10:00 am – 5-7 miles – moderate – INFO: Jim 516-249-3560 Call after Dec 1 to register or request additional information.

Come join us on a New Year’s Day hike through Bethpage State Park. Look for signs of rabbits, hawks, fox, and owls along the trail. Bring water & snack; hike goes in rain, snow, or shine, only blizzard cancels. Exit points each mile will be posted along the way to allow you to shorten the hike length and return to the parking lot. The park staff can transport you back in golf carts.

Meeting place: Bethpage State Park, Picnic area parking lot near playground and rest rooms. From Rt 135: Take exit 8 to Powell Ave, Bethpage; go east; the first road on the north side is the entrance to the Polo Field and Picnic area. Go to the end of the road and you will be at the Rest Rooms and Playground area. No age restriction. Arrive early as park generally has giveaways and may have a raffle for an Empire Pass. Registration is not required. Currently there are no COVID restrictions. Call my home phone after Dec 1 and additional information will be available at that time.