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Join us to improve your sense of well-being 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 receive notices about upcoming walks and events (and see our latest newsletter here).

Thursday, February 27, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Central Park Winter Wander

$25.00

Discover the wonder of winter and what it awakens inside of you. Will the park be clad in snow? Will branches and twigs be wearing icy armor? We will engage in a variety of activities that will connect us with this time of year.

Meeting location at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park (East Drive parallel to about 75th Street), outside near the tables, on the East side (non-lake side) of the restaurant . Details to be provided a few days before.

Cancellation Policy

Sunday, March 8, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., Central Park Winter Wander

$25.00

Winter will soon retreat. What does this time of year awakens inside of you? Will there be snow on the ground? A hint of spring in the air? We will engage in a variety of activities that will connect us with this time of year.

Meeting location at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park (East Drive parallel to about 75th Street), outside near the tables, on the East side (non-lake side) of the restaurant. Additional details to be provided a few days before.

Cancellation Policy

Sunday, March 15, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., Central Park Winter Wander - copy

$25.00

Wednesday April 22, 5:45-7:45 p.m.: Earth Day in Central Park

$25.00

Celebrate Earth Day with a forest therapy walk. We will engage in a series of sensory-opening activities that will provide us with greater awareness of ourconnection with nature. Meeting location TBD.

Cancellation Policy

Sunday, May 10, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Mother's Day with Mother Nature: Compact Forest Therapy Walk in Conservatory Garden

$25.00

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

Saturday, June 6, 9:00-11:30 a.m., North Woods Wander

$25.00

Welcome June 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

Urban Edge is committed to Community Outreach, bringing a nature connection and its wellness benefits to communities where access to nature might be limited but the need perhaps even stronger. To learn more click here.

Upcoming private walks and events:

Saturday, March 14: monthly private walk with Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (also April 4, May 2, and June 6)
Sunday, February 23, private walk for 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