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Name: First Day Hike at Walden
Start: 2026-01-01T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-01T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Walden Pond Visitor Center

First Day Hike at Walden

When

1/1/26 11:00 am to 1:00 pm EST

Information

Website: https://www.mass.gov/locations/walden-pond-state-reservation

Location: Walden Pond Visitor Center

915 Walden Street

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Contact: Interpretive Staff

Event Description

Please join us on New Year's Day for our First Day self-guided hike! We will have special interpretive signage along the accessible trail to the house site. Henry David Thoreau, as portrayed by Brent Ranalli, will welcome visitors to his house (the replica), 11am-1pm. Refreshments will be served.

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KEYWORDS henry david thoreau , self-guided hike , walden pond

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