Free to members and guests
Please register for the walk so we can send you reminders and last minute change
Hoyt and Quarry Parks
We will meet at the parking lot in Hoyt Park (see directions, below) and be introduced to our leader for the morning, Tim Kessenich, A member of the Friends of Hoyt Park. We will concentrate our time in Hoyt Park, being introduced to the city overlooks, the original quarry, and the natural habitat including a long standing prairie and an Oak Savanna. We will follow along the stairs and paths built by the WCC. Tim will introduce us to the hills of Quarry Park with a few stories and a short walk. The walk may be the shortest in this series but we'll hear the importance of the quarries and the parks in this park of Madison. The walk will be about 2+ miles long and will take about 2 hours.
The paths in Quarry Park are hilly and not suitable for long walks nor to those needing assistance walking. There is also a stone stairs in Hoyt Park created by the WCC that we will descend. Following the walk we will meet at for lunch at Cafe Hollander..
Quarry Park offers designated trails for multi-use, biking only and pedestrian only. The 17 acre park has multiple well maintained walking and biking paths.
We will meet at the Hoyt Park parking lot at 3902 Regent St.
From the east: Take Regent St straight west past West High (on the right), past Resurrection Cemetery (on the left), and past old Hoyt school (on the right). Hoyt School is now Madison Community Recreation. Continue past the Hoyt Park sign (on the right) and take the first right into the Hoyt parking lot.
From the west: I would take Midvale Blvd to Hillcrest Dr. east. Go about six blocks and turn left (north) on to Owen Pkwy. Drive past the small overlook parking (on the left) and take the next left into the Hoyt parking lot.
PLATO is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported in part by:
info@platomadison.orgFacebook: @platomadison
608-572-6869
6209 Mineral Point Road #203Madison, WI 53705
