Join us to improve your sense of wellbeing with a nature connection! Our guided public walks typically take place in New York City's Central Park. Unless otherwise noted, they last three hours and cover less than a mile, plus 1/4 mile each way getting to and from within the park. Walks conclude with a snack and tea ceremony.
Upcoming walks are listed here, with new walks added regularly. Check back to learn about additional walks or click here to be added to our email list for notices about upcoming walks and events. Upcoming walks also are announced on Twitter.
Upcoming walks are listed here, with new walks added regularly. Check back to learn about additional walks or click here to be added to our email list for notices about upcoming walks and events. Upcoming walks also are announced on Twitter.
Monday, April 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Informal Meetup (FREE!)
$0.00
Looking to enjoy relaxingtime outside? Curious about forest therapy and Urban Edge? Join us for an informal meetup over locally harvested Austrian Pine tea. Meet like-minded people and the founder of Urban Edge.
We will meet at Strawberry Fields, in the field just north of the Imagine memorial near 72nd Street and Central Park West. If you are facing Central Park West, Strawberry Fields is to your right.
Saturday, May 11, 8:30-11:30 a.m., North Woods Wander
$25.00
Come welcome May with a forest therapy walk in the northern reaches of Central Park and let your senses take in this secluded gem. We will meet at 106th Street and Central Park West.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
Sunday, May 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Mother's Day with Mother Nature: Compact Forest Therapy Walk in Conservatory Garden
$20.00
Celebrate Mother's Day with a forest therapy walk in the beautiful and elegant Conservatory Garden! This walk is highly accessible. It will cover less than 1/4 mile on even ground and will provide a wonderful opportunity to enhance your sense of wellbeing through a connection with nature, the mother of us all. This is also a perfect activity for a mother in your life! Meeting location is just inside the Vanderbilt Gate of Conservatory Garden at 105th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
Tuesday, May 21, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Central Park Twilight Sensory Ramble
$25.00
Wake up your senses with an evening forest therapy walk! Enjoy the many invitations that will connect us spring and longer daylight hours. Meeting location at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park (East Drive parallel to about 75th Street)
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
Tuesday, June 4, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Central Park Twilight Sensory Ramble
$25.00
Wake up your senses with an evening forest therapy walk! Enjoy the many invitations that will connect us spring and longer daylight hours. Meeting location at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park (East Drive parallel to about 75th Street)
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
Thursday, June 20, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Oberon Evening Summer Solstice Wander in Central Park
$25.00
What better way to honor the longest day of the year and welcome summer, and Midsummer Night, than with a forest therapy walk? Come join us to connect your senses to this magical time in the cycle of the year. We will meet at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park(East Drive parallel to about 75th Street)
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy
Contact Urban Edge if you are interested in arranging a private forest therapy walk. Forest therapy walks are ideal for any group interested in connecting with nature or furthering the wellness of its members, including for organizational and corporate wellness events, recreation groups, schools, faith-based communities, and families.
Urban Edge is committed to community outreach, bringing a nature connection to people who might find it challenging to access nature. Click here to learn more.
Urban Edge is committed to community outreach, bringing a nature connection to people who might find it challenging to access nature. Click here to learn more.
Upcoming private walks and events:
Curious about what Urban Edge has been up to? Click here for past walks and events.
- Saturday, May 11: monthly private walk with Congregation B'nai Jeshurun.
- Saturday, June 8: private walk with adults with developmental disabilities, Kings Point Park, Great Neck, New York.
Curious about what Urban Edge has been up to? Click here for past walks and events.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
--W.B. Yeats
--W.B. Yeats