John Muir Nature Trail
An American Scottish Picnic and Hike
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Experience the beauty of the Fall colors! Come picnic and hike the John Muir Nature Trail, led by one of the Van Cortlandt Park Rangers. Bring the family and enjoy the wonderful 1 1/2 mile trail.
Reserve to join us - savory boxed lunches and transport from Midtown NYC are included. The ASF seeks to help maintain the John Muir trail which it helped to create in 1997.
11.30am - Bus Departs from midtown NYC (optional)
12.00pm - Meeting point : The Stables Parking Lot, Van Cortlandt Park
(Enter the Park at Broadway & Mosholu Ave. Dress for the outdoors)
12.00-1.00pm - Picnic lunch
1.00pm - Hike
Requested contributions are $35 per adult and $10 per child. Please download, complete and return a reservation form here.
Note: the reservation form includes an opportunity to join the "Early Morning Pitch In" from 10.00am. Volunteers are encouraged to join with the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park to help weed and plant along the Trail. This work is voluntary and Van Cortlandt Park will be grateful for all assistance prior to your joining the day's Picnic and Hike.
The ASF wishes to thank The Bronx Tourism Council and The Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for the in-kind contribution of the Bronx Trolley for transportation on this day.
The John Muir Nature Trail
The John Muir Nature Trail (established in 1997) is Van Cortlandt’s only east–west path, traversing the steep terrain at the park’s center. Park visitors can hike the 1.5–mile path between Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park East.
For a full visual description, take a virtual walk on the trail.
The American-Scottish Foundation® has a long history of involvement and cooperation with the City of New York Department of Parks& Recreation and the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy.
Following an initial donation to the John Muir Trust in 1994, the ASF sponsored its inaugural annual John Muir Golf Tournament, in partnership with Parks & Recreation, in 1996; which has since become a popular annual event.
Since 1997, The American-Scottish Foundation® has worked with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in the creation of The John Muir Nature Trail.
In 2001 The American-Scottish Foundation® officially dedicated The John Muir Trail in Van Cortlandt Park with Commissioner Henry Stern, Liz Hanna, John Muir's great, great, great granddaughter and Alison McGachy, Director of the Scottish John Muir Trust, in attendance.
Look out for details of our forthcoming JOHN MUIR NATURE TRAIL HIKE later in the year.
To help in the development and upkeep of the John Muir Trail, please download the Greening of the John Muir Nature Trail Donation Form here.
The American-Scottish Foundation® continues its involvement in developing and improving this valuable facility in one of the prettiest parks of New York City, such as indicated in the concept plans below.
