Public Hikes
There is no charge for guests to participate at our public hikes. We rely on donations from individuals, local government & business communities, and venue ‘friends groups’. We also rely on sponsorships and grants to help cover the event expenses and operations costs. This has been our model for many years which will continue for the foreseeable future. Please consider helping us help others with a donation.
In 2025, we ran public hikes at 9 different venues in NY & CT. More venues will be added In 2026, and we expect to offer activities to over 300 guests.
Public hikes are held May - Oct and require registration. Choose a venue, then select the registration request button and complete the online request form. We will let you know if your registration is accepted as we need to match available equipment to the requirements of each guest.
Venue managers - contact us to discuss offering SOAR at your location!
2026 dates below are confirmed!
More venues and dates to follow.
Registration requests open Feb 15, 2026:
Note: The first date is the primary date, the second is backup in case of bad weather
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5 & 6 Skiff Mountain South Preserve, Kent, CT
7 & 8 Angry Orchard Blossom Tour, Walden, NY
12 & 13 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
14 & 15 Tarrywile Park (AM), Danbury, CT
14 & 15 Deer Pond Farm (PM), Sherman, CT
19 & 20 Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY
21 & 22 Sam's Point Preserve, Cragsmoor, NY -
9 & 10 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
11 & 12 Deer Pond Farm (AM), Sherman, CT
11 & 12 Tarrywile Park (PM), Danbury, CT
25 & 26 Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY -
14 & 15 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
16 & 17 Tarrywile Park (AM), Danbury, CT
16 & 17 Deer Pond Farm (PM), Sherman, CT
28 & 29 Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, NY -
11 & 12 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
25 & 26 Chenango Valley State Park, Chenango Forks, NY
27 & 28 Sam's Point Preserve, Cragsmoor, NY -
8 & 9 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
10 & 11 Deer Pond Farm (AM), Sherman, CT
10 & 11 Tarrywile Park (PM), Danbury, CT
28 Angry Orchard Apple Picking, Walden, NY
29 & 30 Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY -
5 Angry Orchard Apple Picking Rain Date
6 & 7 Chenango Valley State Park, Chenango Forks, NY
8 & 9 Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY
13 & 14 Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
15 & 16 Tarrywile AM, Deer Pond Farm PM
