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Metro Parks kicks off annual winter hikes series
Franklin County Metro Parks will kick off its annual winter hikes series on Jan. 2. The schedule includes 13 guided and unguided hikes, each at a different park in the system.
There is no charge to participate. Anyone who completes at least seven of the hikes will receive a decorative patch. For more information, go to www.metroparks.net or call (614) 891-0700.
The schedule is as follows:
* Blacklick Woods (6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg)-Saturday, Jan. 2 at 10 a.m., 2 or 4 miles
* Sharon Woods (6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville)-Saturday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m., 1.5 or 3.5 miles
* Scioto Audubon (395 W. Whittier St., Columbus)-Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., 2 miles
* Prairie Oaks (3225 Plain City-Georgesville Road, West Jefferson)-Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m., 1, 3 or 5 miles
* Clear Creek (185 Clear Creek Road, Rockbridge)-Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m., 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 miles
* Inniswood (940 S. Hempstead Road, Westerville)-Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., 2 miles
* Three Creeks (3860 Bixby Road, Groveport-Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m., 1, 3 or 5.6 miles
* Chestnut Ridge (8445 Winchester Road N.W., Carroll)-Sunday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m., 1.4 or 2 miles
* Blendon Woods (4265 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Westerville)-Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m., 2, 4 or 6 miles
* Highbanks (9466 Columbus Pike - U.S. Rte. 23 N, Lewis Center)-Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m., 2.5 or 5 miles
* Glacier Ridge (9801 Hyland Croy Road, Plain City)-Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m., 2 miles
* Slate Run (1375 State Route 674 N., Canal Winchester)-Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m., 2 or 4.5 miles
* Battelle Darby Creek (1775 Darby Creek Dr., Galloway)-Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m., 2, 4 or 6 miles.
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