The Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District organized a hike Saturday at Ritter Park.
The hike began at the Ritter Park Tennis Center, and hikers walked for approximately two miles.
Stacey Leep, GHPRD recreation programmer, said the New Year’s Day hike had a great turnout, which is why they decided to continue organizing hikes.
“We had a first-day hike on Jan. 1,” Leep said. “We had overwhelming success with that; 108 people showed up and six dogs.”
GHPRD has come up with a way to get Huntington residents more involved because of the positive feedback it received.
“We had administered a short survey and found that a lot of people wanted us to have a hiking club or a hike of the month,” Leep said. “We decided to host a hike at the beginning of every month at one of our parks. We’ll invite the public and give them the opportunity to get out and enjoy some outdoor recreation, exercise and enjoy our beautiful parks.”
Mickey Wilson attended the hike with his 10-year-old daughter Mikayla.

“I like to see interesting things on the hike,” Mikayla Wilson said. “I like to learn about nature and see new things. Being outdoors is fun for me.”
The next community hike will take place March 7 at Rotary Park.
The group will meet at the trail head/observation tower parking lot and will hike for about two miles.
Sofie Wachtmeister can be contacted at [email protected].