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Started 6 months ago by Anne
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Anne
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Winter Hike Series Kick Off. #1:
Time
Saturday, January 7, 2012 · 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Created By
Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
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Join us for the kick-off to our winter hike series. At Blacklick Woods you can hike for 2 or 4 miles.

• Enjoy Refreshments
• Take a Guided or self-guided hike
• Complete 7 hikes for a decorative patch

Winter Hike #2:
Time
Saturday, January 14, 2012 · 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location
Sharon Woods Metro Park
Westerville, Ohio
Created By
Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
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Take a 1.5 or 3.5 mile hike. Hikes are guided and self-guided. Enjoy refreshment afterwards. Complete 7 hikes for a decorative patch.

Winter Hike #3:
Time
Sunday, January 15, 2012 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location
Prairie Oaks Metro Park
Darby Bend Lake
Plain City, Ohio
Created By
Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
More Info
Take a 1, 3 or 5 mile guided or self-guided hike. Enjoy refreshments afterwards. Complete 7 hikes for a decorative patch.

Winter Hike #4:
Time
Saturday, January 21, 2012 · 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location
Scioto Audubon Metro Park
More Info
Take a 1 or 2 mile guided or self-guided hike. Enjoy refreshments afterwards. Complete 7 hikes for a decorative patch.

#5
Chestnut Ridge
Sunday Jan 22, 2pm. Hike 1.4 or 2 miles

#6 Inniswood
Sunday Jan 22, 2pm. 2 miles

#7 Clear Creek
Sat Jan 28, 10am 1,2,3,5, or 7 miles

#8 Blendon Woods
Sat Feb 4, 10am 2,4 or 6 miles

#9 Highbanks
Sat Feb 11, 10am. 2.5 or 5 miles

#10 Glacier Ridge
Sunday Feb 12, 2pm. 2 miles

#11 Three Creeks
Sat Feb 18, 10am 1, 3 or 5.6 miles

#12 Slate Run
Sunday Feb 19, 2pm. 2.5 or 5 miles

#13 Battelle Darby Creek
Sat Feb 25, 10am 2,4, or 6 miles

Posted 6 months ago #
Anne
King Lincoln
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Series Kickoff on Saturday!
Do 7 hikes and get this badge:

Posted 4 months ago #
Coy
Discovery District
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Nearly 1700 people showed up for the first hike... We couldn't get into the park as traffic was backed up about a half mile or more in both directions on Livingston. (Frustratingly, I saw a ton of cars with just a driver only heading to the hike. Kind of counter productive.)

Headed to Blendon Woods and had a nice quiet hike instead.
I'm all for participation, but walking in the woods with 1700 folks wasn't what I expected to see, or exactly my idea of getting out in nature!
Seems like there should just be hikes scheduled in most parks on Saturdays, if this is the kind of turnout they get...Blendon had a 10am nature photography hike going on at the same time....

Bonus is that the other parks are much less populated at the time this is going on.

...and I so wanted that damn owl patch...

Posted 4 months ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Wow! That's great to see so much demand, despite the congestion. :D

Posted 4 months ago #
evantyler
East of Parsons
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1700!? Holy smokes. In the past, I participated in a few of these because I'm one of those strange people that like really cold winters. :) I was one of 50 or so.

I'm sure our 50-degree January had something to do with the massive turnout...

Posted 4 months ago #
Snarf
Dystopia
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I'd like to go for a winter hike, with the idea of having privacy and quiet in nature. 1700 hiking buddies though?

Posted 4 months ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Meh - it's the weather.

I would rather hike with my dog - and there are lots of good trails around to do that.

(Frustratingly, I saw a ton of cars with just a driver only heading to the hike. Kind of counter productive.)

Also, this confuses me. So if you're hiking solo, and you need to drive there in a car, you should stay home?

Posted 4 months ago #