Event · Outdoors
First Day Hike — Ridley Creek State Park
- When
- Fri, Jan 1 · 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Where
- Ridley Creek State Park — stables parking lot behind Pavilion #8400 Gradyville Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073Open in Google Maps ↗
- Ages
- Families
- Cost
- free
- Organizer
- Friends of Ridley Creek State Park
The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park host a First Day Hike on New Year's Day, Friday, January 1, 2027, starting promptly at 10 am from the parking lot by the stables behind Pavilion 8. Two Friends group leaders guide a 3.5-mile lollipop loop on the Equestrian Trail, down to the creek at Gradyville Road, past an area recovering from a 2019 tornado and over Hunting Hill to the historic Russell Cemetery. The trail is wide and mostly gravel with good footing, with about 350 feet of climbing, and the hike takes 2 to 2.5 hours. Hot chocolate, coffee and light refreshments wait at the trailhead afterward. Leashed dogs are allowed. The hike is free but limited to 25 people, who sign up by email as described on the listing. Dress for early January weather.
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Read from the Pennsylvania DCNR events calendar (Localist API events.dcnr.pa.gov/api/2/events, start 2026-10-20 to 2027-01-18); times come with the local UTC offset. Listing end time 12:00; text says the hike lasts 2 to 2.5 hours. Limit 25 participants; registration by email (address printed in the listing).
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