Geauga Park District
Participants are encouraged to complete 30 hikes on any of the park district’s 70-plus miles of trails in any of its 27 open parks by the end of the year in the third annual Geauga Gems Trekking Series...
For more information and registration, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Geauga Gems Trekking Series
Participants are encouraged to complete 30 hikes on any of the park district’s 70-plus miles of trails in any of its 27 open parks by the end of the year in the third annual Geauga Gems Trekking Series.
Of the 30 hikes, three must be naturalist-led hikes, which are identifiable among program listings by the trekking series logo or filtering feature on the district website.
Or, participants can choose to hike 60 miles of qualifying trails to complete their 2022 goal instead – no naturalist-led hikes required.
Registration opens Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. for Geauga County residents free of charge on the website or in person at The West Woods Nature Center or Big Creek Park’s Meyer Center, and opens for out-of-county residents on Jan. 15 for $10. After signing up, participants will receive a special Geauga Gems Trekking Card to track their progress.
Finally, during a year-end event in January 2023, those who complete the series for the first time will receive a collapsible trekking pole, and everyone who completes the series will receive a Geauga Gems 2022 hiking medallion sticker to add to their pole.
