Go for a HIKE!
Here for the summer and love to hike and explore in the mountains around Vail?
Join the Nature Center Hiking Club and spend the summer wandering the hills looking for views, wildflowers and everything else the high country offers.
Every hike goes to a different trail and destination, and all of the hikes are educational, informative and lots of fun! If you plan on going on more than three hikes with the Nature Center, then it pays to join the Hiking Club.
Hiking Club membership lets you go on all of the hikes as well as gives you priority placing on our Hiking Club Eco-Tour Hut Trips. Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer groups meet early at the Vail Nature Center and head for the hills!
These all day hikes range throughout the Holy Cross and Eagles Nest Wilderness areas and are led by one or two experienced naturalist guides from the Nature Center.
The hikes are at a pace where you can have time to look at the wildflowers, birds and all the other "nature" along the trail. Most of the hikes are doable by folks in reasonably good condition and acclimated to the altitude.
You will need to bring extra clothing, rain gear, lunch, trail snacks and water. Don't forget the camera.
You should also wear sturdy footwear, broken in and comfortable for a long ramble in the mountains! Transportation is provided from the Nature Center and please, no dogs.
The Nature Center also leads half-day hikes for those folks who don't have the time or aren't up for a full day in the wild.
These half-day hikes are led by a Nature Center naturalist guide and has the same amount of exploration as the full day hikes. These hikes are an easy walk along trails close to town. For more information, please call 970-479-2291 or visit www.vailrec.com.
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