RINGWOOD — The New Jersey Botanical Garden invites you to pack up the kids (and the grandparents) and come on a Family Winter Hike at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden, on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. Walks are also scheduled for Feb. 17 and March 17, 2013.
Join them for an easy, family-friendly hike that’s great fun for all nature lovers ages 6 and up. Younger children are welcome, but may need to be carried. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Wear sturdy shoes and meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. Rain or snow cancels.
NJBG offers these Family Winter Hikes on the third Sunday afternoon each month, and each hike is structured to fit the group. Depending on the weather, it may include meanders along the Garden’s charming woodland and meadow paths, with steppingstone bridges to navigate. More ambitious groups may make the easy trip to the top of Mount Defiance for a splendid view across the Ramapo Mountains. In each hike, the group will explore some of the geology, plants and animals that call the Botanical Garden home.
The New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day in winter, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the rest of the year. Admission to the Garden is always free. Parking is also free in the fall, winter and spring.
NJBG/Skylands is located on Morris Road in Ringwood. For an event schedule, membership brochure, directions or more information, call 973-962-9534 or visit www.njbg.org.
Photo by Maja Britton.
At the beginning of a Family Woodland Hike, NJBG Hike leader Rich Cahayla-Wynne (in green, facing camera) explains our regional geology in front of the Carriage House Visitor Center, whose stonework is a beautiful overview of local rock formations. The next hike will be held on Jan. 20 at 1 p.m.