Name: Pre-Thanksgiving Gobble, Gobble Hike!
Start: 2025-11-23T10:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-23T13:45:00-05:00
Location: South Mountain Reservation Dog Park

**Start and Finish: Locust Grove Parking lot. Please arrive 10 minutes early if you can. We will wait for the NYC train.**

[Please register for FREE to attend.](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-thanksgiving-gobble-gobble-hike-tickets-1231651395479?aff=oddtdtcreator)

**Distance:** 5-6 miles (dependent on weather and trail conditions).
**Terrain:** hiking trails, some elevation. Moderate 2-2.5 mph pace through the woods.
**Transit:** NJ Transit to Millburn - Midtown Direct - 9:11 AM train from NYC.
**Difficulty:** Easy/Moderate. I will have a few hiking poles available to share. Please be able to walk narrow trails and some hills.
**Category:** nature, history, scenic.
**Coordinator:** Risa Olinsky: 201-618-5582, if you text or call leave your name please.
**Directions:** Locust Grove is located on Glen Ave across the sreet from the NJ Transit/ Millburn station. There is (limited) parking in the trail head lot, FREE at the train station and the Millburn Library across the street. Port-o-Johns in the park for before the hike.
**Holiday Spirit!** Each year at Gobble, Gobble we like to do somethig special to support the community. Again, this year we will collect old coats for all ages, children through adults. Bring your coats to the walk and drop them in my car and I will deliver them to The GenWealth Group for donation. Bring a coat, get a thank you gift!
**For safety and comfort:** Dress for warmth (layers suggested) Hiking shoes/boots. Bring water. Trails can be muddy and rocky in some areas. Hiking poles are helpful; not required. If you're coming from NYC there is the mid-town direct train to Millburn that leaves NY Penn Station at 9:11 am to arrive in Millburn at 9:56.
**Children (who can walk the distance) welcome with parent/guardians. NO strollers, bicycles, or other wheels. NO dogs!!**
Contact information. info@freewalkers.org, 201-618-5582.

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