WINTER HIKES AT MOREAU LAKE STATE PARK (15) Moreau Lake State Park, 605 Old Saratoga Road (Route 9), Gansevoort 12831   

Tuesdays 9:30am -12pm, NOTE: 2+-HOURS Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24. March 3

Join a park environmental educator for a walk in the woods! This is a nature-based course where we will engage in conversations about plant and wildlife identification as well as outdoor ethics; these guided hikes will be at your speed to accommodate everyone! We will start with shorter hikes until we gauge everyone’s abilities, but we have over 40 miles of trails that can range from easy to hard, pavement to wooded hard-packed trails, flat to 500 ft elevation gain so there is something for everyone! Plan for 1–3-hour hikes. Must Bring: Water, Epi-pens and other important medications and hiking boots. Can Bring: Hiking Poles, Binoculars, and Snacks. We Can Provide: Limited micro spikes, snowshoes, sunscreen, bug spray, and First Aid Kit.

Tentative Weekly Schedule

1. Nature Trail/Mud Pond 2.2 miles-150 ft gain/loss

2. Big Bend 3.5 miles-50 ft elevation gain/loss

3. Loop Trail 2.5 miles- 430 ft elevation gain/loss

4. Spring Overlook 1.8 miles-470 ft elevation gain/loss

5. Lake Bonita 2 miles- 150 ft elevation gain/loss

6. Baker to Moreau Overlook 2.5 miles-530 ft elevation gain/loss

Additional Cost: No Additional Cost

Leader: Natalie Santini is an environmental educator at Moreau Lake State Park with a background in

conservation. She’s a Leave No Trace Trainer, nature enthusiast, and has been working with the Parks Service for the past 6 years. She’s been on all of the trails at MLSP and would love to show you around whether you’re a newcomer or you’ve been visiting since you were little, there is always something new to look at and be curious about!