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Team Spring Digital Scavenger Hunt
St. Mary’s Recreation Center, 450 Saint Ann's Avenue, Bronx
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Start Date: June 15, 2013
End Date: June 15, 2013
Age:Everyone
Outdoor adventures at St. Mary's for families. Join our scavenger hunt around the park take pictures of listed items to compete and win fun prizes.
Bring your digital camera. Free givaways. First, Second and Third place prizes. Visit the recreation for details.
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Hiking
You may use any of Parks' recreational spaces, except tennis courts, without a permit. However, if a permit holder arrives with a valid permit in hand, you must vacate the field or court. An individual must have a season permit or single-play ticket to use Parks' tennis courts.
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Arden Woods Trail
ARDEN & LEGATE AVENUE (Staten Island) | 
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Arden Woods
Length: 1.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Blue Trail
FOREST PARK DRIVE EAST, OFF OF WOODHAVEN BOULEVARD (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Forest Park
Length: 1.7 miles
Other Details: Forest Park's numerous trails wind through native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest and kettle ponds.
Blue Trail
BEHIND BALLFIELD 6 BY WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.33 miles
Other Details: Numerous trails wind through native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest and kettle ponds. The north end of the park boasts splendid salt marsh views.
Blue Trail (Northern Trailhead)
STATEN ISLAND BOULEVARD (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Deere Park
Length: 12.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Other Details: This is the Greenbelt’s longest marked trail. Its northeastern trailhead at the Greenbelt’s Deere Park can be accessed from Staten Island Boulevard. Walk the trail to its end, near the Brielle Avenue-Roanoake Street intersection in Willowbrook, and you will either pass through or have a view of each of the Greenbelt’s five distinct vegetation zones.
Blue Trail (Southern Trailhead)
BRIELLE AVENUE & ROANOAKE STREET (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: La Tourette Parks & Golf Course
Length: 12.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Other Details: This is the Greenbelt’s longest marked trail. Its northeastern trailhead at the Greenbelt’s Deere Park can be accessed from Staten Island Boulevard. Walk the trail to its end, near the Brielle Avenue-Roanoake Street intersection in Willowbrook, and you will either pass through or have a view of each of the Greenbelt’s five distinct vegetation zones.
Cass Gallagher Nature Trail
A SHORT WALK IN FROM THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY AND MOSHOLU AVENUE, NEAR THE HORSE STABLES (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Van Cortlandt Park
Length: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Clove Lakes Park Trail
VICTORY BOULEVARD (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Clove Lakes Park
Length: 3.0 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Includes views of wildlife, comfort stations, and a restaurant
Green Trail
BEHIND BALLFIELD 6 BY WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.3 miles
Other Details: Numerous trails wind through native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest and kettle ponds. The north end of the park boasts splendid salt marsh views.
Green Trail (Gretta Moulton Trail)
200 FEET AHEAD OF PARKING LOT AT THE TERMINUS OF NEVADA AVENUE (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: High Rock Park
Length: 0.75 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Other Details: The trail head of this circular trail is off the High Rock Park access road near the Nevada Avenue entrance. The hike takes you along kettle ponds and knobs, formations characteristic of terminal moraine topography. The upland forest includes a patch of persimmon trees. The trail is also known as the Gretta Moulton Trail in honor of an ardent Greenbelt supporter. Bathrooms nearby.
John Kieran Trail
ENTER AT GOLF COURSE VIA VAN CORTLANDT PARK SOUTH AND BAILEY AVENUE. (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Van Cortlandt Park
Length: 1.25 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Maps are available at the Van Cortlandt Nature Center. Named in 1988 for the famed naturalist and newspaperman, this trail journeys through the park's lake area and freshwater wetlands, and forms a loop with the Parade Ground.
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