2019 SCHEDULE

10:30 AM and 12 PM | GUIDED WALKS
Join a guided walk from the Forest Center for three different destinations: South Peak, The Nordic Hut, and the Family Valley Quest to the Horse Shed Pasture hub. 

1:00 PM | AWARDS/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS at the Forest Center. 
Annette C. Compton Fiertz Trail Stewardship Award  

1:15 PM - 3:00 PM | ICE CREAM SOCIAL
At the Forest Center. Sponsored by the Billings Park Commission

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HIKING & ACTIVITY STATIONS

Forest Center & Under the Big Tent
Trek to Taste starts here!
10:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• Visit with Upper Valley Farm to School Program students
• Check out a stream table with the Ottauquechee Natural Resource Conservation District
• Join a Vital Communities’ Valley Quest leaving at 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM
• Become a Junior Ranger
• Visit with the Green Mountain Club, Upper Valley Trails Alliance and the Upper Valley Sierra Club
• Annette Compton Trail Stewardship Award at 1:00 PM
  
• ​​Enjoy ice cream social  - 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
• Guided Walks start here - 10:30 PM & 12:00 PM
• Music by Vermont Fiddle Orchestra  

Walk to Family Fun and Art Activities at the Horse Shed Meadow Hub
An easy stroll leads to an art and nature activity hub perfect for kids and families!
>1 mile round-trip ​

• Enjoy art activities with the creative folks from ArtisTree!
• Make some ice cream and sample cheese with the Billings Farm & Museum
• Snack on apples while looking for local wildlife with an "Eye Spy" game
• Get to see a raptor and learn about birds of prey with VINS (Vermont Institute for Natural Science)
• Dissect owl pellets with the nature experts from VINS

The Nordic Hut Hub at the Spring Lot
Hike through the heart of the National Park to the Nordic Hut
2.5 miles round-trip

• Warm to wood fired pizza made by the Woodstock Union Middle and High School Farm to School teams, Earth Beat, Locally Grown, 7th grade science class — with pizza dough from King Arthur Flour and local veggies.
• Check out local food displays
• Join a family-friendly lawn game

South Peak Hub
Hearty walkers will enjoy the view & local tastings at the south peak of Mount Tom
4.5 mile round-trip trek 

• Sustainable Woodstock has teamed with local farmers and producers to offer gourmet tastings at the scenic overlook on South Peak above the village of Woodstock

Guided Hikes from the Forest Center
Departures at 10:30 AM & 12:00 PM​

• Guided Valley Quest 1 mile round trip —EASY. Ending at the ArtisTree and VINS activity hub.
• Nordic Hut  2.5 miles round trip — MODERATE. Trek to the Nordic Hut hub and enjoy a reward of pizza tastes.
• South Peak  4.5 miles round trip — HEARTY.  Three hours with stop at the Nordic Hut. Special tastes from local producers at South Peak with Sustainable Woodstock.

The Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market
Follow the Stewardship Trail to the Mt. Tom Farmer's Market

• Get your veggie on with local farm products! The market is open until 1:00PM.
• Head west from the Forest Center on the "Stewardship Trail" and across Hwy 12 to the Mount Tom Farmers Market for farm fresh food selections, local arts & crafts.

Don't miss the ice cream social
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM!
Ice Cream Celebration sponsored by Billings Park Commission and Mountain Creamery .