UT Arboretum trail junipers (Photo courtesy UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center)
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Do you want to get some exercise on New Year’s Day? Come to the University of Tennessee Arboretum for a short hike.
If you are overloaded on football, food, and festivities, the UT Arboretum Society is offering a great alternative: the inaugural New Year’s Day Walk at the UT Arboretum at 901 South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.
“Start out the year on the ‘right foot’ by joining the walk, which begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Visitors Center, where you will be greeted by fellow hikers and offered coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks,” a press release said. “At 10 a.m. the group will leave for a guided walk that will last about 45 minutes. The hike will follow a forest trail and will visit the Elmore Holly Collection, giving participants the opportunity to see the hollies still covered with berries.”
The press release said this is an easy walk on the trails and is suitable for all ages. The Arboretum Society encourages everyone to come out to enjoy an outdoor respite before heading home to watch the bowl games on TV.
This is a free program offered by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society. To learn more about the Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.
For more information, call the Arboretum at (865) 482-4836.
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