The Ice Age Trail Alliance – Lodi Valley Chapter invites you to join us for our next Tyke Hike! These short walks are designed for young children accompanied by an adult, with a focus on noticing things in nature.
We hope to see you at the Tyke Hike!
Event details: Saturday, April 20th at 10:00 am
Location details: We will meet at the Slack Hill Road Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance Lodi Valley Chapter for our next Tyke Hike at the Lodi Marsh Segment. These short walks are designed for young children accompanied by an adult, with a focus on noticing things in nature. During this hike we’ll look for what’s going on in early spring.
Meet at the Twin Pines trailhead of the Lodi Marsh Segment on Lodi Springfield Road.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather, sturdy shoes, and in case of slippery conditions, a walking stick is useful. Leashed, well behaved dogs are welcome.
For more information, call Bill @ 608-843-3926 or email at billpatti@charter.net
Featured image by: Karen Smith
Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance Lodi Valley Chapter for our next Tyke Hike. These short walks are designed for young children accompanied by an adult, with a focus on noticing things in nature. During this hike we’ll look for what’s going on in winter.
Meet at the Gibraltar Rock Segment parking lot at Gibraltar Rock Road.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather, sturdy shoes, and in case of slippery conditions, a walking stick is useful. Leashed, well behaved dogs are welcome.
For more information, call Bill @ 608-843-3926 or email at billpatti@charter.net
Featured image by: Lisa Jones
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED!!!
The Ice Age Trail Alliance – Lodi Valley Chapter invites you to join us for our next Tyke Hike! During this hike we’ll enjoy whatever winter weather we happen to have! These short walks are designed for young children accompanied by an adult, with a focus on noticing things in nature.
We hope to see you at the Tyke Hike!
Event details: Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 am
Location details: We will meet at the Robertson Trailhead on Riddle Road; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Friday, April 26
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Dunes Segment, Manitowoc County
Woodland Dunes Nature Center, Two Rivers
Be brave! Explore the magical time of twilight with a group of other women and girls.
Be curious! Learn about evening spring sounds, then explore part of the Dunes Segment of the Ice Age Trail for a short, guided twilight walk. Watch the timberdoodles perform their courtship display and listen for frogs and other critters.
If the sky is clear, scope out the night sky with an astronomer. Bring a headlamp/small flashlight and be prepared for some areas of mud on the trail. Trail length will be about ½ mile and is on fairly even ground.
Open to all ages. Registration required, space is limited.
Contact Jessica Johnsrud, jessicaj@woodlanddunes.org, or call the Nature Center at 920-793-4007 to register.
Trailtessa [treyl-tes-sah], noun: a woman or girl who gets out on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail to experience adventure, freedom and a new way to be. Trailtessa Retreats are events designed by women for women. Re-discover YOU with plenty of permission. Be any way you want to Be. Trailtessa events were created in conjunction with the REI Force of Nature initiative.
Family Scavenger Hike, Straight Lake Segment, Indianhead Chapter
Bring the kiddos and join us for a family-friendly hike along an easy-to-traverse section of the Straight Lake Segment. Keen eyes will spot nature’s little gifts (and yellow blazes!) during this nearly two-mile scavenger hike. Volunteer shuttles will take you and your littles back to your vehicle. Enjoy a special snack, brownies, made by chapter volunteer Corrine “Cork” Lundberg.
This hike is in partnership with the Polk County Social Services Department to help raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
HIKE DETAILS:
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Start Time: 1:00 p.m.
Distance: 1.7 miles
Hike Start: Trail Access and Parking along 280th Ave.
Hike End Point: Park Entrance parking lot (270th Ave. and 120th St.) with shuttles back to the start.
A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required to enter the Straight Lake State Park. (Vehicle admission stickers can be purchased at the park through self-registration or online).
Recommendations:
Note: Inclement weather will cancel the hike.
Questions? Please call hike leaders, Cheryl (715-371-0048) or Barb (715-410-8069)
Photo credit: Kris Van Handel
Join us for the December Holiday Tyke Hike!
We’ll take a walk to experience the Ice Age Trail in winter and then return to the parking area to enjoy cookies and hot cocoa….and a visit from Santa!
We will meet at the Lodi High School Pool Parking lot; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Ferry Landing Parking Lot; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Lodi High School Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Photo by: Christina Callies
We will meet at the Gibraltar Rock Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Twin Pines Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Gibraltar Rock Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
We will meet at the Robertson Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Photo by Lisa Jones.
We will meet at the Robertson Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Photo by Lisa Jones.
We will meet at the Twin Pines Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Slack Road Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
Photo by Christina Callies.
We will meet at the Merrimac Ferry Wayside Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.
Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net
We will meet at the Robertson Trailhead;
Photo by Christopher White
Join us on a family-friendly hike to explore Wisconsin’s own Ice Age National Scenic Trail on a paved trek along the Bark River! We will explore a tyke-sized portion of Waukesha County’s Hartland Segment. Families with children of all ages are encouraged to attend!
Tyke Hikes give kids the opportunity to explore, discover and participate in natural play. Specifically, they can cover up to 1.5 miles over the course of 1-2 hours. They last approximately 1-2 hours and can cover up to 1.5 miles. Tyke Hikes are led by Peter Dargatz, a forest kindergarten teacher and Ice Age Trail volunteer.
This hike’s picture book is A Fall Ball For All by Jamie Swenson. We will start our hike at the beginning of the Hartland Segment trailhead. After reading this book, we will hike for approximately 30 minutes at a child-led pace and then return. There will be occasional stops for play and exploration – stops at the playground are likely! Hikers should dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable footwear. Bring water.
The yellow Tyke Hike Signs will guide you to the meeting point at Hartland’s Centennial Park parking lot.
Questions? Peter will answer them.
Get lost in the right direction with us!
