Hikes at Deer Run Nature Preserve

Green Mountain Conservancy hosts 2 hiking options at Deer Run Nature Preserve on Saturday, April 26, 9:30am, RAIN OR SHINE!

Renowned Trailmeister Roger Haydock will lead a hike at the Green Mountain Conservancy’s Deer Run Nature Preserve. Hike itinerary will include forested landscapes, several power line crossings with magnificent views to the south and west, a red pine plantation, and countless hemlocks and oaks. Hikers will traverse a four-mile loop that includes a 1,000 foot vertical rise – which requires a practiced degree of physical fitness.

For those of us just emerging from five months of winter inactivity or for those who are altitude averse or not so vertically inclined, fear not, GMC has scheduled a second less strenuous hike also at the Deer Run Preserve led by renowned local ecologist Dan Dubie.

Hikes will originate at the Deer Run trail head. Participants should meet at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot located at 940 Camp Arden Road, West Dummerston. Hikers should bring liquids and a snack. The forecast is for a high likelihood of rain, so be prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for chilly temperatures and wet weather!