The Granville Outdoor Hiking Club is open to all ages for anyone residing in the Granville area (no verification is required). It meets each Wednesday at a predetermined location from 5-7pm. All ages are welcome. Participants should be prepared to walk 2-5 miles with gradual elevation changes.
The purpose of this program is to promote regular physical activity, community engagement, community belonging, time in nature, and intentional time from devices. These elements collectively and individually benefit the mental health of individuals and communities.
WHEN: The hike starts at 5pm and ends at 7pm. The facilitators will wait at the meeting spot/trailhead until 5:10pm for participants to arrive.
WHERE: The starting location will change each week and will rotate to many of the green/outdoor spaces within a 30 minute drive of downtown Granville. See the schedule below for details.
PARTICIPANTS: The hike is open to all ages for anyone residing in the Granville area (no verification is required). It meets each Wednesday at a predetermined location from 5-7pm. Participants should be prepared to walk 2-5 miles with gradual elevation changes.
WHO: The hike is organized, marketed, and led as a collaboration between the Granville Recreation District and the Granville Counseling Collective.
| Date | Location | Details |
| 7/31/24 | Denison Bio Reserve | Meet at Denison Softball field Parking lot |
| 8/7/24 | Lobdell Nature Preserve | |
| 8/14/24 | Franchion Park | |
| 8/21/24 | Infirmary Mound | |
| 8/28/24 | Denison Bio Reserve/Fireworks | Fireworks start at 10pm on N Campus |
| 9/4/24 | Spring Valley | |
| 9/11/24 | Lynd’s Apple Picking | Check pricing on-line |
| 9/18/24 | Black Hand Gorge | |
| 9/25/24 | Dawes Arboretum | Say you are with Granville Hiking Club at the entrance |
| 10/2/24 | Lynd’s Farm Pumpkin Picking | Check pricing on-line |
| 10/9/24 | Denison Bio Reserve | Sunset= 6:58 pm |
| 10/16/24 | Bike Path to/from Tunnel | Meet at Station |
| 10/23/24 | Bike Path to/from Eagles Nest | Meet at Station |
| 10/30/24 | Haunted Walk/Stories of Granville | Sunset = 6:29 PM/ Start at Old Colony Cemetary |
| 11/6/24 | Flint Ridge Preserve/Museum | Sunset=5:21pm |
| 11/13/24 | Octagon Mound | Sunset=5:14pm |
| 11/20/24 | Great Circle Mound/Museum | Sunset=5:09pm |
| 11/27/24 | Granville Tree Decorating | Sunset=5:06pm (Meet at GRD) |
| 12/4/24 | Buckeye Lake Boardwalk | Meet at the Boat Launch |
| 12/11/24 | Granville Village Lights Walk | Meet at GRD |
| 12/18/24 | Denison Campus | Meet at Monomoy |