Join outdoor leaders Leslie and Lauren on an easy 2 mile meditative walk on through the Cornish Estate Ruins in the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve in Cold Spring, NY.

DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join Another Summit for our 2025 Trail Cleanup in celebration of Earth Day.

DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders for a winter hike to remember! This 3.9-mile hike through scenic Platte Clove Preserve in the Catskills checks all the boxes for an enjoyable winter hike, and is home to old bluestone quarries, great views and at this time of year, frozen waterfalls! After our hike we will take some time to explore a local Catskills town. DIFFICULTY: 🟩 Green (moderate)

Join outdoor leaders Leslie and Lauren on a peaceful 1-mile mindfulness walk through the scenic woods of Pelton Pond in Fahnestock State Park. Our walk will end at the pavilion, where we will warm up with a campfire and hot cocoa, and a mindful practice of releasing something into the fire which we either hope for or want to let go of. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Celebrate Transit Equity Day a little early with Another Summit on a transit-accessible walk through the quaint village of Cold Spring, NY — one of the best portals to the outdoors that's accessible from NYC using public transit only, no car needed! This outing highlights the importance of equitable access to transportation and nature for all communities, including guardians and their families. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Explore the serene beauty of the outdoors while learning the art of birding on a 1.8-mile walk along the Stonykill Sierra Trail. This beginner-friendly outing will cover methods for finding and identifying birds using binoculars, ID books and tech. Space is limited. All materials (ID books, binoculars) will be available to borrow. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Get your first steps in for 2025!

DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

DISTANCE: 1 mile

DURATION: 1 - 2 hours

DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

DISTANCE: 1.15 miles

DURATION: 1 - 2 hours

Join outdoor leaders Leslie and Elena on a meditative 2.15-mile mindfulness walk through Poets’ Walk, a scenic sanctuary nestled along the majestic Hudson River near Rhinebeck and Red Hook in Dutchess County. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

For our October Women Guardians Outing, join our outdoor leaders for a relaxing fall-season 1.9-mile nature exploration through the scenic Irvington Woods, just outside of Irvington, NY. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

For our September Women Guardians Outing, you can join outdoor leaders Elena and Dawn on a peaceful walk along the estuaries of the Hudson River in Beacon, NY. On this outing, we'll explore the historic Madame Brett Park and scenic Dennings Point, for a total of 3.71 miles. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Dawn and Elena, on a relaxing nature walk through the forest of Fahnestock State Park, just outside of Cold Spring, NY. This 2.34-mile loop will bring you through abundant marshland, scenic wooded glens, and along a refreshing creek. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Leslie and Lauren, on a peaceful, meditative mindfulness walk at the Hubbard Lodge just outside of Cold Spring, NY. On this outing, we'll stay cool in the late summer heat by enjoying a quiet walk in the woods followed by a picnic under a beautiful shade tree on the lawn of the Hubbard Lodge. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Leslie and Lauren, on a peaceful, meditative mindfulness walk at Madam Brett Park in Beacon, NY. This is a tranquil park on Fishkill Creek with easy walking trails to a wetland observation area and a waterfall. Our focus will be on accessing the restorative benefits of being in nature as we quietly allow our senses to connect with our surroundings. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders for a relaxing walk through the Black Creek Preserve in Esopus, NY. This 2-mile loop winds through scenic riverside forest, and contains several interesting features including wooden bridges, streams, and a small beach that provides a peaceful place to stop and view the river. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Leslie and Lauren, on a peaceful, meditative mindfulness walk at the Manitou Point Preserve just outside of Garrison, NY. On this scenic 2.5-mile walk along the majestic Hudson River, we’ll access the restorative benefits of being in nature as we quietly allow our senses to connect with our surroundings. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our Outdoor Leaders, Dawn and Elena, on a hike at Franny Reese State Park in Highland, NY. This hike will take you along 2.89 miles of hiking and biking trails that follow a historic carriage road and passes by the ruins of a 19th century mansion. An overlook affords amazing views of the Hudson River, Mid-Hudson Bridge, Walkway Over the Hudson, and the city of Poughkeepsie. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

For our May Women Guardians Outing, you can join our outdoor leaders, Dawn and Elena, on a hike to the Nimham Mountain Fire Tower near Carmel, NY. Towering over 80ft above the peak of Nimham Mountain (1,270ft) the Nimham Mountain Fire Tower provides a stunning 360-degree view of the surrounding hills and lakes of the town of Kent. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Leslie and Elena, on a relaxing, meditative mindfulness walk around the Blue Mountain Preserve in Peekskill, NY. During this outing we’ll access the restorative benefits of being in nature as we quietly allow our senses to connect with our surroundings. We’ll also engage in a mindfulness activity centered on the natural elements in our setting. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Dawn and Elena, on a peaceful walk through the woods of the Ferncliff Forest nature preserve in Rhinebeck. On this 2.7-mile walk through winding forest trails, we'll have plenty of time to stop and admire our surroundings as well as some of Ferncliff Forest's key features -- including the Mount Rutsen fire tower and a scenic pond. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

For our April Women Guardians Outing you can join our outdoor leaders, Elena and Dawn, on a wildflower-spotting walk at the Stony Kill Environmental Education Center in Fishkill, followed by a picnic lunch. These early-spring blooms only last for a short time, so lets see how many we can spot! DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Henri and Elena, for a peaceful nature walk along the Sierra Trail at the Stony Kill Environmental Education Center in Fishkill. This trail is relatively flat along the short 1-mile loop and provides several points of interest, including a pond, a meadow, and several vernal pools! DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Leslie and Lauren, on a relaxing, meditative 0.84-mile mindfulness walk around the West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring. During the walk we will engage in a mindfulness activity involving the natural elements in our setting. DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders, Bill and Todd, on the first of our Catskills Fire Tower Series hikes. You'll get to enjoy a level, relatively flat 1.63-mile walk along the Catskill Interpretive Loop trail - learning about the history of the Catskills along the way! DIFFICULTY: 🟦Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders Dawn and Craig in a peaceful Saturday morning nature walk on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Farm Lane Trail, located in the Roosevelt's historic tree plantation. Once a carriage road that connected Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Springwood home with Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill cottage, the Farm Lane Trail and its surrounding foot paths have become a popular location to explore both nature and the history of one of our past Presidents. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

Join our outdoor leaders Leslie and Lauren on a relaxing, meditative mindfulness walk around Pelton Pond in Fahnestock State Park, followed by a warming campfire, conversation, and hot cocoa at the Pelton Pond Pavilion. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)

For our February Women Guardians Outing, you can join our outdoor leaders Elena & Dawn on a rejuvenating nature walk around the scenic Little Stony Point in Cold Spring, followed by lunch in town. On this outing, we'll loop around the small peninsula and stop to explore the beaches lining its edges and admire the view of the river. We'll then make our way up to the rocky outcrop in the middle to enjoy a panoramic view of the river and its surrounding hills and mountains before heading back down for lunch. This outing is public transit accessible via the Cold Spring train station. DIFFICULTY: 🟦 Blue (easy)