| Hosted by | CT Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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| Details | Raise your heart rate and your spirits with a fitness hike on the Red & Yellow Loop Trails at Osbornedale State Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 9:00am to 11am! Get your body pumping with this fast-paced, 20-minutes-a-mile hike along flat to moderately steep terrain. The trail loop is less than two-and-half-miles long and has a 354ft elevation gain and limited accessibility. The terrain varies from flat and muddy to moderately steep and rocky. The meeting place is at the parking lot of the Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum. Please dress appropriately and bring your own water bottle. For safety reasons, this hike is limited to 10 people. Take part in one of many free trail events in Connecticut to celebrate National Trails Day. Connecticut Forest & Park Association has been coordinating this special trail weekend since 1993, for visitors to experience the numerous trails around the state. Go on a fitness hike and be a part of the largest trails day celebration in the nation! There’s no admission fee. Registration is required and can be done by calling (203)734‑2513 or online at https://trailsday.org/events/fitness-hike/. Note that online registration will open on May 1st. Rain cancels this event. The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby. The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open for free docent-led and self-guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby, CT. For further information or directions please email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at (203)734‑2513. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Location | Kellogg Environmental Center |
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| More Info | info link |