Jun 10, 2025
Join Senior Hiking Club at local WNY parks!
Join fellow seniors for a hike in parks around WNY this summer! Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry has partnered with Erie County Senior Services for a series of hikes through their Senior Hiking Club. The Hiking Club is a wonderful opportunity for seniors to stay active and enjoy the beauty of nature in the company of like-minded individuals.
2025 Senior Hike Club hikes:
Seneca Bluffs Natural Habitat Park | Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 9:30 - 11:30am
- Meeting place, Seneca Bluffs parking lot
- 1 mile and about 50ft elevation gain
- No restrooms available
- Moderate Impact / Low Accessibility (paved on sidewalks but cannot guarantee quality of sidewalks)
- This is a special hike which includes tours of two City parks, as well as a "trek" from one to the other.
Register here!
Eighteen Mile Creek | Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 9:30 - 11:30am
- Meeting place: parking lot
- 4 miles (total out and back) and about 100ft elevation gain
- Moderate Impact / Low Accessibility
- No restrooms available
- Register here!
Franklin Gulf Conservation Park | Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
- Meeting place: Larkin Rd. Parking Lot
- 2mi Length and 275ft Elevation gain
- No restrooms available
- High Impact / Strenuous Hike / Not Accessible
- Register here!
Sprague Brook | Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 9:30 - 10:30am
- Meeting place, Cross Country Ski Loop parking lot
- Approximately a 2 mile loop
- Restrooms available in the park but not at the meeting location
- Moderate Impact / Not Accessible
- Register here!