National Walk Week

The Friends of Spring Mill State Park, Spring Mill State Parkand the Bedford Hiking Club have put together a full and FUN week of hiking in Lawrence County! By joining us you could be one step closer (literally) to completing the challenge and earning your free sticker. You can even purchase a Trail Challenge t-shirt!

It’s okay if you aren’t able to make it to each one! The challenge can be completed on your own time, but we do hope to see you!

Click here to order your shirts!

The schedule for the week is:

• Saturday, April 1, 10 am – Members from the Bedford Hiking Club will lead two groups on the Spring Mill Volkswalk.  There will be 10K (6.2 mile) and 5K (3.1 mile) hikes offered. Meet in front of the Grissom Memorial for the volkswalk hikes. The volkswalk includes Trail 6, Trail 3, Trail 5, and parts of Trail 4 and 2.

• Saturday, April 1, 3pm – Meet Volunteer Anthony Hack at the Nature Center to hike Trail 2, Trail 1 and part of Trail 4 along the lake. (Approximately 1 1/4 mile).

• Sunday, April 2, 1 pm – Meet Volunteer Anthony Hack at the Lakeview Activity Center to hike Trail 5. (1 mile)

• Monday, April 3, 3 pm – Meet Naturalist Sheree Belt at the Grissom Memorial parking area to hike Trail 6. (1/4 mile)

• Monday, April 3, 5:30 – Meet the Bedford Hiking Club at Friendship Park in Mitchell (at Main and 7th Streets) to hike the Blue Jacket Trail with the Bedford Hiking Club. (2.6 miles) The Bedford Hiking Club does weekly walks. This is an opportunity to meet the group, and maybe start a new weekly routine of walking with them in interesting places.

• Tuesday, April 4, 10 am – Meet Teena Ligman at the Tulip Poplar Shelterhouse to hike Trail 7 and the Stagecoach Trail.   (2 1/4 mile)

• Wednesday, April 5 at 9 am – Meet Sheree Belt near the restrooms at the Donaldson Shelter Parking Lot to hike Trail 4. (2 mile)

• Thursday, April 6 at 1 pm – Meet Volunteer Tony Earl at the Twin Caves Parking Lot for a hike on Trail 3 (2. 5 miles)

• Friday, April 7- 10 am – Meet Friends John and Andrea Castrale at the Spring Mill pool parking lot to hike the scenic 2-mile Mountain Bike Trail.

• Friday, April 7, 1:00 pm – Meet Teena Ligman at the Lakeview Nature Center to hike Trail 5 around the Lake. (1 mile).