Celebrate Hike Barnstable with BLT

In honor of National Trails Weekend and Great Outdoors® Month

NEW: Hiking Challenge for Kids and Adults

West Barnstable, MA – Celebrate Great Outdoors Month® as Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) kicks-off its annual Hike Barnstable programs this June. With support from Cape Cod Healthcare, program highlights include a lady slipper walk, a “tech and trail hike”, author talks, a Thoreau Community Readathon, several volunteer days, a beach clean-up, a solstice labyrinth walk, a Nordic walking clinic, a bog restoration program, and a day of field games and geocaching to celebrate the end of the school year. For more details about the June calendar, check out the Hike Barnstable page at https://blt.org/hikebarnstable  

NEW this year: Join the Hike Barnstable Hiking Challenge for both children and adults.  Simply hike 5, 10, or 20 miles during the month to be eligible for special certificates, gifts (who doesn’t love a free ice cream cone?), and giveaways! Click here to download the Hike Challenge form.

June Calendar At-A-Glance

 Sunday, June 1        9:30 AM    Eagle Pond: AMC Hike and AllTrails App Intro

Tuesday, June 3        5:30 PM    Sturgis Library: Author Talk – The Book of Flaco

Wednesday, June 4    8:00 AM    BLT Conservation Center: Volunteer Weeding Wednesdays

Friday, June 6        8:00 AM    Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: Volunteer Fridays @ Fuller Farm

Saturday, June 7    10:00 AM    Crocker Neck: Lady Slipper Hunt with Gil Newton 

Sunday, June 8         1:00 PM    Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: Thoreau’s Walking/Carson’s Sense of

                    Wonder Community Reading Event

Tuesday, June 10    6:30 PM    Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: CCH’s Summer Evening Series – Nordic

                    Walking for Your Health

Thursday, June 12    10:00 AM    Sandy Neck Beach: Terrapin Hike 

Saturday, June 14    7:00 AM    Oregon Beach, Cotuit: Beach Clean-up 

Wednesday, June 18    10:00 AM    Sandy Neck Beach: Piping Plovers 

Friday, June 20        6:00 PM    Meetinghouse Farm: Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk 

Saturday, June 21    11:00 AM    Osterville Village Library: Salt Marshes with Gil Newton

Saturday, June 21    3:00 PM     Lowell Park/Cotuit: BLT Day at the Ballpark 

Monday, June 23    10:00 AM    Marstons Mills: Bog Restoration Walk 

Tuesday, June 24    10:00 AM    Sandy Neck Beach: Summer Flora Fauna Walk

Tuesday, June 24    2:00 PM    Ropes Field: Field Games Summer Kick-off w/Cotuit Library and friends

Saturday, June 28    10:00 AM    Osterville Village Library: A Young Persons Guide to the Beach with Gil Newton

About Hike Barnstable:  Hike Barnstable returns this June in celebration of Great Outdoors Month: a nationally recognized celebration of America's public lands and waters and the many ways to enjoy them. Sponsored in part by Cape Cod Healthcare, BLT’s month-long celebration encourages people of all ages and abilities to get outside, get some fresh air, and explore the Town of Barnstable’s natural spaces through a wide range of activities, hikes, talks, and walks. With over a wide variety of programs to choose from, BLT’s Hike Barnstable invites everyone to experience nature.

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Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is a community-supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving open space and natural resources in the Town of Barnstable and nearby areas. BLT has protected over 1,250 acres in the Town of Barnstable and supported the Town in conserving over 11,000 more.  Recognized as a regional leader in collaborative land preservation and stewardship, community engagement, training, and advocacy, BLT leverages its conservation expertise to inform local public decisions as they impact our ecosystems, community health, well-being, and quality of life. To learn more about the organization, see the full calendar of events, or to access one of its three popular trail map guides (Barnstable Trail Guide – English and Portuguese versions, Cape Cod Pathways/Barnstable Trail Guide, and Eagle Pond & Little River Sanctuary Trail Guide), visit http://www.BLT.org  or call 508-771-2585.