Urban Park Rangers: Hiking
Put on your hiking boots and explore NYC’s hidden gems! Join our Urban Park Rangers as we discover lakes, forests, streams, and hundreds of miles of nature trails.
Urban Park Rangers: Hiking Events
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Nocturnal Hike
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 

7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as the park calms and the critters come out as the sun sets over Prospect Park. We will explore the trails under the cover of darkness.
Free!
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Nature Meditation Hike
at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Take a stroll through Van Cortlandt Park and immerse yourself in tranquility.
Free!
Sunday, September 14, 2025
The Van Cortlandt Super Hike (Vigorous)
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
. Urban Park Rangers will lead hikers through some of the hidden gems of Van Cortlandt Park on an 8 mile journey through the park’s diverse forest ecosystems. Wear comfortable shoes
Free!
Discovery Hike: Pond Ecology
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Lakes and ponds are thriving habitats to various species of birds, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians and plants.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Three Bridges Super Hike
at Horace Greeley Statue (in City Hall Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Choose your own adventure on this hike spanning the East River bridges connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. There are 1.5, 3 and 5 mile one-way routes to choose from.
Free!