

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: First Day 2026 Hike in Watchung Resevation!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 10:40 am – Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:40 pm
- **Event Description**: What could be better than to kick-off  New Year with a gorgeous hike in the woods.About this EventStart/Finish: Trailside Science Museum parking lotDistance: 5-6 miles dependent on trail and weather conditions.Optional endpoints: If you decide to cut the  hike short you are on your own to return to the start.Terrain: Hilly, dirt trails with some rocky areas. Hiking shoes and polls recommended. There will be some poles to share if you do not have one.Transit: NJ Midtown Direct Transit to Summit Station. Carpool from train is available but must be arranged in advance. Train to Summit leaves NY Penn at 9:22 am.Parking: Free parking at the Trailside Museum.Bathrooms: Bathroom at the start and midway as well.Post- Hike Celebration: Lunch (your own tab) with us in the town of  Summit, NJ (location TBA).Pet Policy: Please leave your dogs at home. We love them, but this is for everyone's safety. Thank you for understanding.Difficulty: Moderate, some hiking experience is suggested. Pace will be about 2.5 MPH.Category: nature, history.Coordinator: Risa Olinsky,  info@freewalkers.org, 201-618-5582Partners:The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.The 9/11 National Memorial Trail is a network of over 1,300 miles of trails connecting New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in tribute to the heroes who perished on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who, in response, answered the call for their country.The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City.-  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/10f4f960-caca-11f0-a5ea-117124e4fe46-rimg-w1189-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mountainside/first-day-2026-hike-in-watchung-resevation/100001975178546202
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, Business, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mountainside
- **state**: NJ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Trailside Nature & Science Center
- **lat**: 40.68391889999999
- **long**: -74.37267779999999
- **full address**: Trailside Nature &amp; Science Center, 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: FreeWalkers.org (https://allevents.in/org/freewalkersorg/22705200)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 10:40 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Trailside Nature &amp; Science Center, 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** FreeWalkers.org
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, Business, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about First Day 2026 Hike in Watchung Resevation! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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