadow, fringed with a mixed forest, to reach an area with multiple ponds. These ponds were used to hold water, pumped from Lake Minnewaska, to water the greens of the golf course. Our final portion of loop in the Meadows will take us past blueberry patches and downhill through an old orchard until we emerge on Upper Awosting Carriage Road. From here, we'll walk back to the Visitor Center. If conditions are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. If ski trails are being groomed, this outing location will change. Meet at the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752.
Call to Register: (845) 255-0752
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