Hog Log Hiking Series

Let’s go hikin’ for lichen! Ranging from our backyards to volcanic cliffsides or even outer space, lichen is all around us. Let’s satisfy our likin’ for lichen on this one-mile romp through the forest.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by Feb. 28) Location:  Miami Whitewater Forest | Timberlakes Program Shelter

From buds and bees to birds and blooms, log a mile while you awaken your senses to the early signs of spring! Explore the forests from a tree’s point of view and go nuts with the budding energy around us.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by March 9) Location: Embshoff Woods | Rivermount Pavilion

Get your wild on and dig into your resources to conquer the hills of Miami Whitewater Forest. Look for wild tracks, conquer a compass and level up your survival skills on this wilderness trek to log another mile!

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by March 14) Location:  Miami Whitewater Forest | Timberlakes Program Shelter

It’s a leaf, it’s a bird…it’s an Eastern Red Bat! Scout out the woods and search for these incognito cuties while tallying another mile!

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by March 20) Location:  Miami Whitewater Forest | Timberlakes Program Shelter

It’s migration season and the birds are a chirpin’! Catch sight as they catch flight along the beautiful trails of Miami Whitewater Forest and log your mile.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by March 27) Location:  Miami Whitewater Forest | Timberlakes Program Shelter

Let’s get foolish on this April’s fool’s hike! From goofy games to wacky jokes, join us as we goof our way to another mile!

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by March 30) Location:  Fernbank Park | Lee Shelter

The sun goes down and the fun goes up, as sunset is the most active time for animals in the woods! Let’s see what we can spot on this one-mile hike at Miami Whitewater Forest.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by April 4) Location:  Miami Whitewater Forest | Timberlakes Program Shelter

People have lived on the land of Shawnee Lookout for thousands of years. Become acquainted with the engineering accomplishments and cultural beauty of the people who originally called this land home.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by April 11)  Location:  Shawnee Lookout | Miami Fort Trail

April is the time for mushrooms to make their mark by coloring the forest floor. Zoom in on these decomposers while you log this mile-long hike! Magnifying glasses will be provided.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by April 17) Location:  Mitchell Memorial Forest | Wood Duck Trailhead

Take a romp in the swamp as you thwomp the competition! Exercise in mucky style for another mile by exploring the water of a wetland. We will be getting inside the water, getting muddy and having fun, so please bring closed-toed shoes and dress appropriately! We recommend guests bring an extra pair of shoes as well. We will meet at the Miami Whitewater Forest Visitor Center and caravan to the wetland.

Cost:  $2/participant (Register online by April 24) Location:  Location: Miami Whitewater Forest | Visitor Center