Friends of Cook Forest Series: Forest Therapy Walk

09-09-23 All day

https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/friends_of_cook_forest_series_forest_therapy_walk

Cook Forest Park Office

Phone:814-744-8407

Website:https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/CookForestStatePark/Pages/default.aspx

Address: 100 Route 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217

Please meet at the Park Office for a guided forest therapy walk conducted by Charlie Yuill, certified forest therapy guide of Forest Awakenings. Guided forest walks promote health and well being by helping us slow down and connect with the natural world. Join the Friends’ for a quiet amble with time for personal exploration and sharing observations. Program is free, but registration required by calling Park Office at (814)744-8407, twenty person limit.

Saturday, September 9 at 10:00am to 12:00pm

Cook Forest State Park
100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

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Walk with a Doc - Cook Forest State Park. Join Dr. Michelle Warnckle on 2 easy, connected loop trails in Cook Forest, the Black Bear Trail and the accessible Paved Sensory Trail. The Black Bear Trail is a flat trail with a dirt surface and some roots, the Paved Sensory Trail is an asphalt surface with benches and a guide wire.

Easy 1 hour, 1.3 mile walk on a gravel trail, one accessible trail, one is not, no bathrooms on the trail.

Saturday, October 7 at 11:00am to 12:00pm

Parking lot at the beginning of the Paved Sensory Trail 41.353420, -79.217099. From the road to the Sawmill Center for the Arts in Cook Forest turn left at the sign for the Paved Sensory Trail, proceed up the hill past the water tower and find the trail head 1/4 mile further up the hill. We'll start with a hike on the nearly flat 1.1 mile Black Bear Trail, then finish with an even easier 0.2 mile loop on the Paved Sensory Trail.