Forest bathing is based on a Japanese practice that encourages inner peace and cultivates emotional stability. “Shinrin-Yoku” translates as “take in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bath”. Led by Sheila Levenhagen, this event will be a catalyst for connecting you with nature, peace, and a little slow, gentle, accessible yoga and qigong. In the forest, […]
(Easy / Around 1 hour / 1-2 miles) This is a different kind of hike…er, walk! If you’ve ever wanted a slower pace and a shorter hike, this is an outing for you. Hike leader, Denise Swain, will be take you on a walk with plenty of opportunities to stop and smell the roses, were […]
Join us for a Thanksgiving Day tradition! Get ready for your Thanksgiving feast by starting the morning off with a Monte Sano hike led by Land Trust volunteers and staff. We’ll start out at Bankhead Trailhead and work our way down the mountain to Three Caves on Alms House Trail. Please note this hike does […]
(Very Difficult / 5 hours / 7.5 miles) This is our longest hike of the year, and there is nearly 700 feet of elevation gain on this hike. As such, it is rated very difficult. We’ll start along the Wade Mountain Greenway off of Pulaski Pike and up Wade Mountain Greenway Trail. After just a […]
(Difficult / 3 hours / 4.1 miles) Follow our series of guided hikes throughout the entire year as we cover all of the Land Trust’s public trails! We’ll start with the easiest routes and increase our difficulty and distance along the way. For this hike, we’ll start on Smokerise Trail for just a short distance […]
(Moderate / less than 1 hour / .75 miles) This hike, the first in our series of pop-up hikes, is a short one that takes hikers along the Bailey Cove Branch of Aldridge Creek. The hike pace will be slow, and this walk is appropriate for elementary-age hikers. Be sure to wear appropriate shoes, though, […]
(Moderate / 1.5 hours / approximately 2 miles) While the Green Mountain Nature Preserve has quite a few hills within its boundaries, we’re not going to walk on many of them at all on this outing! This hike, led by Denise Swain, will take us through the oak-hickory forest of Green Mountain along part of […]
(Moderate / 1.5 hours / 2.5 miles) Wade Mountain Nature Preserve is one of those “well-kept secrets” that many people don’t seem to know about. Come check out part of the east side of the preserve with Tim Gels, our Education Director. He’ll be leading us on an out-and-back hike on the Devil’s Racetrack and […]
(Moderate / 1.5 hours / approximately 1 mile) Join us on Rainbow Mountain for a short hike with hike leader Ashlynn Theno. This hike will start with us heading east on the Rainbow Mountain Loop Trail. We’ll leave it after a short distance for the Wild Trail, which we’ll hike until it reconnects with the […]
(Moderate / 45 minutes or so / About 1 mile) Join Hallie Porter, the Land Trust’s Development Director, for a short hike on Monte Sano Nature Preserve. We’ll start at Cleermont Trailhead on Wildflower Trail, but we won’t go too far before we turn off onto Sink Hole Trail. At the end of Sink Hole […]
(Moderate / Around 60 - 90 minutes / About 2 miles) There aren’t many hikes you can take at the Monte Sano Nature Preserve that don’t have significant hills, but we’re going to take one of them! Join Hike Leader Bri Cobert as she leads her group on Bluff Line Trail starting from Bankhead Trailhead. […]
(Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / About 2 miles) Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve is becoming one of our more popular preserves – come see why! Our Education Director, Tim Gels, will take the group on a hike through the “flat” part of the preserve, exploring the Driskell and Chasco Trails as well as parts of […]