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Spree Credit Hikes

Spree Credit Hikes

Beginning January 2026, all program registration will be online. Registration will now open at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the month prior to the program. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m.).

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Fine in the Pines Hike

Learn about the value of pines and several other tree species found along the 2-mile Piney Woods Trail. We’ll also talk about wildlife typically…

GYH/Pioneer Area
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Self-Guided Story Trail: Compost Stew

Enjoy exploring late fall while following a self-guided story trail based on the book “Compost Stew.” Look for it along the 1.4-mile Quarry…

DLQ/Quarry Trail
Purple aster flowers with yellow centers in bloom

Spree with Me: Fall Flowers

It’s not too late to finish your hiking spree! Take a lap around the 1.6-mile Prairie Trail to see what remains after fall blooms.

SFB/Prairie Trail
An up-close photo of an owl's head.

Full Moon Owl Prowl

Join a naturalist for a quiet evening hike along the 1.4-mile Quarry Trail in search of owls beneath the light of a full moon. Learn some…

DLQ/Quarry Trail
A mushroom grows out of the mossy, leaf-covered ground.

Eye Spy & Campfire

Pick up a scavenger hunt list and hit the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail in search of animals, plants, fungi and more. Afterward, stop by the campfire…

FR/Brushwood Area
a grassy trail surrounded by tall grasses and trees with changing leaves

Morning Meadow Walk

Take a walk along the 2-mile Meadow Trail as we discuss and observe the meadow on a fine fall morning.

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
a dirt trail surrounded by grass and trees on a sunny day

Better Than Sleepy Hollow Hike

Surely Ichabod Crane would prefer this glacially formed, scenic 1.9-mile Spring Hollow Trail in Adam Run Valley! Wear hiking boots as the…

HH/Main Entrance
An up-close photo of an owl's head.

Spree With Me: After Work Owl Prowl

Less work, more birding. Escape the office and enjoy a relaxed night hike on the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail for spree credit.

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
The sun setting over a field of goldenrod.

An Old Field in Fall

Over 40% of Ohio wildlife depend on “old field” habitats! Learn a little about these special places and then hike the 0.6-mile Bluebird…

LP/Nature Center
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Deep Lock Walk

On the last weekend of the Fall Hiking Spree, join a naturalist for a walk at Deep Lock Quarry as we discuss birds, plants and more!

DLQ/Quarry Trail
A gravel and dirt path leads through prairie to a forest.

Last Hike

It’s your last chance to finish the Fall Hiking Spree! Join a naturalist on a guided hike on the 0.9-mile Fernwood Loop in search of wildlife,…

FASN/Nature Realm