Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation officials organized the first First Day Hikes in 1992, and since then ...

a First Day Hike. The guided hikes are a way to start the new year on the right foot, so to speak, by getting some fresh air and connecting with nature. The First Day Hike tradition started in ...

An over-30-year-old tradition will return in 2025, as Massachusetts residents are invited to kick off the new year with a hike. The First Day Hike kicked off 2024 with 13 hikes organized by the ...

Dec. 26—First-day hikes on New Year's Day have become a tradition around the country — a chance to fulfill two common New Year's resolutions — to get outdoors more often and to get some ...

OLIVE HILL, KY (WCHS) — Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill was the site of a first day hike on Thursday afternoon. About 50 people hiked the Three Bridges Trail. The trail is known for its ...

Take a 2.5-mile guided hike Jan. 1 around Hopewell Lake at French Creek State Park in Chester County. Or try a 3-mile nature walk through the woods at Belleplain State Forest in South Jersey and learn ...

The total trek was about two miles. Hammers touted the benefit of a First Day Hike, describing it as a good way to start the year. “That’s the base of the motivation of a hiker – the First ...

The state agency is promoting First Day Hikes at all state parks. Rangers and park officials at 14 facilities located throughout the state will also be handing out free hats and pins commemorating ...

There’s something inexplicably powerful about starting the New Year with a hike through the woods as evident by the way First Day Hikes have mushroomed across the country. Started years ago in ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — About 100 hikers braved the cold and sleet on New Year’s Day for the first day hike at Kanawha State Forest. Linda Duncan, from Charleston, was one of them.