Winter Solstice Evening Hike
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4:30 pm
Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Come celebrate the arrival of winter in the Albany Pine Bush on the winter solstice! As daylight fades, we will hike 1.8 miles over rolling sand dunes along the red trail in the Great Dune region of the preserve. If there is deep snow, we will provide snowshoes.
Meet at Great Dune Trailhead #8.
Suggested donation: $5.
Directions from the Discovery Center to Great Dune (Trailhead 8): At the traffic light in front of the Discovery Center building, continue straight through the intersection on Old State Road for 0.7 miles to a three-way stop. Continue straight on Old State Road for 2.2 miles to Siver Road. Turn left onto Siver Road and continue 1.1 miles to the end, where it merges with Willow Street. Turn left onto Willow Street and proceed 0.8 miles to the end at Great Dune Trailhead.